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174. MONCECIA, POLYANDRIA. BEGONIACEA. 
BEGO'NIA HERACLEIPo'lia. II Plant, 2 feet II Stove herbaceous perennial, from Mex- 
CO W- PA It SNIP -LEA V ED BEGONIA. || Flotvcr.lj Inch II ic0 > in 1831, flowers in April, pink. 
Begonia, see No. 32. Heracleifolia, from Heracleum, the Cow Parsnip, in 
allusion to the resemblance of their leaves. Another of the many new Begonias. 
A handsome plant, received into British collections from Berlin, bot. mag. 3444 . 
175. ICOSANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CACTE/E. 
CE'REUS TRIANGU LA'RIS .11 Plant, 7 feet 11 stove evergreen shrub, from Mexico, 
TRIANGULAR torch-thistle. I| pfower, 7^incb 1 in 1*>90, flowers in September, white. 
Cereus, literally meaning a torch or taper; in allusion to the upright species, 
with their blossoms of flame. A magnificent plant ; excelling even the common 
night-blowing cereus. Flowered in Sir. G. Staunton’s garden. bot. reg. 1807 . 
170. ICOSANDRIA, MONO-PENT AC YNI A. ROSACEA. 
CRATrE'GUS DOUGLA’SII. II Plant, 6 feet? || Hardy tree, from North West Amer- 
TIIE DOUGLAS THORN. || Flower, % Inch II ica . in 1830? flowers in May, white. 
Crataegus, see No. 145. Douglasii, after the late botanical collector, David 
Douglas. This species is growing in the London Horticultural Society’s Arbo- 
retum ; it has no striking character, but will form a variety. bot. reg. isio. 
177. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ASPHODELACEA. 
DAUBEN'YA AU’REA. |l Plant, 4 jin. l 1 ll Greenhouse bulb, from Cape of Good 
GOLDEN DAUBENYA. || Flower, ‘ij Inch II Hope, in 1834? flowers in June, yellow. 
Named after Dr. Daubeny, Professor of Botany, at Oxford. Aurum, gold. 
The golden corollas of this bulb are densely crowded : they give the appearance 
of a single flower only, reclining between its fleshy leaves. bot. reg. 1813 . 
178. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. BROMELIACEA. 
DYCK'IA RARIFLO'RA. II Plant, 2 feca | A Stove herbaceous perennial, Horn 
few-flowered dyckia. | pfower, IJ inch II Brazil, in 1832, flowers in June, red. 
This genus was named in honour of the Prince de Salm Dyck. Although not 
numerously flowered, this plant, with its tall erect stem of orange flowers, makes 
a handsome appearance. Received at Edinburgh from Berlin, bot. mag. 3449 . 
179. TETRANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. BERBERIDEA. 
EPIME'DIUM diphyl'lum. II Plant, 7 inch || Greenhouse perennial, from Japan, 
TWIN-LEAVED EPIMEDIUM. || Flower, tf Infb II 1834? flowers in March, white. 
Media, in Asia, and the Greek epi, upon ; are compounded to indicate the 
native country of the original Epimedium. A slender and delicate little plant, 
by no means showy. Of botanical interest, rather than floral. bot. mag. 3448. 
180. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. II YDROPHYLLACEA. 
EU'TOCA YIS'CIDA. ll Plant, Ijfeet || Hardy annual, from California, in 1835, 
CLAMMY EUTOCA. || pfower, 1 inch 1 flowers in July, blue with red centre. 
Eutocus signifies fruitful. Seeds of Eutoca viscida were sent, by Mr. Douglas 
to the London Horticultural Society, in whose garden it flowered this summer. 
Its flowers are brilliant, foliage coarse. Blossoms long in water, bot. reg. isos. 
181. DIDYNAMIA, GYMNOSPERMIA. LABIACEA. 
GARDO'QULA GILLIE’SII. II Plant, 8 inch n Frame herbaceous perennial, from Val- 
the gillies CARDOQUIA. || pfower, h Inch II paraiso, 1828, flowers June, Sept, lilac. 
Gardoqui, a Spaniard. Gilliesii, after Dr. Gillies, the botanist of Chile, A 
neat little half-shrubby herbaceous plant. Not so showy as Hookeri, but it is, 
notwithstanding, as valuable, from its more hardy character. bot. reg. isiz. 
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