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126. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDE®. 
ANGRzE'CUM DISTrCHUMII ««»'. 4 inch || stove herbaceous perennial, from Si- 
two-rowed A N G R AC um. II Flower, Vi inch II erra Leone, flowers in October, white. 
Angraecum, from a Malay word. A neat looking species, on account of its 
small closely arranged bright green leaves. It appears to grow freely in the 
damp hot atmosphere, in which so many similar plants delight. bot.reg. 17 S 1 . 
127. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. AP0CYNE®. 
BEAUMON'TIA grandiflo'raII || Greenhouse shrub, from Bengal, in 
LARGE-FLOWERED BEAUMONTIA. || Flower, 3 inch || 1818, flowers in May and June, white. 
Named in honour of the late Mrs. Beaumont of Bretton Hall, an ardent lover 
and a munificent patroness of Horticulture. A magnificent climbing shrub, some- 
what resembling datura arborea, and equally fragrant. bot. mag. 3213. 
128. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. TIIEOPHRASTEACE®. 
CLAVI'JA ORNA'TA. || , 6 . . fee * || Stove tree, from the Caraccas, in 1829, 
Leaf, IS inch . 
elegant CLAVijA. || Spike, 6 inch || flowers in November, scarlet. 
Named in complimentto Jose Clavijo Faxardo, a Spanish naturalist, who tran- 
slated the works of Buffon into his own language. An elegant tree ; 20 feet high 
in its native country. Water freely whilst growing. bot. reg. 1764 . 
129. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. AMARYLLIDE®. 
COBUR'GIA FUL'VA. || Jjjjj.*' ", jf®** || Greenhouse bulb, from South Amer- 
TAWNY COBURGIA. II Flower, 5 inch || ica, 1827, flowers in December, orange. 
Named in compliment to His Royal Highness Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg, 
now King of Belgium. A noble flower. First distributed from the rich collec- 
tion of J. Willmore, Esq. of Oldford, to Mr. Herbert and others, bot. mag. 3221. 
130. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDE®. 
DENDRO'BIUM Cu'preum. 11 | II Stove herbaceous perennial, East Xn- 
COPPER-COLOURED DENDROBIUM. II Flower^J inch || dies, 1823, flowers June, pale orange. 
For the derivation of Dendrobium, see No. 84. This plant was sent by Dr. 
Wallich, to the Hon. and Rev. W. Herbert. It expands its flowers nearly alto- 
gether, and hence becomes showy, but it is of short duration. bot. reg. MT9. 
131. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. EPACRIDE®. 
DRACO PH YL'LUM secun , dvm. || ] I*/, 1 ' 1 T 3 II Greenhouseshrub,fromNewHolland, 
SECUND-FLOW. DRACOI’HYLLUM. II Flower, VS inch || 1823,flowersinAprilandAugust, white. 
Named from draco, a dragon ; and piiyllon, a leaf ; from the general resem- 
blance in the form of the leaves to those of the Dracaena draco, or Dragon tree. 
Its ornamental racemes bear seeds, from which it may be raised. bot. mag. 3204. 
132. 1IEXANDRIA, TRIGYNIA. BROMELIACE®. 
DY'CKIA RARIFLO'RA. II V"’ jl Stove herbaceous perennial, from Bra- 
SCATTERED-FLOWERED dyckia. II Flower, 1 inch || zil, 1833, flowersJune and July, orange. 
Named in compliment to his highness the prince of Salm-Reifferscheid-Dyck, 
a lover of Gardening. A very ornamental plant, which should be kept in the 
dry stove. It may be propagated slowly, by offsets, as aloes. bot. reg. HS 2. 
133. DHECIA, TRIANDRIA. EMPETRE®. 
EMPE'TRUM RU'BRUM. || II Hardy evergreen shrub, from South 
RED CROWBERRY. || Flower, VS inch || America, in 1833 ? flowers in Mtiy,pink. 
From the Greek en, in ; and petros, a stone ; in allusion to the rocky places 
in which it grows. Not a showy plant, but its spreading branches might appro- 
priately ornament a peat bed, on which it will grow freely. bot. reg. 1783. 
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