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102. MONADELPHIA, DECANDRIA. LECUMINOS®. 
GENIS'TA EPHEDROrDES.il Plant, 4 feet ll Hardy shrub, from Sardinia, in 1832, 
EPHEDRA-LIKE GENISTA. | Flower, 14 Such II flowers in June to September, yellow. 
Genista, see No. 7. Ephedroides, like an ephedra. A newly introduced shrub, 
of delicate twiggy habit. Its flowers, though small, are numerous, and continue 
to be produced in succession, through the latter part of summer, bot. gar. 498. 
103. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMIA. GESNERE®. 
GESNE'RA allagophyl'la. II Plant, II feet II stove herbaceous perennial, from Bra- 
SHIFTING-LEAVED GESNERA. | plower,% inch || zil, in 1833? flowers in July, orange. 
Named after Gesner, the botanist, of Zurich. The Greek allakos, and piiyl- 
lon, afford reference to the changeable position of its leaves. Noticed by Dr. 
Lindley as a very pretty neat species of an easily cultivable genus, bot. reg.176t. 
104. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACE®. 
GYMNOGRAM'MA SULPiiu’rea. || Plant, 4 inch || Stove herbaceous perennial, from Ja- 
SULPHUR-COL. CYMNOGRAMMA. || Lcaffctjl inch | maica, in 1808, brown son, in June. 
Gymnos, naked ; gramma, writing, having naked sori. A most delicate little 
fern ; one of the pets of the cryptogamist. Its leaves beneath are covered with 
yellow powder. Increased, difficultly, by division and seeds, gen. & sp. of desv. 
105. TETR ADYNAMIA, SILIQUOSA. CRUCIFER.®. 
MORI'SIA HY POGaE'A. || Plant, 2 inch | Hardy herbaceous perennial, from Sar- 
cnouND CRESS. || Flower, % inch || dinia, in 1833 ? flowers in April, yellow. 
Named in honour of its discoverer, Professor Moris. Its specific name alludes 
to its capsules burying themselves like some of the violeae. A pretty rock plant. 
Readily raised from seeds, which should be sown as soon as ripe. flo. gar. 290. 
106. gynandria, monandria. orchide®. 
MY AN'TIIUS CER'NUUS. | Plant, i foot | Stove herbaceous perennial, from Rio 
drooping fly-wort. I Flower, 1 inch || Janeiro, 1832, green and purple. 
The name from myia, a fly, and anthos, a flower; the flowers when dried, 
look very much like a fly pressed flat. Cernuus, Latin, hanging down. This, 
like most of the Orchide®, is a curious and interesting plant. bot. mag. 3262. 
107. triandria, monogynia. amaryllide®. 
NARCIS'SUS RECUR' Y US. |j Plant, l foot || Hardy bulb from South of Europe, 
DROOTING-LEAVED NARCISSUS. ]| Flower,"! inch || long known, flowers in May, white. 
Narcissus, from narke, stupor ; said to be the effects of its scent. This is a 
large and handsome species, with rather broad recurved leaves, and with inflec- 
ted hollow petals. It flowers somewhat later than most others. flo. gar. 188. 
108. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACE®. 
POLYPO'DIUM juglandifo'li- || Plant, 2 feet || Stove perennial, from S. America, in 
um. walnut-leaved polypody. I Width*’ linch || 1832, brown sori, from May to August. 
Polypodium, see No. 26. Juglandifolium, from the genus juglans, or walnut ; 
its leaves being somewhat similar. A very handsome species of polypody, of easy 
culture. Readily increased by division. Peat, loam, and sand. sp. of humboldt. 
109. pentandria, monogynia. rubiace®. 
RAN'DIA BOWIEA'NA. || Plant, 5 feet || Stove evergreen Shrub, from Brazil, 
MR. Bowie’s RANDIA. || Flower, 3 Inch || in 1815, with yellowish white flowers. 
Named after Isaac Rand, an English apothecary; and Mr. Bowie, one of the 
King’s botanical collectors, in Brazil. Its remarkably long-tubed flowers, with 
conspicuous exserted stigmas render it particularly attractive. bot. mag. 3409. 
