11 
78. POLYGAMIA, MONIECIA. LEGUMINOS.S. 
ACA'CIA PREN'SANS. || riant, 20 feet || Stove evergreen climbing shrub, East 
PRICKLY FEATHERED ACACIA. || Mower, Iflnlh || Indies, 1773, flowers in June, yellow. 
Acacia, see 1. Prensans, Latin, catching at, alluding to its prickly habit. Dr. 
Hooker says this is a most elegant and lovely shrub, but requires much space 
for its display. Its globular flowers are very singular. rot. mag. 340 s. 
79. CRYPTOGAMIA, FIL1CES. OSMUNDACEvE. 
ANEI'MIA fraxinifo'lia. 
ASH-LEAVED ANEi'mIA. 
Plant, 9 inch || Evergreen stove perennial, from Bra- 
Leaflet, 2 'inch || zil, 1829, fructification in winter, green. 
Aneimia, from aneimon, naked, to distinguish its naked spikes of inflorescence. 
Fraxinus, the ash. A rare and elegant fern. Should be grown in peat, and sha- 
ded. Very slowly increased either by division or seeds. gen. & sp. of raddi. 
80. MONCECIA, POLYANDRIA. BEGONIACE.T. 
BEGO'XIA PATALO'DES. II Plant, 1 J feet jj Stove herbaceous perennial, Brazil, 
petaled BEGONIA. || Ffower,*; inch || in 1832? flowers pink & white, June. 
Begonia, see 32. Petalodes, an allusion to its corolla ; its petals and sepals 
assuming a more regular form than those of any other species. It is of neat up- 
right growth, and is interesting from its individuality. bot. reg. 175t. 
81. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILrCES. FOLYPODIACE/E. 
BLECH'NUM LANCEO'LA. | Plant , see leaf II Stove herbaceous perennial, from Bra- 
SPEAR-LEAVED blechnum. || Width, u llllh || zil, 1829, pale brown sori in winter. 
Introduced by the late Mr. Barclay. A creeping rooted evergreen species, 
which maybe cultivated in sun or shade, in the stove. Plant in peat, loam, and 
sand; and give frequent slight over-head waterings. spreng.syst. 
82. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDEAt. 
BLE'TIA REFLEX'A. I Plant, 1 footll Stove perennial, from Mexico, in 1833? 
REFLEXED bletia. || Flower,^ inch || flowers in Novem. purple and green. 
Bletia, in honour of Louis Blet, a Spanish Botanist. Reflexa, has reference 
to the sepals. An elegant terrestrial orchideous plant, which may be readily dis- 
tinguished from any other Bletia, by its narrow reflexed sepals, bot. reg. i7co. 
83. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CAPRIFOLIACE/E. 
CAPRIFO'LILM hISPi / dulum. II Plant, 21 feet j| Hardy shrub, from North America, in 
BRISTLY HONYSUCKLE. || nower,t| inch | 1832? flowers pink in July. 
Caprifolium ; literally, goat-leaf; a poetic allusion to its climbing. Hispi- 
dium ; Latin hispidus, bristly. Discovered by the unfortunate Douglas, whose 
life fell a sacrifice to his botanical pursuits. Requires peat and loam. bot. reg. nei, 
81. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDEJE. 
DENDRO'BIUM PIErar'di. || Plant, 2 feet || Stove perennial, E. Indies, in 1815, 
MR. pierard’s dendrobium. || Mower, i| Inch || flowers pink and yellow, in January. 
Dendrobium, from dendron, tree ; and bio to live ; they grow upon trees. A 
species resembling cucullatum, but with a more incurved and narrower lip. Its 
racemes of flowers, two or three feet long, are highly beautiful, bot. reg. 1756 . 
85. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. EPACRIDEAE. 
EPA'CRIS IMPRES'SA. || Plant, 3 feet || Greenhouse evergreen shrub, New Hol- 
foveolated EPACRIS. || Inch || land, 1824, flowers rose colour, June. 
Greek efi, upon; and akris, the top of a mountain. Impressa; corolla has 
five little impressions, foveol®, or pits near its base. An elegant Epacris. Its 
deep rose-coloured pendent flowers are highly ornamental. bot. cab. i69i. 
126 FLORAL REGISTER. 
