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70 . GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDE*. 
L/E'LIA AN'CEPS. II Plant, l foot | Stoveherbaceousperennial,fromMex- 
TWO-EDGED I.L I.IA. | Flow’er,4 |j'{j | ico, 1833? flowers Decent. pink and yel. 
Laelea, a female of classic authors. Imported by Messrs. Loddiges, and is one 
of the most beautiful orchideous plants of our stoves. It is fragrant as well as 
splendid and not surpassed even by the specious cattle'yas. bot. reg. 1751. 
71. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCIIIDEIE. 
MAXILLA'RIA DE'PII. || Plant, *ife<n II Stoveperennial, from New Spain,1833? 
deppe’s maxillaria. I l lu'wVr A:i ’Cell || flowers white and yellow, in October. 
Named from the resemblance of its labellum to the maxillae or jaws of some 
insects. An orchideous parasite, with bold foliage, and one-flowered scape. Ad- 
mirably figured by Dr. Hooker, in Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, bot. cab. 1612. 
72. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDE®. 
MONACANTHUS vir , idis. II Plant, 14 feet || Stove herbaceous perennial, Brazil, be- 
GREEN-FLOYVERED cowlwort. || Flower, 2J inch || fore 1833, flowers yellow & green, Nov, 
For derivation of Monachanthus, see No. 41. This is the species on which 
Dr. Lindley founded the genus. It is very similar to catasetum tridentatum; 
and will flourish in the damp stove, treated like that plant. bot. reg. 1752. 
73. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. SOLANEAi. 
NIEREMBER'GIA fii.icau’lis.II Plant, 1 foot ll Greenhouse herbaceous perennial, 
SLENDER-STEMD. NIEREMBERGIA. | Flower, H inch || from Mexico,1833? flowers lilac, May. 
Named after a learned Spanish Jesuit. A pretty slender plant, somewhat re- 
sembling Nierembergia gracilis. When strong and luxuriant, is very ornamen- 
tal. Increased from cuttings, and requires but little protection, bot. reg. 1649. 
74. DIADELPIIIA, DECANDRIA. LEGUMINOSai. 
O'ROBUS AURAN'TIUS. II Plant, LJ feet Jj Hardy herbaceousperennial, from Cau- 
OR.ANGE-FLOWERED BITTER-VETCH. I Flou’er "inch II casus, in 1818, flowers in May, yellow. 
From oro, to excite ; and bous an ox ; its effects on cattle. Its larger leaflets 
and slender habit, distinguish this species from Orobus luteus. It may be in- 
creased from seeds, or more readily by division of its roots. flo. gar. 198. 
75. MON A DELPHI A, DECANDRIA. EUPHORBIACEA*.. 
PLAGIAN'TIIUS sidoi' des. II Plant, _3 feet || Greenhouse shrub, fromVan Diemens 
SIDA-LIKE PLAGIANTHUS. || Flower, vl inch II Land, in 1834? flowers greenish. Sept. 
Name from plagios, oblique ; anthos, flower. A shrub of greater novelty than 
beauty, raised from Australian seeds, sent, to the Glasgow Garden, by the late 
Mr. Lawrence. Its greenish white flowers are inconspicuous. bot. mag. 3396. 
76. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDE.E. 
PTEROSTY'LIS acumina’ta. || Plant, 9 inch || Greenhouse perennial, from New Hol- 
ACUMINATED PTEROSTYLIS. || Flower, 1 £ inch II land, in 1827, flowers in April, pale yel. 
Pterostylis, from the Greek, pteron, wing; stylos, style ; little appendages to 
the column. From its comparatively large flower, this is one of the most striking 
species of the genus. Drawn in the Royal Gardens at. Kew. bot. mag. 3401. 
77. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LILIACE*. 
RIIINOPET’ALUM KARELi’na. || Plant, 5 inch || Hardy bulb, from the Ural mountains, 
mr.kareline’s rhinopetalum. I Flower,'! inch II in 1833? flowers in January, pink. 
From the Greek rhinos, a nose, and petalon, a petal ; a process at the base 
of the upper sepal. A very rare, and pretty little plant; growing in the Chelsea 
Botanic Garden. It should be planted in peat and loam. flo. gar. 283. 
