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54. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. MUSACE/E. 
HELICO'NIA pulverulen'tia. | Plant, 2 feet II Stove perennial, South America? 1830 ? 
powdered heliconia. || Spatiie.e inch | with scarlet spathe, green flower, July. 
Musa was named from the muses; Heliconia, from Helicon, their residence. 
These genera are nearly allied. Its beautiful foliage and brilliant scarlet spathe 
are very conspicuous. Its flowers are of secondary importance, bot. reg. 1648 . 
55. DIADELPHIA, DECANDRIA. LEGUMINOSah 
INDIGO'FERAatropurpu'rea II Plant, 3 feet II Greenhouse shrub, from Nepal, 1816, 
DARK-PURPLE INDIGO PLANT. || Flower %!nch || flowers dark purple, July and August. 
Fero, to bear, renders the name literally Indigo-bearing; ater signifies black, 
or dark, hence dark purple-flowered. This plant succeeds best in the stove, 
where its purple and crimson flowers become very ornamental, bot. reg. 1744 . 
56. OCTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ONAGRARI*. 
CENOTHE'RA SINUA'TA. || Plant, l| feet || Hardy annual from North America, re- 
SCOLLOP-LVD. evening PRIMROSE. | E'fow’er, 1 inch || introduced 1834, flowers yellow, in Sept. 
Name deduced from the Greek, oinos, wine; thera, a catching; acquiring a 
vinous smell. This species has long been known to botanists. (Enothera mi- 
nima of Pursh is now thought to be a starved variety of sinuata. bot. mag. 3392. 
57. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDEjE. 
ONCID'IUM triquetrum. J| Plant, 8 inch || Stove perennial, from Jamaica, re-intro- 
triquetrous-leaved oncidium. j] rfower.V Inch || duced in 1833 ? white spotted with pur. 
Greek ogkidion signifies a tubercle ; it is applied from two prominences on the 
lip. Triquetrous, triangular. This is a pretty species ; light and elegant in its gen- 
eral appearance ; flowers of mingled tints and cheerful aspect. bot. mag. 3393 . 
58. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMIA. ACANTHACEJE. 
RUEL'LIA ELEGANS. || Plant, i t feet || Stove annual,? from the East Indies, 
BLUE-FLOWEP.ED RUELLIA. I Flower, ll inch || 1831? flowers blue, in June to Septem. 
Named after John Ruelle, a French botanist. A slender erect oriental sub- 
ject, having small, but bright blue flowers, without very strong claims to admira- 
tion. It is given by Dr. Hooker as a Ruellia of Roxburgh. bot. mag. 3389 . 
59. POLYANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. SARRACENIJE. 
SARRACE'NIA MINOR. || j'' nt , l|foot || Frame herbaceous perennial, Georgia, 
SMALLEST SIDE-SADDLE FLOWER. j| Fbw’er.lji'nch | 1829, flowers purple and green in May. 
Named after Dr. Sarrazin a French physician. Side-saddle flower, is a name 
given from its stigma resembling a saddle. A scarce species of this most interest- 
ing genus. It is quite distinct from the variolaris of Michaux. flo. gar. 138. 
60. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LEGUMINOSJE. 
SOPHO'RA 1 OMENTO’SA. II Plant, 5 feet II Stove evergreen shrub, native of Bra- 
Leaf 2 inch ° 
DOWNY sopiiora. || Flower 1 inch II zil, flowers in May and June, yellow. 
The generic name is altered from Sophera, the Arabic name. An upright 
shrub, bearing handsome shining dark-green foliage. Pods, six inches long, con- 
taining seeds at irregular intervals. A variety of the old tomentosa. bot. mag. 3390 . 
61. IIEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. AMARYLLIDEAt. 
ZEPHYRAN'THES spofforthi-|| Plant, 9 inch j| stove bulb, of hybrid origin, flowers in 
a'na. spofforth ZEPHYRANTHES.il Flower,^ Inch || May, rose colour, with white stripe. 
Zephyros, west wind ; anthos, a flower ; we know not the drift of Mr. Her- 
bert’s generic name. Spofforth the name of that gentleman’s residence. Mr. 
Herbert raised this variety from tubispatha, fertilized by carinata. bot. reg. 1746 . 
