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38. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. AMARYLLIDEJE. 
HAEMAN'THUS CAR'NEUS. | Plant, 9inS*j II Greenhouse bulb, from Cape of Good 
HAIRY PINK H AMIANTHUS. || Flower, % inch || Hope, in 1819, flowers in July, pink. 
Named from aima, blood ; anthos, a flower ; on account of the deep red flower 
of Haamanthus coccineus. On an erect scape this plant displays a pleasing umbel 
of about twenty elegantly shaped pale rose-coloured flowers. rot. reg. 509. 
39. POLYANDRIA, POLYGYNIA. BUTOMEIE. 
LIMNO'CHARIS HUMBOLD^TI, II Plant 1 foot II Stove aquatic perennial, from South 
Humboldt’s limnocharis. || How’er.i^inch I America, 1831, flowers yel. all summer. 
Limne, mud ; charis, grace or ornament, form an expressive name for this 
mud-gracing beauty. It is a charming aquatic, with its fringe of amethyst in a 
bason of gold. It, probably, will flourish in the greenhouse. bot. mac. 3248. 
40. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. BORAGINEA. 
L IT II 0 S P 1. It' M l M rosm arinieo’- II Plant, 1$ feet |j A frame perennial, from the south of 
LI A. ROSEMARY-lvd. CROMWELL. || Flonsr.Vfc'inch || Italy, with blue flowers, in September. 
The Greek words, lithos, stone; sperma, seed, are compounded to indicate 
the hardness of its seed. A spreading plant, from Mrs. Marryat’s rich collec- 
tion. Adapted to rock-work ; resembles 413 of Botanic Garden, bot. reg. 1736. 
41. gynandria, monandria. orchidea. 
MONACHAN' 1 HUSdis , color.|| Plant, 1 ^ foot II stove epiphyte, from Demerara, 1833? 
DINGY MONK-FLOWER. || FInu’er, !| inch U re >l and green flowers, in November. 
Monacanthus means, literally, monk’s flower ; adopted from its cowl-like la- 
bellum, a rare plant, even in its native country. Not handsome, but confirms 
the genus, which before had but one species, Monacanthus viridis. bot. reg. 1735. 
42. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. HYDROPHILLEA. 
NEMO'PHILA INSIG'NIS. 11 Plant, It feet || A hardy annual, brought from Califor- 
shew Y nemophila. || Flower, 1 indl || nia, in 1833, flowers in August, blue. 
Nemophila from nemos, a grove ; and phileo, to love. A pretty procum- 
bent annual, which should be raised in the hotbed, and transplanted into a 
border in May. Protect its ripening seeds from wet weather. bot. rec.1713. 
43. didynamia, gymnospermia. labiata. 
PH\ SO.STE'GIA imbrica'ta. || Plant, 5 fret II Hardy perennial, from Louisiana, 1833? 
imbricated physostegia. I FTow’er,4i inch || purple and white, flowers in Autumn. 
Physa, a bladder; stege, a covering, in allusion to the calyx. This newly- 
formed genus is closely allied to Dracocephalum, and takes in some of its species. 
It is a bold and handsome border plant, of upright growth. bot. mao. 3386. 
44. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. SOLANEA. 
SOLA'NUM tweedi a , num. Ij Plant, 1 $ feet || Greenhouse herbaceous perennial, Bue- 
MR. tweedie’s SOLANUM. || i foVer, ]J inch || “os Ayres, 1833, pale lilac, flow, in Oct. 
Solanum from solor, to comfort ; its properties being narcotic. Mr. Tweedie 
sent seeds of this plant, from its native country, to the Glasgow Botanic Garden. 
Its flowers resemble those of Solanum tuberosum, or potatoe. bot. mag. 3385. 
45. TRIANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. IRIDEA. 
SPARAX'IS LINEA'TA. | Plant, 9 i" c ljj || Frame bulb, from Cape of Good Hope, 
red-lined sparaxis. | t tower, IJ Inch II 1825, flowers in Spring, white and pink. 
Sparaxis is from the Greek sparasso, to tear, its spathes being torn. A pretty 
plant, whose bulbs may be planted in the borders, and be covered in winter with 
a frame; or be taken up in summer, and planted in spring. flo. car. i8i. 
