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22. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACE^ . 
GYMNOGRAM'MA CHRYSO- j| Plant, 8 incli | stove herbaceous perennial, from West 
phye'la. golden-leaved gym. I Leaflet, | inrh || Indies, 1824, with brown sori, July. 
Gymnos, naked ; gramma, writing; its sori being naked. Lower surface cov- 
ered with golden-coloured dust. A rare species ; grown in shade, in peat and sand. 
Sometimes produces seedlings ; rarely offsets. Difficult of culture. sp. of kaulf. 
23. pentandria, monogynia. campanulace®. 
LOBE'LIA POLYPII YL'LA. II Plant, 4 feet II Frame herbaceous perennial, from 
LEAFY LOBELIA. | Flower,? inch || Chile, 1831, flowers dark purple, Sept. 
Lohel was a French botanist. The Greek, polys signifies many; phyllon, a 
leaf. A tall free-growing species, hut with less splendid flowers than some others. 
It may be raised either from seeds or by a division of its roots. flo. gar. 242 . 
24. ICOSANDRIA, POLYGYNIA. FICOIDE/E. 
M ESEM HR YAN'TH EMUMrubro-|| Plant, 1 foot II A succulent frame plant, from Cape of 
CINc'tum. red-edged fig marigld|| rfotver.aj'inch II Good Hope, 1811, red flowers, August. 
From mese.mbria, mid-day, and anthemon, a flower. This is a bold handsome 
flowering species, very desirable from its hardy character. It may he grown in a 
dry border, giving it winter covering ; or he placed in the frame, bot. reg. 1732 . 
25. ICOSANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CACTEJE. 
OPUNTIA MONOCAN' IIIAll Plant, 1I feet II Stove perennial from S. America, in 
ONE-SPINED OPUNTIA. || Flower, 2j'iuch II 1816, flowers of rich yellow, in May. 
Named after an ancient country, monos, one ; akantha, a spine. This is a 
bold species of a singular tribe of plants. In culture, a rich soil has lately been 
successfully substituted for the usual dry lime rubbish mixture. bot. mag. 1720 . 
26. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACE.E. 
POL\ PO'DIUM IRIOI'DES. II Plant, 2 feet II Stove herbaceous perennial, East In- 
iris-leaved POLYPODY. || Width, 2 inch II dies, 1824, yellow son, all the summer. 
The Greek words, polys, many ; and pouts, foot, indicate its numerous roots. 
This is a rather singular species of Polypodium. Of easy culture. It is readily 
increased by division. It should be potted in peat, loam, and sand. sp. of poir. 
27. PENTANDRIA, DIGYNIA. ASCLEFIADEIE. 
STAPE'LIA GUSSONEA'NA. || Plant, 4 inch | Greenhouse perennial from Sicily, 1832, 
Sicilian stapelia. || Flower, f inch || flowers brown and yellow, in October. 
Named after Dr. Staple, a Dutch botanist, and probably some other continental 
naturalist. This is the only known species not brought from South America. On 
this account, as well as its peculiarity, it becomes doubly interesting, bot. reg. 1731 . 
28. petandria, monogynia. violarieas. 
\ I OLA PEDA'TA. II Plant, s inch || Hardy herbaceous perennial, introdu- 
fan-leaved violet. I Flower, i|inch II ced from Georgia, lilac and purple, 1832. 
Viola, a name from the ancient fabulists. Pedata, from pedes, a foot, its leaves 
being divided, as a bird’s foot. This is a neat and pretty new variety of pedata. 
It varies from the old variety, having a differently-shaped corolla, flo. gar. 247 . 
29. DICECIA, POLYANDRIA. CYCADEAI. 
ZA'MIA ME'DIA. II Ini " e * I Stove perennial, from West Indies, 1815, 
intermediate zamia. || SpaJix ’,4 inch || brown spadix, produced in August. 
Zamia, signifies loss ; it being without petals ; or, partial sterility, being dioecious. 
It is intermediate between the species integrifolia and angustifolia. Curious plant, 
near the fir tribe. Requires a sandy soil and humid atmosphere, bot. mag. iS3». 
