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614_ POLYDELPHIA, POLYANDRIA. LOASACE1E. 
LOA'SA LATERI'TIA. II 13 | Frame annual climber, S. America, 
red-flowered LOASA. I 1 Imver, iij inch l 1 in 1836, flowers in May, orange-red. 
The name Loasa was adopted by Adanson after a Spanish botanist. This is a 
remarkably handsome species of Loasa, but like others of the same genus, pos- 
sesses stinging propensities. See Botanic Garden, No. 252. dot. jiao. 3632. 
615. ICOSANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CACTACE*. 
MAMMILLA'RIA lehman'ni. II Mammi l«lnch 1 Stove evergreen under-shrub, Mexico, 
Lehmann’s mammillaria. Il Flower, ijmch II 1830? flowers in summer, straw-col. 
Named from mama, the nipple, in allusion to the tubercles of the plant. This 
species is possessed by Mr. Mackie, of Norwich. It exudes viscid matter, in hot 
weather, from dark points in the axils of the mammillae. bot. mag. 3634. 
616. GYNANDR1A, MON ANDREA. ORCHIDACEIE. 
ONCI'DIUM CILIA'TUM. jj J’ 1 ™'- 5 inch II StoTe herbaceous perennial, Brazil, 
CILIATED ONCIDIUM. I! Flower, ? 3 >nch I in 1819, flowers in February, yellow. 
Oncidium, see No. 57. This species is nearly related to barbatum, but its 
dwarf habit and the equal divisions of its leaf mark its difference. Succeeds best 
when tied to the branch of a tree, in the damp stove. bot. reg. iggo. 
617. MONADELPHIA, PENTANDRIA. PASSIFLORACEJE. 
PASSIFLO'RA nigelliflo'ra. II I' 1 ""'’ * f ee * I stove herbaceous climber, S. America, 
Leal, men . . ’ 
NIGella-flowd. passion-flower .11 Flower, inch !! 1835, flowers in Sept, greenish white. 
Passiflora, see No. 313. This plant was discovered by Mr. Tweedie, when on 
his way from Mendoza to Tucuman. This is distinguishable from several allied 
species by its truly cordate leaves, which are mostly five-lobed. bot. mag.sgss. 
618. MONADELPIIJA, PENTANDRIA. PASSIFLORACE*. 
PASSIFLO'RA tucumanen'sis ™ I Stove climbing shrub, from South 
LARCE STIPULED PASSION-FLOWER Flower, 3 inch il America, 1836, flowers iu July, white. 
Passiflora, See No. 313. This new species of Passion-flower was discovered 
by Mr. Tweedie at St, Jago and Tucuman. It is a free grower, and flowered co- 
piously in the Glasgow Botanic Garden. bot. mag. 3636. 
619. ICOSANDRIA, DIGYNIA. POMACF.AE. 
PY'RUS CRENA'TA. II ]’ I e “" 1 ’ I s Hardy deciduous tree, from India, in 
CRENATED BEAM-TREE. I Flower, % inch I 1820, flowers in June and July, white. 
From Peren, the Celtic word for Pear. To brave the inclemency of the In- 
dian Mountains nature clothes its leaves and flowers with wool, but in our milder 
climate this covering being less necessary is scarcely produced. bot. reg. igss. 
620. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CROSSULACEIE. 
RI'BES PUNCTA'TUM. II 3 fee ' |i Hardy evergreen shrub, from Chile, 
DOTTED CURRANT. II Flower, V \ inch il 1826, flowers in April, greenish yellow. 
Ribes, see No. 489. The numerous little shrubs, of the genus Ribes, which 
have been introduced of late years, have become objects of interest; and may 
add a fresh character to some of our fruits of this genus. bot. reg. 1658 . 
621- TRI-IIEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LILIACE*. 
TIIYSANO'TUS prolif'erus. II Bpet II Greenhouse perennial, Swan River, in 
PROLIFEROUS THYSANOTUS. I! Flower, 1 inch II 1836? flowers in August, reddish pur. 
Thysanotus is derived from the Greek tiiusanotus, fringed, in allusion to the 
margin of the petals, a peculiarity which renders this plant very attractive. Plant 
it in a rich loam, and water sparingly in winter. rot. reg. 8. 
