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702. DIADELPHIA, DECANDRIA. LEGUMINOS®. 
BOSSIrE'A RU'FA. || Plant, 2 feet || Greenhouse evergreen shrub, New 
RUFOUS bossi.ea. || Leaf,"’^ no ne II Holland, 1625. flow, in May, orange. 
Bossiasa, after M. Bossieu, a companion of La Perouse. A leafless species of 
ornamental Bossiaea whose divided and winged branches are adapted to the per- 
formance of the functions of foliage. Soil — loam and peat. botanist, si. 
703. MONADELPHIA, POLYANDRIA. STERCULIACE®. 
CAROLI'NEA AL'BA. II Plant, s feet | stove deciduous shrub, West Indies, 
WHITE CAROLINF.A. || {timer! 4 luch II 1817, flowers in Sept, white and brown. 
Carolinea, in honour of the Princess Sophia Caroline, of Baden. A handsome 
tropical tree, of large growth in its native country, raised from seeds in the Liv- 
erpool Botanic Garden. Its stamens have great elegance. botanist, so. 
DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LEGUMINOSiE. 
CAS'SIA BIFLO'RA. j| Plant, s feet II Stove evergreen shrub, from West In- 
TWO-FLOVVERED CASSIA. || { lower', Inch I! dies, in 1776, flow, in July & Aug. yel. 
Cassia, from the Hebrew Ketzioth, or the Arabic Katsa, to tear of ; from the 
bark stripping off the tree naturally. Not common, although known in England 
so many years ago. It should be planted in the conservatory. bot. reg. 1310. 
705. CYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCIIIDACEAE. 
CA11 LEY' A MOS'SI .10. II Plant, l^J feet || Stove herbaceous perennial, from La 
MRS. moss’s CATTLEYA. |j Khmer, 8 inch II Guayra, 1836, flow, in May, lilac & yel. 
Cattleya, see No. 286. The most splendid flower of all the orchidaceae which 
has yet been introduced to Great Britain. Cattleya labiata is its nearest ally. 
It flowered in the stove of Mrs. Moss, near Liverpool. bot. mag. 3009. 
706. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMIA. VERBENACE*. 
CLERODEN'DRON fra'grans. II Plant, f» icct || Greenhouse evergreen shrub, China, 
fragrant clerodendron. II i : fn«’er, % Inch II 1836? flowers in autumn, pink &wliite. 
Clerodendron, see No. 65. Although its flowers are individually small their 
aggregation into roundish heads renders them showy. The single variety, here 
figured, is less common than the double. Increase by cuttings. bot. reg. 41. 
707. CYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEA. 
CORY CIUM orobanchoi’des . |j Pin o t, 6 ,I1C J| || Stove herbaceous perennial, Cape G. 
BROOMRATE CORYCIUM. j| Khmer, inch II Hope, 1835 ? flow. Sept. yel. & brown. 
Corycium is derived from the Greek word korukos, signifying a little bag, 
which name has been adopted in allusion to the form of the flower. This pos- 
sesses much of the character of some of our own orchidacete. bot. reg. 45. 
708. TETRANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. RUBIACEA. 
CRU'SEA RU'BRA. p Plant, 5 feet || Stove annual, from Mexico? 1836, 
pink-flowered CRUSEA. || Flower, % inch II flowers in Oct. and November, pink. 
Crusea, in honour of Dr. Cruse of Kcenigsberg. Raised by Mr. Niven, in the 
Dublin Botanic Garden. One plant produced 300 heads of flowers; and its 
beauty is displayed when the stove is most in need of ornament. botanist, 82. 
709. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEjE. 
CYRTOCIII'LUM maculaYumJI Plant, 1 foot || Stove herbaceous perennial, Mexico, 
SPOTTED CYRTOCHILUM. || {tower, i j inch 1 1836, flowers in May, green & brown. 
Cyrtochilum, from the Greek, kurtos, convex, and keilos, a lip; alluding to 
the form of the labellum. The flower possesses no peculiarity not exhibited by 
others of the same interesting natural order of plants. bot. reg. 44. 
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