92 
726. DIADELPHIA, DECANDRIA. LEGUMINOS®.^ 
HARDENBER/GIAmonophyi/la'I Plant, 4 feet ll Greenhouse climber, New Holland, in 
ONE-LEAFED II A It DEN BERG IA. || Rower, 2 'inch 1 1830, flowers in March, reddish lilac. 
The generic name of this flower was given in honour of Frances Countess Har- 
denberg, sister of Baron Charles von Hugel , of Vienna. A very ornamental free 
growing climber ; formerly called Kennedya monophyll a. botanist, sa. 
727. hexandria, monogynia. AMARYLLIDACE®. 
IS'MENE MACLEA'NA. II Plant, 2 feet l! Stove bulb, introduced from Lima, in 
MR. MAC lean’s amancaes. 1 Flower, 2jincli I 18377 flowers in June, white. 
Ismene, See No. 215. A handsome stately plant, producing a fine umbel of 
flowers. Called Amancaes by the Eimanians, who hold an annual wake, when 
these flowers are gathered and made the chief objects of attention, bot. mac. 3675. 
728. SYNGENESIA, MONOGAMIA. LOBELIACE®. 
LOBE'LIA FENESTRA'LIS. II Plant, 2£ feet || Frame biennial, from Mexico, in 1824, 
LOOP-HOLED lobelia. || Flower, II flowers from July to September, lilac. 
Lobelia, see No. 23. This new species produces a spike of numerous but 
small flowers, whose colour is not peculiarly attractive. Having already splendid 
Lobelias, we do not expect this will become a favourite. bot. reg. 4r. 
729. CYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE®. 
ONCI'DIUM RANIFERUM.il Scape, 7 inch 11 stove perennial, from Brazil, 1836? 
frog oncidium. 1 Flo n’er, i uch I! flowers in June ? yellow and brown. 
Oncidium, see No. 57. The species is called raniferum from the form of the 
little tubercles which grow at the base of the lip. They should be examined un- 
der a magnifier. The flowers are small and not showy. bot. reg.4S. 
730. ICOSANDRIA, POLYGYNIA. ROSACE®. 
POTENTIL'LA GL.VBRA. II Plant, 1 foot ij Hardy Shrub, from Siberia, in 1822, 
GLABROUS POTENTILLA. || Flow’er,li inch f dowers in August and Sept, white. 
Potentilla, from the Latin potentia, signifying power, in allusion to the medi- 
cinal properties of a plant formerly bearing the name. A shrubby little plant, 
forming a neat bush. Scarce, from difficulty in its propagation, bot. mag. 3676. 
731. CYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE®. 
SOPHRONI'l IS CER'NUA. j| Plant, 4 inch ll Stove herbaceous perennial, Brazil, in 
DROOPING FLOWD. SOPHRONIT1S. || Flower, a g "inch II 1827, flowers in November, white. 
Sophronitis, from the Greek soph rone, modest, from its modest appearance. 
A pretty delicate Epiphyte, yet small and few-flowered, with short ovate leaves. 
First introduced to our stoves by William Harrison, Esq. bot. mag. 3677. 
732; tri-hexandria, monogynia. liliace®. 
TH\SAWTUS TEN'UIS. |j Plant, 7 inch | Greenhouse herb, perennial. Swan 
SLENDER THYSANOTUS. II }"'£ | River, 1837, flowers in May, lilac. 
1 hysanotus, see No. 621. A pretty upright growing unobtrusive plant, with 
rush-like foliage, and curiously- fringed flowers. It was introduced by Robert 
Mangles, Esq. May be propagated from seeds or cuttings. bot. reg. 50 . 
733. hexandria, monogynia. liliace®. 
TULIP A GESNERIA NA. ll Plant, 2 feet ll Hardy bulb, from Italy, in 1577? 
GESNER s tulip. II Ff 0 a „'er, 3 inch 1 flowers in April and May, red. 
Said to be named from Thoulybun, its Persian appellation. This plant is in- 
teresting merely as being a native specimen from the fields near Florence, and the 
parent of all the gay varieties which ornament our gardens. bot. reg. 46 . 
