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758. SYNGENESIA, MONOGAMIA. ALANGIACE*. 
MAR/LEA BEGONIFO'LIA. II Plant, 4 feet |l Stove shrub, introduced from Sylhet, 
BEGONIA-LEAVED MARLEA. || Flower, %bicb II in 1805? flowers in April, white. 
The name Marlea is that adopted in the native country of this plant. A small 
tree, in Sylhet, but with us a stove shrub, possessing very little interest, having 
coarse foliage and inconspicuous, at least diminutive, flowers. bot. reg. 6t. 
759. ICOSANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CACTACEvE. 
MELOCAC'TUS D E p r I.S.SU S, II Height, 4 inch Ij Stove herbaceous perennial, Brazil, in 
DEPRESSED MELOCACTUS. || Fruit,’ 1 inch II 1836? fruit transparent, rose-colour. 
The melon-like shape of this plant has given rise to its name from melos, a 
melon, compounded with cactus. This species was sent to England by Mr. 
Gardner. Our cut represents it with seed vessels. bot. mag. 369 i. 
760. hexandria, trigynia. melanthace*. 
MEREN'DERA caucas'ica. II Plant, 4 inch II Frame bulb, from Caucasus, in 1823. 
I Leaf, Vi inch „ . : 
CAUCASIAN MERENDERA. || Flower, IJ inch II flowers in spring, pink and purple. 
The appellation which distinguishes this genus is the Spanish name for the 
Colchicum. The Colchicum and Merendera closely resemble each other. It 
will form a suitable successor to the Crocus, but is less showy. bot. mag. 3690. 
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761. MONA DELPHI A, POLYANDRIA. MA LVACEAt. 
PAVO'NIA SCHRAN'KII. II Plant, 4 feet? II Stove shrub, from Brazil, introduced 
SCHRANk’s PAVON1A. || FTower.i} inch II in 1836, flowers in July, scarlet. 
Pavon, after whom this genus is named, was the companion of Dombey, in 
Peru, and joint author of the Flora Peruviana. A rather coarse-looking shrub, 
whose handsome flowers expand but in the forenoon. bot. mag. 3692 . 
762. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEiE. 
PAXTO'NIA RO'SEA. II Plant, 1 font II Stove herbaceous perennial, Manilla, 
pink paxtonia. II FloVer, ljinch II in 1835? flowers in June, pink. 
Paxtonia, is named after Mr. Paxton, the gardener of the Duke of Devonshire, 
at Chatsworth. This plant sent home by Mr. Hugh Cuming to Messrs. Loddiges, 
is peculiar in having its lip shaped like the other petals. bot. reg. 60 . 
763. DIDYNAMIA, GYMNOSPERMIA. LABIATES. 
POGOSTE'MON plfctranthoi'II Plant, 14 fed II Stove evergreen under-shrub, Mauri- 
des. plectran.-like pogost. I flower, 14 inch II tius, in 1830, flowers in spring, white. 
The Greek words pocon, a beard, and stemon a stamen, are compounded to dis- 
tinguish the present genus. The flowers of this plant are comparatively small, 
Dut their peculiarly bearded stamens excite some interest. bot, mag. 3238 . 
764. TETRANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. SANTALACE£. 
SAN'TALUM AL'BUM. |j riant, 30 feet 11 Stove evergreen tree, from E. Indies, 
sandal WOOD. || ffower.li "inch II > u 1804, flowers in June ? changeable. 
Named from the Arabic or Persian language. This tree produces the true 
Sandal-wood, and is supposed to be the Algum tree of Scripture, used by Solo- 
mon in building the temple : used in India for making idols. bot. mag. 323 s. 
765. SYNGENESIA, IEQUALIS. COMPOSIT/E. 
STE'VIA FASCICULA'RIS. II riant, 1J feet'll Greenhouse herbaceous peren. Mexi- 
close-headed stevia. II Flower, ij Inch II co, in 1834? flowers inAutumn, white. 
Stevia, named in compliment to Peter James Esteve, M. D. Professor of Bot- 
any at Valencia. This species of Stevia, with its spherical heads of flowers, is a 
neat greenhouse ornament, and is also tolerably sweet-scented. bot. reg. 59. 
