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766. DEC.*! - ORIA, DIGYNIA. SAXIFRAGACE.E. 
ACROPHYL'LUM veno'c M. | Plan*. l^.feet || Greenhouse shrub, from Australia, in 
veined ACROPHYLLUM. || Flower, ffe inch II 1836, flowers in June, pink & white. 
Acrophyllura, from the Greek akropbylos, having leaves to the top, in allu- 
sion to the tuft of leaves at the top of the flowering stem. An elegant shrub 
which produces its delicate flowers even whilst very small. botanist, 95 . 
767. GYNANDRIA, HEXANDRIA. ARISTOLOCHIACE.® . 
ARISTOLO'CHIA ciljo'sa. |J j’’ al j lt ■ 3 feet || Store climber, from North Patagonia, 
FRINGED ARISTOLOCHIA . 11 Flower, s 8 inch ! i 1836, flowers Autumn, green & brown. 
Aristolochia, see No. 207. This singular rarity was raised by Mr. Niven, 
whilst he was Curator in the Glasuevin Garden, Dublin. Its seeds were trans- 
mitted to that establishment from Buenos Ayres, by Tweedie. botanist, 96 . 
768. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEAS. 
BRASAVO'LA PERRIN'II. . Svape, i inch |i stove herbaceous perennial, Rio Ja- 
, (] Leaf, % inch . r ’ 
PERRIN S BRASAVOLA. 1 Flower, 3J inch !| neiro, 1831,flowereSept. green & white. 
Brasavola, see No. 559. A free-growing plant, nearly allied to Brasavola 
nodosa, from which it is distinguished by the short stalk of the labellum, and the 
toothing of the back lobe of the clinandrium. bot. reg. 1561 . 
769. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHID ACEZE. 
CAT ILIA A GUI TATA. jj Plant , a feet jj stove herb, perennial, Organ Moun- 
spotted cattleya. Jj Flower, 4 inch !l tains, 1S38, flowers in Aug. yel. white. 
Cattleya, see No. 286. This new variety of Cattleya guttata is called Russel- 
liana, or Lord Edward Russell’s. It was introduced to the Duke of Bedford’s 
collection, by the nobleman whose name it bears. B ot, mag 369 a. 
770. didynamia, anciospermia. scrophulariacea:. 
t COLLIN'SIA HETEROPHYl'la. jj Plant, u feel j| Hardy annual, from America, 1838, 
variable-LF.aved collin si a. j| Flower, inch flowers in summer, lilac and white. 
Collinsia, named after Zaccheus Collins, vice-president of the Philadelphia 
Natural History Society. There is much to encourage suspicion that this plant 
is only a luxuriant variety of Collinsia bicolor. B0T . MAG . S6 95 . 
771. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEiE. 
COMPARET'TIA coccin'ea. i| Plant. 9 inch || Stove herbaceous perennial, Brazil? 
scarlet COMPARETTIA. j| Flower, ^ inch I 1S38, flowers in August, scarlet 
Comparettia, after Andreas Comparetti, Professor at Padua. Even amongst 
orchidacete this plant will be esteemed as of peculiarly curious formation Its 
spur comprises two labial spurs contained within a sepaline spur. bot. reg es 
GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. 
Plant, 6 inch I 
Leaf, 1J inch ] 
Flower, 1 inch 
ORCHIDACE.E. 
Stove herbaceous perennial, India, in 
1837? flowers in April, yellow. 
DENDRO'BIUM sdlca'tcm. 
FURROWED DENDROBIUM. 
Dendrobium, see No. 84. This handsome species of Dendrobium will be re- 
cognized as closely related to Dendrobium Griffithianum, but its three-flowered 
peduncles, as well as the shape of its lip will amply distinguish it. bot. reg. 65 . 
773. OCTANDRIA, monogynia. 
FU'CHSIA cylindra'cea. 
CYLINDRICAL-FLOWERED FUCHSIA 
Plant, 3 fat? I 
Leaf, 21 inch | 
Flower, inch I 
ONAGP.ACEiE. 
Frame deciduous shrub, from Mexico, 
in 1838, flowers June to Sept, scarlet. 
Fuchsia, see No. 290. A curious and brilliant coloured new species of a 
brighter scarlet tint than the better known species. Its flowers are dioecious, the 
male flowers being double the size of the females. B0T . reg. 66. 
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