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822. CYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE®. 
MAXILLA'RIA ST A pelici’des. Plant, 3J inch || Stove herbaceous perennial, Brazil, be. 
stapelia-like maxilla ria. il jfow’er, l| inch II fore 1838, flowers Feb. green & brown. 
Maxillaria, see No. 71. The singularly-spotted or stapelia-like flowers of this 
plant, have suggested its name. It is not a scarce plant, but should be added to 
such collections, as do not already contain it. bot. reg. 17 , 1839 . 
823- GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE®. 
MAXILLA'RIA vitelli'na. |j Plant, 7 inch |l Stove herbaceous perennial, from Bra- 
YELLOW RACEMOSE MAXILLARIA. II Flower, 1 inch II zil,'in 1838, flowers in .Tune, yellow. 
Maxillaria, see No. 71. This is a small pretty flowered epiphyte, which was 
imported by the Messrs. Loddiges, but its exact locality is unknown. When its 
pseudo-bulbs are perfected it should be kept dry for some time. bot. reg . 12 , 1839 . 
824. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE®. 
ONCID'IUM LU'RIDUM. 11 Plant, 3ifeet II Stove herbaceous perennial, Jamaica. 
MR. boyd’s oncidium. || Flower' 14 Inch II in 1837 ? flowers in February, orange. 
Oncidium, see 57. This is called the spotted variety (guttatum) of the spe- 
cies. The colour and profusion of its flowers render this a most desirable plant, 
which, with its stately growth, rival the very finest species. bot. reg. 16, 1839. 
825. DECANDRIA, M0N0GYNIA. ERICACE®. 
PERNET'TIA mucrona'ta. || Plant, 2 $ feet || H ardy evergreen shrub, Straits Mag- 
POINTED-LEAVED PEP.NETTIA. || Flower, U Inch I eUan > in 1 830? flowers in June, while. 
Pernettia named after Dom Pernetty. This plant is interesting from having 
flowered in one of Mr. Ward’s glazed cases, of which a particular account is given 
with its description, in the ‘27th number of the “ Botanist/’ botanist, 112 . 
82G. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE®. 
POLY STA'CHIAgran DIFLORA 1 Plant, & inch II Stove herbaceous perennial, Sierra Le- 
LARGE-FLOWERED polystachia. jj pfower, iliach II one, 1838, flowers in Oct. green & red 
Polystachia, from polus, many, stachus spikes. It will produce more or less 
flower stalks, in proportion to the strength of the plant, but each supporting only 
one flower. It is nearly allied to the genus Maxillaria. bot. mag. 3707 . 
827. DIANDRIA, MONOCYNIA. LEGU MINOS®. 
SAL'IIA PA'TENS. Il Plant, 3 feet ;j Frame herbaceous perennial, N.Amer* 
spreading SAGE. || Ffower, 2 i inch II ica, 1836, flowers in August, blue. 
Salvia, see No. 699. This is the most splendid species of blue Salvia, that has 
been introduced to Great Britain, and is likely to prove as hardy as any of its gay 
scarlet congeners. Its flowers are large and deep coloured. botanist, 109 . 
828. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. B ROM ELI ACE®. 
TILLAND SIA psittaci'na. ji Plant, 1 foot 11 stove herbaceous perennial, Rio Jan- 
GAUDY-flowered tillandsia. I| Flower, %'inch II e ‘ r0 > 1826, flowers in July, red & yel. 
Named in compliment to Tillandsius, a professor of medicine at Abo. This cu- 
rious species is an inhabitant of the trunks of trees, and is rendered much the 
more showy, by the fine red colour of its long slender rachis. bot. mag. 2841 . 
829. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMIA . SCR0 PHD LARI ACE®. 
TORE NIA CORD1IO LIA. || Plant, 6 inch n Stove annual, from Hindoostau, in 
heart-leaved torenia. || Fl“wer,||iSch II 1838? flowers in October, pale lilac. 
Torenia, named after the Rev. Olof Toren, a Swedish botanist. Seeds of 
this little annual were received at the Edinburgh Botanic Garden, from Sahar- 
ampoor, sent by Mr. Falconar. Its flowers are not showy. bot. mag. 3715 . 
