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830 . POLYANDRIA, POLYGYNIA. ANONACE*. 
ANO'NA LAURIFO'LIA. p Plant, is feet | Stove shrub, from the Vest Indies, in 
LAUREL-LEAVED ANONA. II Flower, 3 J inch II 1823 , flowers in August, yellow. 
Menona, apparently a corruption of Menoma, or Manoa, names given to some 
of these plants tn their native country. The Anonas are small trees bearing pul- 
py subacid berries. This species has handsome foliage and flowers, box. reg .1328. 
831 . MONCECIA, POLYANDRIA. BEGONIACE®. 
BEGO'NIA PARVIFO'LIA. I| Plant, ^2 feet? 11 Stove herbaceous perennial, introdu- 
SMALL-LEAVED begonia. I Flo«er,\t inch’ 1 ced in 1836, flowers in May, yel. white. 
Begonia, see No. 32. This small-leaved species of Begonia was transmitted 
from the Berlin Garden to that of Edinburgh, where it has flowered from May 
till September. It is less showy than some other species. bot. mag. 3720. 
832 . DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMIA. BIGNONIACEiE. 
BIGNO'NIA VENUS'TA. f| Plant, SOfeet | Stove evergreen climber, Rio Janeiro, 
LOVELY BICNONIA. || Fl'ower, inch 1 1817 > flowers from Nov. to Feb. orange 
Named in honour of the Abbe Bignon, librarian to Louis XIV of France. 
This plant has been much neglected ; grown, with its roots in a tan bed, as ex- 
plained in the Botanist, it becomes a splendid ornament. botanist, 113. 
833 . GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE®. 
BRASSAVO'LA cuspida'ta. n p '* n, » 1 f 00t J Stove herbaceous perennial, Trinidad, 
spear-lipped brassavola. || piower, 3 inch II in 1837 ? flowers in Jan. cream-colour. 
Brassavola, see No. 559. This novelty was sent to England by — Roberts, 
Esq. of Otterspool, Liverpool, and cultivated by J. Moss, Esq. of the same place. 
Of the five known species, this most nearly resembles cuculata. bot. mag. 3722. 
834 . GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE*. 
DENDRO'BIUM AlFREUM.il Plant, li feet? II Stove herbaceous perennial, Ceylon, 
COLDEN-FI.OWD. dendrobium. || Hower.il inch “ 1836 ? flowers in March, yel. & white. 
Dendrobium, see No. 84. This is a white-flowered variety of aureum, which 
has been frequently imported into this country. It possesses a remarkable fra- 
grance, intermediate between violets and primroses. bot. reg. 20, 1839. 
835 . GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHI DACE.E. 
DENDRO'BIUMcrumena'tum |l Plant, H inch | stove herbaceous perennial, Ceylon, 
CLUB-STEMMED dendrobium. II Flower, il nwh II in 1823, flowers in Aug. white & yellow. 
This species is known to inhabit Java, and Sumatra, as well as Ceylon, and, 
like the last-mentioned plant, is highly odoriferous. A variety of this species is 
said to be known that produces red flowers. bot. reg. 22, 1839. 
836 . pentandria, monogynia. epacridace*. 
EI’AC'RIS IMPRESSA. j| Plant, 3 Feet || Greenhouseevcrgreenshrub,NewHol- 
SMALL-FI OWD. PITTED EPACRIS. || Flower, Vi: inch [I land 1837?flowersin.Tanuary,rose-col. 
Epacris, see No. 85. This species of Epacris has been called ruscifolia ; Ur. 
Lindley considers it to be a small-leaved variety of impressa. Seedlings vary in 
colour, and all species flower more or less in winter. bot. reg. 19, 1839. 
837 . ICOSANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CACTACE/E. 
EPIPHYL'LUM russellia'num.i Plant. 2 feet ,i Stove herbaceous perennial, Brazil, 
duke of Bedford’s EPipiiYLLUM.jl pfower, 2 Inch || in 1838? flowers in May, pink. 
Epiphyltum, from epi, upon, and phullon, a leaf, in allusion to the situation 
of the flowers. A species nearly allied to truncatum ; collected on the Organ 
Mountains, by Mr. Gardner, and dedicated to the D. of Bedford, bot. mag. 3717. 
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