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846. TETRANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. VERBENACE®. 
BUDD'LEA brasilien'sis. II Plant, 10 feet ii Stove evergreen shrub, from Brazil, in 
BRASILIAN BUDDLEA. II Flower, 14 inch || 1822, flowers in Nov. pale orange. 
Named after A. Buddie, an English Amateur of botany. This is an erect 
growing stove shrub, producing whorls of numerous small flowers, which possess 
no great share of gaiety. It was raised from seeds at Edinburgh, bot. mao. 2713 . 
847_ MONtECIA, MONANDRIA. ARACE®. 
CALA'DIUM pEtiola'tum. ii Plant. jj fee ' II stove herbaceous perennial, Fernan- 
LONG-STALKED CALadium. | Spath'l 0 inch || do Po, in 1831, flowers in June, purple. 
The derivation of Caladium is unknown. This arum-like plant rises from an 
oval tuber, resembling a potato, to the height of from three to four feet. These 
tubers proved fatal to live stock which ate them. bot. mag. 3728 . 
848 BOLYDELPHIA, POLYANDRIA. D1LLENIACE®. 
CANDOL'LEA cuneifor'mis. ll Plant, 8 feet 11 Greenhouse evergreen shrub, New 
CUNEATE CANDOLLEA. II Flower, % inch |! Holland, 1823, flowers in May, yellow. 
Candollea, see 722. This shrub was transmitted by Allen Cunningham, during 
the fourth voyage of discovery of Capt. King, to the Royal Gardens at Kew. 
Its growth is compact, and general appearance neat. bot. mag. 2711 . 
849. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE®. 
CIRRHzE'A fuseo-lutea. II ® ca P. e * || Stove herbaceous perennial. Brazil, 
YELLOW-BROWN cirrh®a. II Flower, fj'inch II in 1835 ? flowers in June, yellowish. 
For the derivation of Cirrhasa, see No. 340. This plant flowered in the Glas- 
gow Botanic Garden, having been obtained from the Messrs. Loddiges. It is less 
showy in colour than the majority of orchidaceous flowers. bot. mag. 372 c 
850. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. AMARYLLIDACE®. 
COOPE'RIA peduncula'ta. || Plant, 1 font | Greenhouse bulb, from Texas, in 1835, 
PEDUNCULATED cooperia. || Flower, ^ inch II flowers in March and April, white. 
Cooperia, see No. 226. This is the Zephyranthes Drummondi of Professor 
Don, and Sceptranthus Drummondi of Dr. Graham. It expands fully during 
one night only, then partially for two or three days. bot. mag. 3727 . 
851. ICOSANDRIA, POLYCYNIA. CACTACE®. 
ECHINOCAC'TUS SCO'PA. || Heisht, 1 inch I Greenhouse perennial, introduced 
BROOM CACTUS. II Flower, ij inch II from Brazil, flowers in sum. pale yel. 
Echinocactus, see No. 52. It is called Broom Cactus, from its stiff bristly 
hairs giving it the appearance of a broom. It is a desirable plant where a collec- 
tion of this curious tribe is cultivated. bot. reg. 24 , J839. 
852. POLYCAMI A, DICECIA. URTICACE®. 
GALACTODEN'DRONu'TlLE|j Hviebt, inn feet 11 Stove tree, from the Caraccas, inl829, 
COW TREE. II Fruit, 1 J inch U The flowers are at present unknown. 
Galactodendron,from gala milk ; and dendron a tree. This is the celebra- 
ted cow tree, or Milk Tree, of the Caraccas. From incisions made in its trunk, 
considerable quantities of a milky nutritious fluid are obtained, bot. mag. 3724 . 
803. MONADELPHIA, TR1ANDRIA. GILLIESIACE® . 
GILLIE'SIA GRAMI'NEA. || Plant, } f°°t || Stove bulb, from Valparaiso, in 1825, 
GRASSY-LEAVED GILLIESIA. II Flower, 1 inch j Sowers in October, green coloured. 
Named in compliment to Dr. Gillies, of Conception, in Chile. This is a highly 
curious flower, but possessing no beauty, according to the common acceptation of 
the term ; chiefly interesting to the scientific botanist. bot. mag.2716. 
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