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862. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. APOCYNACE.E. 
ALLAMAN'DA CATHAr'tica. |l Plant, 12 feet I Stove evergreen shrub, from Guianna, 
WILLOW-LEAFED allamandA. | ptotver, 2} inch II cultivated. 1785, flowers in June,yel. 
Allamanda, named in honoui of Dr. F. Allamand, a professor of Leyden, who 
wrote on the medicinal qualities of this plant. First introduced to the Royal gar- 
dens at Kew. — A handsome climbing shrub, its flower beautiful, botanist, 123. 
8G3. hexandria, trigynia, melanthace/e. 
ASAGR/E'A OFFICINA'LIS.! Plant, 4 feet II Frame bulb, from Mexico, in 1830? 
SPIKE-FLOWERED ASAGR.EA. II pfower, 14 inch 1 flowers in Sept, and October, white. 
Asagrsea, in honour of Dr. Asa Gray, the author of a treatise upon North Amer- 
ican Melanthacese. The spike of flowers of this plant, although long, is not showy. 
It may be managed as Trigridia pavonia. bot. reg. 33 , 1839 . 
864. MONffiCIA, POLYANDRIA. BEGONIACE®. 
BEGO'NIA SINUA'TA. I| Plant, » feel II Greenhouse herbaceous perennial, eul- 
SINUATED BEGONIA. || Flower, l’lineh |j tivated 1836, flowers May & June, wh. 
Begonia, see No. 32. Numerous, now, are the species of Begonia in our gar- 
dens, and their difference in many instances not very evident to the casual obser- 
ver. Like several others, this came through the Berlin garden, bot. mag. 3731. 
865 . MON A DELPHI A, TRIANDRIA. L 1 LIACE/E. 
BES'SERA E'LEGANS. || Riant, f ''< j Greenhouse bulb, from Mexico, in 
ELEGANT BESSER A. II Flower, 1 inch Ii 1836 ? flowers in Sept, orange & white. 
Bessera, named after Dr. Besser, Professor of botany, at Brody. This is a re- 
markably elegant liliaceous plant, in the possession of John Rogers, Esq. of Seven- 
oaks. Although bearing many flowers its bulb is very small, bot. reg. 34, 1839. 
866. MONANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CANNACE/E. 
CAN'NA DISCOLOR. |J Plant, 10 fcc-t || Stove herbaceous perennial, Trinidad, 
crimson-leaved canna. J pfower, 3 Inch II in 1827, flowers in November, scarlet. 
Canna, See No. 158. This lofty growing herbaceous plant was received by 
A. B. Lambert, Esq. from the Botanic Garden at Trinidad. It is a fine plant al- 
though its flowers are scarcely commensurate with its height. bot. reg. 1231. 
867. OCTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. RUTACE/E. 
CORREA FERRUGI NEA. n Rlajit. 2 fret w Greenhouse shrub, from Tan Diemau's 
RUSTY CORREA. t Flower, i inch ; Land, 1836?flowersin Aug. pale green. 
Correa, named in honour of M. Correa de Serra, a Portugese botanist. This 
is one of the late novelties of the genus Correa, discovered by Major Gunn • a 
very desirable and handsome plant, although its flowers are green, botanist, 124 
868. OCTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. RUTACEAS. 
CORREA PULCHEL'LA. II Plant, 5 reet II Greenhouse evergreen shrub, New 
PRETTY CORREA . || frowW, ij || HoUand, 1824 ? flowers in Oct. scarlet. 
This is a tolerably well-known species of Correa, with flowers which from their 
colour, are more attractive than those of the last-mentioned plant, but its foliage 
and appearance otherwise is less engaging. hot . reg. 1224 
, POLYANDRIA. ARACE/E. 
869. MONtECIA, 
DIEFFBNBACHTAsEGoi'mjM.j! pi..., . tsl ““".tST” - w - >- 
dumb CANE. (I Spadix, 6 mcb » dies, 1/59, flowers in Jan. yellowish. 
Dieffenbachia probably in honour of Dieffenbach. Not a new plant, but ren 
dered exceedmgly interesting by Professor Henslow’s elaborate description and 
figures of its b.fonnes, or little crystaline organs in its parenchyma, botanist ,21 
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