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886. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMIA. CESNERACEA. 
GESNE'RA STRIC'TA. J Plant, 5 feet II Stove herbaceous perennial, Brazil, in 
UPRIGHT GESNERA. || ftoi’er, 2 !U[h 1 1834? flowers in July, red. 
Gesnera, see No. 103. This is, probably, the tallest of the Gesneras that 
has been introduced to our stoves, being nearly five feet high. It is showy but 
not very unlike some others, already well known. bot. reg. 3738 . 
887. SYNGENESIA, SUPERFLUA. COMPOSITE. 
GRINDE'LIA INULOl'DES.l Plant, : ff« 11 Hardyperennial, from Mexico, 1815, 
FLEA-BANE-LIKE GRINDEEIA. j| p'ower, 2 !"^h i flowers from June to Sept, yellow. 
Grindelia, named after Grindel, a German botanist. This plant, as is implied 
by its specific name, bears considerable resemblance to the Inulas. Its leafy 
character fits it rather for the shrubbery than the flower garden, bot. mag. 3 - 37 . 
888. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LILIACEA. 
HYACIN'THUS spica'tDS. | Plant, 6 inch n Hardy perennial, from Zante, 1826? 
spike-flowered hyacinth. 1 Flower, ^ inch 1 flowers in February, blue and white. 
The generic name was adopted from the ancient poets, who applied it to the 
flower, fabled as having sprung from the blood of Hyacinthus. Raised at Lay- 
cock Abbey, from seeds collected in Zante, by H. F. Talbot, Esq. bot. reg. 1869. 
689. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. MYRSINACEA. 
JACQUI'NIA maCROCar'pa. II Plant, 9 feet || stove evergreen shrub, N. America, 
Leaf, 2 inch ____ _ „ 
LARGE-CAPSULED jacquinia. || Flower, % inch H 1 '96, flowers May to Sept, orange. 
Jacquinia, named after Jacquin, a celebrated Austrian botanist. This plant has 
attracted considerable attention of late ; and is a favourite as well from its gen- 
eral appearance, as from its racemes of neat flowers. botanist, 127 . 
890. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LILIACEA. 
LIL'IUM thunbergia , num. j| Plant, 3 feet t| Frame bulb, introduced from Japan, 
thunberg’s lily. II Flower, I inch II u 1 1837? flowers in June, orange. 
Lilium, see No. 406. This is a fine species of Lily, and is one amongst many 
others which have been introduced by Dr. Siebold to the gardensof the Coutinent. 
It much resembles the well known orange Lily. bot. reg. 38,i839. 
89). ICOSANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. PHILADELPHACEA. 
PHILADEL'PHUS LAX , US.|i Plant, 5 feet 11 Hardy deciduous shrub, from North 
Leaf, 2£inch , . . 
weak-branched SYRINGA. j! Flower, 2 iucb II America, 1816, flowers in June, white. 
Philadelphus, see No. 570. This is a large flowered species of Syringa, form- 
ing a straggling bush. It is not quite so hardy as most others, for as it vegetates 
early in the spring its shoots are oftentimes injured. bot.reg. 39,1839. 
892. ICOSANDRIA, PENTAGYNIA. ROSACE*. 
SPIR/E'A cham*drifo , lia. 11 Plant, 6 feet il Hardy deciduous shrub, from Siberia, 
GEP.MANDER-LEAVED SPIRAA. II Flower, 2 inch II m 1789, flowers in June, white. 
Spiraea, from the Greek speira, a rope, in allusion to the thin flexible branches 
of some plants of this genus. This is an erect, handsome shrub, quite hardy — 
its terminal corymbs of flowers are bold and numerous. bot. rbg. 1222 . 
893. TRIANDP.IA, MONOGYNIA. IRIDACEA. 
WITSE'NIA MAU'RA. || Plant, 4 feet II Greenhouse evergreen shrub, Cape G. 
DOWNY FLOWERED WITSENIA. || ifowcr, ^ Inch " Hope, 1790, flow. sum. orange & black. 
Witsenia, so named in honour of M. Witsen, a Dutch botanist. The Witsenias 
from their shrubby character, are remarkable as belonging to the Natural Order 
lndaceae. This species is very handsome, and not common. botanist, 125 . 
