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950. ICOSANDRI A , MONOGYNIA. CACTACEJE. 
LEPIS'MIUM COMMU'NE. 11 Stem, I [feet II Stove herbaceous perennial, Brazil, in 
COMMON LEPISM1UM. [ Flower, % inch 1 1836? flowers in Oct. lilac anil white. 
Lepismium, see No. 935. The Glasgow Botanic Garden received this species 
from Mr. Hitchen, a highly-successful cultivator of succulent plants. It is sup- 
posed to have emanated from the collection of P. de Salm Dyk. bot. mag. 3763. 
051. OCTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ONAGRACE*. 
CENOTHE'RA BFFRONS. !| Plant, 2 feet |1 Hardy annual? from Texas, in 1836, 
U gj* 2 inch li 
Heart-lvd. evening primrose. H Flower, 2 inch II flowers in August & Septem. yellow. 
CEnothera, see No. 56. This, says Sir W. J. Hooker, is another very distinct 
species of Ginothera, discovered by the late Mr. Drummond. It is quite hardy 
and a very free flowerer, its buds opening long in succession. bot. mag. 3764 . 
952. MONADELPHIA TRIANDRIA, IRIDACEA. 
\ n PATERSO'NIA sapphiri'na. II Plant, 1 foot || Greenhouse herbaceous peren. Swan 
sapphire patersonia. 1 Flower,^ inch i Biver, 1838? flow. June? sapphire-col. 
gffly 4l Patersonia, so named by Dr. Brown, in honour of Colonel William Patterson, 
nB J a botanist and lieutenant governor of New South Wales. A beautiful plant, easily 
| managed, but its flowers are of very short duration. bot. reg. 60, 1839. 
953. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ERICACEAE. 
RHODODEN'DRONcampanula- | Plant, fl f«u |j Hardy evergreen shrub, Cossaing- 
TUM. BELL-FLOWERED RHODODEN . u Flower, 24 inch | than, 1824, flowers April, pale rose. 
Rhododendron, see No. 603. This is a superb plant, but has rarely flowered 
in this country. The present specimen was obtained from the Messrs. Dickson’s 
Nursery, Chester. Dr. Wallich introduced it to this country. bot. mag. 3759 . 
954. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHID ACE A. 
SAUROGLOS'SUM ela’tum. || Plant, 3 feet | Stove herbaceous perennial, Brazil, 
TALL lizard’s TONGUE. |( Flower, 1 'inch 1 1832, flow, in March, yellowish white. 
Sauroglossum is derived from saura, lizard ; and glossa, a tongue, on account 
of the form of various parts of this plant. This terrestrial species of Orchidacea 
is of the Neottia tribe, and possessing no gaiety. bot. reg. ibis. 
955. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LIL1ACEA.. 
SCIL'LA PRATEN'SIS. » Plant. 5 inch li Hardy bulb, from Hungary, in 1827, 
Leaf. % inch ,, . . , 
meadow squill. || Raceme, 2 inch || flowers in June, violet colour. 
Scilla, see No. 316. This little rock plant possesses no peculiar characteristic, 
but as it flowers later in the season than the major part of its congeners, it will 
afford an advantageous continuance of vernal beauty. bot. reg. 63, 1839. 
956. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. EPACRIDACEyE. 
STYPHE'LIA TUBIFLO'RA.i| Plant, ^3 feet || Greenhouse evergreen shrub, Austra- 
CRIMSON styphelia. || Flower, li inch II lia, in 1802, flowers in summer, crim. 
Styphelia, from stuphelos harsh or hard, expressive of the habit of the genus. 
A very handsome plant. It has been compared with the old Erica tubiflora, and 
when well grown is not inferior to it in beauty. botanist, 142. 
957. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. MELANTHACEA. 
XEROPHYL'LUMsetifo'liumI] Plant, 14 feet || Hardy herbaceous perennial, N.Amer- 
TOUGH-LEAVED XEROPHYLLUM. II Flower, \ inch II i ca > 1765, flow, in June, white & violet. 
Xerophyllum, from the Greek xeros dry, phdllon, a leaf, in allusion to the 
dry texture of its leaves. This plant appears to be but a variety of Linneus’s 
Helonia3 asphodeloides. A handsome border plant. bot. reg. I 613 . 
