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958. TETRANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. A RACEVE. 
ANTHU'RIUM GRa'cile. ii Plant, 8 inch || Stove herbaceous perennial, Demera- 
slender ANTHURIUM. || Spadix, *2 inch || ra, in 1825, flowers in May, greenish. 
Anthurium, from anthos a flower, and oura a tail, in allusion to the form of 
the spadix. The flowers of this plant possess very little beauty, but its bright 
crimson berries, disposed in spiral order, have a pretty appearance, bot. reg. 1605. 
959. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ERICACEJE. 
AR'BUTUS LAURIFO'LIA. II Plant, 20 feet Greenhouse evergreentree, from Mex- 
LAUREL-i.VD. STRAWBERRY TREE. | Flower, % inch || ico, in 1825, flowers in June? white. 
Arbutus, probably from the Latin arbos, a tree. Some suggest its origin to be 
from the Celtic arboise, signifying austere bush. Introduced by Lord Napier, 
andgivento Mr. Lambert. Its racemes are abundantly flowered, bot. reg. 67, 1 839 . 
960. ICOSANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CACTACE/E. 
CE'REUS MARTIA'NUS. II Height. 3 feet ll Stove shrub, from Mexico, in 1837? 
VON martius’s CEREus. || flower, 24 inch II flowers in April & May, rose-colour. 
Cereus, see No. 75. The Cereus Martianus flowered in the Woburn collection. 
It bears much resemblance to the well-known Cereus flagelliformis, but may be 
distinguished by the deeper furrows of its stem. dot. mag. 3768. 
961. gynandria, monandria. orchidace*. 
CQSLOGY'NE OCELLA’TA. n Pirn*. 8 inch || Stove herbaceous perennial, Sylhet, 
EYE-LETTED CtELOGYNE. || Flower, 2 inch || 1837 ? flowers spring, white & orange. 
Ccelogyne, see No 815. This species has much beauty in the clear whiteness 
of its flowers, relieved, as it is, by large orange ocellated spots on each of fhe 
lobes of the labellum, particularly the lateral ones. bot. mag. 3"g7. 
962. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. COM B RETACE/E. 
COMBRE'TUMorandiflo'rum II Plant, 5 feet ll Greenhouse evergreen shrub, Sierra 
l.ARGE-FLOWERED COMBRETUM. || Flower, tb Inch II Leone, 1824, flowers in Dec. scarlet. 
Combretum, a name given by Pliny to a climbing plant. The multiplicity of 
splendid clusters of crimson flowers produced by this shrub, produce a striking 
effect. Our cut will show its axillary habit of flowering. bot. reg. ig31. 
963. POLYGAMIA, MONtECIA. SAPINDACE1E. 
DIl’LOPF.L'TIS HUGE'LII. I Plant, 3 feel j| Greenhouse shrub, from Swan Kiver, 
hucel’s diplopeltis. II Flower, is inch I l® 37 , flowers in April & May, pink. 
From diplos, double, and pelta, a buckler, probably in allusion to its seed 
vessel. A very pretty greenhouse shrub, of easy culture, propagated from cuttings, 
and one which succeeds in the open ground in summer. bot.reg. gs,i839. 
964. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEA.. 
EPIDEN'DRUM cepifor'me. i| Panicle ^3 feet i| Stove herbaceous perennial, Mexico, 
onion-rooted epidendrum. II iTon’er,;! j Inch II in 1838, flowers in May? deep yel. 
Epidendrum, see No. 4. This plant was introduced to the Woburn collection 
by John Parkinson, Esq. the British Consul at Mexico. Its large globose pseudo- 
bulbs, and ample peduncles, distinguish this species from others, bot. mag. stgs. 
965. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPER.MIA . GESNERACE*. 
GLSNE'RA SUTTO'NI. n Plant, 2 feet ll Stove herbaceous perennial, from Rio 
CAPTAIN sutton’s cesnera. || pfower, 2 Inch ll Janeiro, 1833, flowers in July, scarlet. 
Gesnera, See No. 103. This speciesof Gesnera resembles the species bulbosa, 
but has a somewhat larger flower, with broader upper lip. It was brought to 
England, by Capt. Sutton, of the Falmouth Packet Establishment, bot. reg. 1637 . 
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