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1078. TRIANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. IRIDACEtE. 
MAR ICA HU MILIS. | Plant, 11 feel |I Greenhouse bulb, from Brazil? in 
humble marica. II Flower, 2 inch I 1839 ? flowers in May & June, yellow. 
Marica, see No. 821. This is a yellow variety of Marica'humilis, or, it may be. 
Sir W. J. Hooker conceives, a distinct species. It is a supposed native of 
Brazil, and flowered in the Glasgow Botanic Garden. bot. mag. 3S09. 
1079- gynandria, monandria. orchidace*. 
MAXILLA'RIA tetrago'na. ll Ps. bulb, 3inch II Stove herbaceous perennial, Bio Jan- 
four-cornered maxillaria. Ii Flower, 2 !”ch I eiro, in 1829, flowers in June, green. 
Maxillaria, see No. 71. This plant was introduced by the London Horticul- 
tural Society. It possesses but little beauty ; its violet-like fragrance, however, 
is a compensating quality. Its thick fleshy lip is singular. bot. reg. 1428 . 
1080. gynandria, monandria. orchidace*. 
ONCID'IUM pachyph yl , lum. ii Scape, 1J feet 11 Stove herbaceous perennial, Mexico, 
thick-leaved oncidium. I Liower, 1 inch II 1838? flowers January, greenish yel. 
Oncidium, see No. 57. This exceedingly handsome species of Oncidium was 
sent by Mr. Parkinson to the Woburn collection. Its large crowded panicle of 
flowers, and stout coriaceous foliage, produce great boldness. bot. mac.380t. 
1081. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA, MELASTOM ACEjE. 
PLERO'MA heteromal'la. j! Plant, 3 feet ii Stove evergreen shrub, from Brazil, in 
HETEHOMALLOUS PLEROMA. || Flower, l|!neh II 1819, flowers in September, purple. 
Pleroma, from the Greek, signifying fulness, but it is doubtful how this is in- 
tended to be applied. An exceedingly handsome plant. Drawn at the Royal 
gardens at Kew Requiring abundance of pot room for its roots, botanist, 175 . 
1082. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ERICACE*. 
RHODODEN'DRON cauca'si-| Plant, 2 feet J Hardy evergreen shrub, hybrid origin, 
CUM. hybrid RHODODENDRON.! Flower, ^ inch I raised in 1835, flowers in May, white. 
Rhododendron, see No. 603. A hybrid, between Rhododendron Caucasicum, 
and white Azalea Ponticum. Raised by J. Yeitch, of Exeter, but cannot be consi- 
dered an improvement, says Sir J. W. Hooker, upon either parent, bot. mag. ssii. 
1083. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE*. 
SARCAN'THUS GUTTA'TUS || Scape, 1 foot n stove herbaceous perennial, India, in 
spotted sarcanthus. |j Flower, % inch II 1818, flowers in April, white and lilac. 
Sarcanthus, see No. 475. This spotted Sarcanthus was discovered growing 
on trees, near Dacca, and sent to the Calcutta garden ; whence it was transmit- 
ted by the East India Company to the London Hort. Soc. bot. reg. 1443 . 
1084. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. COM ME LIN ACEJE. 
TRADESCAN'TIA TU'MIDA | Plant, 2 feet? n Greenhouse herbaceous peren. Mexi- 
GOUTY-JOINTED spiderwort. II Flower, l| inch II co, 1839, flowers in Sept, reddish-pur. 
Tradescantia, see No. 470. This Mexican plant was raised in the London 
Horticultural Society’s Garden. The rolling back of the lower broad leaves of 
its flowering stem marks it from the commoner species. bot. reg. 42 , 1840 . 
1085. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHID ACE A. 
ZYGOPET'ALUMafrica'num.ii Scape. 3 feet ii Stoveherbaceous perennial, Sierra Le- 
AFRICAN ZYGOPETALUM. | plo^’er, l\ inch II one, 1839, flow. Dec. green & brown. 
Zygopetalum, see No 93. The first Zygopetalum discovered in the old world. 
It was sent from Sierra Leone, by Dr. Whitfield, to the Duke of Bedford. It is 
less handsome than some others of the genus. bot. mag. ssi 2 . 
