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1174 SYNCENESIA, FRUSTRANEA. COMPOSITE. 
OBELISCA'RIA DRUM mon'dii. II Plant, ^2 feet ji Frame lierbaceous peren. N. America, 
Drummond’s obeliscari a. !l jfower, iueb II 1836, flowers in Aug. yellow & brown. 
Obeliscaria, from the Greek obeliscos, and kara in allusion to the elevated 
disk of the flower. The deep yellow pendulous petals with the rich brown 
blotch at their base, give the plant a showy effect. botanist, 201 . j 
1175. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEA. 
ONCI'DIUM macranthe'rum. II Plant, 3 inch II Stove herbaceous perennial, Mexico, 
EARGE-ANTHERED ONCIDIUM. | Flower, % loch !l 1839, flowers April, green & purple. 
Oncidium, see No. 57. This small species which probably ranks near pumi- 
lum, was collected in the interior of Mexico, by Mr. Galeotti ; and sent by Mr. 
Parkinson, late Consul, to the princely collection at Woburn. bot.mag. 3845. 
1176. decandria, monogynia. leguminosa. 
PODALY'RIA buxifo'lia. II Plant. * j«t II Greenhouse evergreen shrub, C. G. 
BOX-LEAVED podylyria. II Flower, if inch II Hope, 1790, flowers in June, rose-col. 
Some authors suppose this genus to have been named after Podalirius, a son of 
Esculapius, but the opinion is questionable. A handsome and scarce, although 
not a new plant; one which is best propagated from seeds. botanist, 204 . 
1177. DIANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LABIATA. 
SAL'VIA GRAHAM'I. II Plant, 4 fret II Greenhouse evergreen shrub, Mexi- 
, Leaf 1 3 inch , ° ’ 
GRAHAM s SAGE. II Flower, l inch II oo, in 1829, flowers July to October. 
Salvia, see No. 699. This plant was discovered in Mexico, by J. G. Graham, 
Esq. and named in compliment to him. Not so showy as splendens and fulgens, 
but still desirable for summer show in the borders. bot.rec. 1370. 
1178. ICOSANDRIA, PENTAGYNIA. ROSACEA. 
SPIRiE A KAMTCHA ITCA | Plant, 2 feet 11 Hardy herbaceous peren. North In- 
KAMTCIIATKA MEADOWSWEET. || flower, Vi inch II 1838, flowers in July, white. 
Spiraea, see No. 892. This plant approaches so nearly to the Spiraea ulmaria 
or meadow-sweet of our own damp grounds, that it is scarcely worth keeping as 
a distinct species, although completely hardy. bot. rec. 4, i84i. 
1179. pentandria, digynia. asclepiadacea. 
STEPHANO'TIS FLORIBUn'da. | Plant, ^ feet? I Stove climbing shrub, from Madagas- 
M ANY-FLOWERED STEPHANOTIS. || Flower, 11 Inch II car, in 1835 ? flowers in May, white. 
Stephanotis, from stepiianos, a crown, and otis, os, an ear, in allusion to the 
auricles of the starainal crown. A handsome climber in the stove, when its 
flowers are displayed by being trained up a pillar or trellis. botanist, 203 . 
1180. OCTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. TROPAOLACEA. 
TRO P rE / 0 LIJ Mmoritzia’num. | Plant, 3 feel II Greenhouse herb, twiner,’ Cumana, 
moritz’s Indian cress. || rfower/ii SSch i 1840, flowers in July, red & yellow.’ 
Tropaeolum, from the Latin tropaeum, a warlike trophy, from its shield-like 
leaves, and helmet-shaped flowers. This pretty new Tropaeolum blossoms 
freely in the greenhouse, but has not done so when planted out. bot. mag. 3844 . 
1181. TRIANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. IRIDACEA. 
WITSE'NIA COR\ MBO'SA.II Plant, 2i feet 11 Greenhouse herbaceous peren- C. G, 
CORYMBOSE W1TSENIA. || {lower, in'rh I Hope, 1803, flowers all summer, blue. 
Witsenia, see No. 893. This is an exceedingly pretty plant; its growth is al- 
together pleasing, and its brilliant blue flowers very attractive. In addition to 
this, it blossoms more or less nearly all the summer. botanist, 202 . 
