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1206. PENTANDRIA, monogynia. convolvulace.*. 
IPOMCE'A FICIFO'LIA. jl J >la y. t > ®, f“* h II Greenhouse herb, climber, America? 
FIG-LEAVED IPO MCE A. 1 Flower, 21 inch 1 in 1839? flowers in November, pur. 
Ipomcea, see No. 182. Raised from seeds at Messrs. Salter and Wheeler’s 
nursery, Bath . It is exceedingly showy, being a most free and abundant flowerer, 
even when seedling plants are but twelve months old. bot. reg. 13, mi. 
1207. DIADELPHIA, DECANDRIA. LEGUMINOSA5, 
LOTUS AL'BIDUS. II Riant, 14 feet |j G reenhouse herbaceous peren. Aus- 
, Leaflet, 1 men H _ t 
WHITISH-FLOWERED LOTUS. || Flower, % inch II tralia, 1822, flowers in June, white. 
Lotus, this name was applied under the impression that our Lotus corniculatus 
might have been the wild Lotus of Dioscorides. The Lotus albidus is a pretty 
plant deserving a place in every greenhouse. botanist, 211. 
1208. MONADELPHIA, POLY AN DRIA . MALVACE.E. 
PALA'VIA RHOMBIFO LIA.II l’lant, l loot l| Hardy annual, from Peru, in 1629, 
Leaf, 13 inch „ 1 
RHOMB-LEAVED PALAVIA. |i Flower, inch II flowers m August and Sept. pink. 
Palavia, named in honour of Don A. Palau, Professor of Botany, at Madrid, 
This is an ornamental malvaceous annual plant, of neat growth, introduced to 
this country, by Mr. Crukshanks, who collected seed at Lima. bot. reg. 1375. 
1209. diandria, monogynia. labiat*. 
SAL'VIA REG'LA. jl Plant. 4 Feet ll Greenhouse shrub, from Mexico, in 
the regla SAGE. U Flower, i 'inch II 1838? flowers in November, scarlet. 
Salvia, see No. 699. Regia the name of its native country. This fine Mexi- 
can sage was sent by Mr. Hartweg. to the London Horticultural Society. Its 
flowering is less abundant than that of most other species. bot. reg. u, mi. 
1210. CYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEt. 
S&BRA' LIA SES SILIS. II Plant, 3 feet^ | Stove herbaceous perennial, Demera- 
SESSILE-FLOWERED sobralia. |j Flower, 2 nidi It ra, 1836 ? flowers in Dec. rose-colour. 
Sobralia, named after Don F. M. Sobral, a foreign botanist. The plants of 
this genus, (one of which is said to be 20 feet high) like the Evelinas, resemble 
reeds, supporting beautiful flowers at their summits. bot. reg. it, isai. 
1211. HEXANDR1A, MONOGYNIA. AMARYLLIDACE*. 
SPREKE'LIA GLAU'CA. | Plant, 10 inch Jj Greenhouse bulb, from Mexico, in 
GLAUCOUS JACOBEAN LILY. 1 rfawer, Jj inch II 1839, flowers in May aud June, scar. 
Very like the old Jacobean Lily, or Amaryllis formosissima, but with rather 
smaller and paler flowers. Sent to the Horticultural Society, by Mr. Hartw^eg. 
If kept dry, during winter, it will flower in a warm open border, bot. reg. ig.isii. 
1212. SYNGENESIA, 1EQUALIS. COMPOSITE. 
STE'Y IA trACHeliOi’des. jl Plant, 3 fret a Frame herbaceous perennial, Mexico, 
TRA HELIUM-LEAVED STEVIA. || Ffower.Vb inch II > n 1838? flowers in July, purple. 
Stevia, see No. 765. Raised in the garden of Edward Leeds, Esq. near Man- 
chester, from Mexican seeds. It has been cultivated in the greenhouse ; and in 
the open borders also during summer, it has a fine appearance. bot. mac. 3856. 
1213. HEXANDRIA, TRIG YNIA. MELANTHACEJE. 
TOFIEL'DIA PU'BENS. || Plant, 14 fcft | Hardy herbaceous peren. N. America, 
DOWNY-STALKD.AMER. ASPIIO’ EL. ] Flower, Vs inch II in 1790, flowers in .Tune, pale green. 
Tofieldia, a name established by Hudson, in honour of Mr. Tofield, an English 
botanist. This plant has long been grown in the Kew Gardens, but is scarcely 
known elsewhere. It resembles glutinosa, and is not more showy, bot. mag. 3859. 
