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1222. TRIANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. IUIDACE*. 
CRO'CUS SUA VE'OLEN S. II Scape, 3 inch || Hardy bulb, from Italy, ill 1839? 
SWEET-SCENTED CROCUS. 1 ff„Ver, 1J inch ll flowers in March, lilac and buff. 
Bulbs of Crocus suaveolens were brought by the Hon. W. Strangways, from 
Italy, to Mr. Herbert. They flowered at Spofforth, and have proved sufficiently 
hardy to bear our climate, in favourable situations. bot. mag.3sg4. 
1223. DECAN DRIA, PENTAGYNIA. CRASSULACE S.. 
ECHEVERIA cibbiflo'ra. I Plant, 2 feet I! Greenhouse under-shrub, Mexico, in 
GIBBOUS-FLOWERED ECHEVERIA. [| Rower, 4 "inch II 1826, flowers in Nov. yellow & pink. 
Echeveria, see No. 402. Seeds of this species were collected on the western 
coast of South America, by Mr. J. M’Rae, and sent by him to the London Horti- 
cultural Society. It is a handsome succulent plant. bot. reg. 1247 . 
1224. CYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE.E. 
EPIDEN’DRUM umbella tum 11 Plant, 6 inch 11 Stove herbaceous perennial, Jamaica, 
| I.eaf, li inch 1 . , „ 
UMBELLATED epidendrum. J Flower, % iuch ll m 1/93, flowers in June, green. 
Epidendrum, see No. 4. One of those singular orchidaceous subjects which 
always excite admiration, even if low in the scale of beauty. The soft green tint 
and curious formation of this flower, combine to make it pleasing, botanist, 216 . 
1225. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. IRIDACEA.. 
HERBER'TIA PULCHEL'LA I Plant, 5 im h j Hardy bulb, brought from Buenos 
pretty herbertia. |l pfower, 2 inch ll Ayres, 1S27, flowers in July, lilac. 
Named in compliment to the Hon. and Rev. \V. Herbert of Spofforth, who has 
devoted many years to the study of bulbous plants. The genus is one of much 
beauty, and has been remodelled by Mr. Herbert. bot. mag. 3862. 
1226. PENTANDMA, MONOGYNIA. BA ISA MINACE*. 
IMPA'TIENS CAN'DIDA. II Plant, g feet ] Greenhouse annual, from Himalavan 
Leaf, 4 inch I , . 
white balsam. |j Flower, 2 inch II mountains, 1839, flowers Aug. white. 
Impatiens, see No. 502. A very stately annual, six feet high. Its flowers are 
large and showy, and produced in loose terminal umbels, through the auiumnal 
months, in the borders, but more successfully in a greenhouse, bot. reg. 20 , 1 S 41 . 
1227. DECANDRIA, PENTAGYNIA. OXALIDACEtE- 
OX'ALIS TORTUO'SA. j Plant, 1 foot Greenhouse evergreen under-shrub. 
TORTUOUS OXALIS. || Flower, V> inch II Chile, in 1826, flowers in June, yel. 
Oxalis, see No. 201. The specific name alludes to the tortuous growth of its 
scaly stem. It is not very showy, but its acidulous quality may render it as use- 
ful in salads as the species tuberosa. bot. reg. : 24 a. 
1228. MONADELPHIA, DECANDRIA. LEGUMINOSiE. 
RAF'NIA TRIFLO'RA. j Plane, 4 feet Greenhouse herbaceous bien. C. G. 
THREE-FLOWERED rafnia. |i Flower, f inch Hope, in 1786, flowers in June, yel. 
Rafnia, named in compliment to Mr. C. G. Rafn, a Danish Botanist. A pretty 
greenhouse plant, the beauty of which may be increased by frequently shorten- 
ing its shoots ; a useful practice when bushy plants are desired, botanist, 214 . 
1229. CYNANDRIA, DIANDRIA. 
STYLID'IUM drummon'dh. 
drummond’s stylidium. 
( Plant, 1 foot 
Leaf, 6 inch 
Flower, 1 inch 
STYLIDACE*:. 
Greenhouse herbaceous peren. Swan 
River, in 1839, flowers iu Nov. lilac. 
Stylidium, from the Greek stulis a little column. The column of fructifica- 
tion is remarkable for its irritability. Raised by Mr. Low of Clapton, from Swan 
River seeds, sent home by Drummond. A beautiful flowerer. botanist, 213 . 
