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1230. DIDYN AMIA , ANGIOSPERMIA. CYRTANDRACE/E. 
zESCH Y N AN'THUS macula'-II Plant, 5 feet? [I stove parasite, from India, in 1838? 
j Leaf, 3 inch | _ . T , ,, 
tus, SPOTTED BLUSHWORT. II Flower, 1J inch II flowers in J une, crimson and yellow. 
zEschynanthus, see 1038. This handsome species of .Eschynanthus is found 
upon rocks and trees in the hot damp sands of India. It is called ramosissimus 
in the gardens, and may be grown on wood in a pot. bot. reg. 28, mi. 
1231. POLYANDRIA, PENTAGYNIA. RANUNCULACEIE. 
AQUILE'GIA clandulo'sa. || Plant, 18 inch m Hardy herbaceous peren. Altai moun- 
CLANnuLAR COLUMBINE. jj Flower, 4 inch 1 tains, 1822, flowers May, blue & white. 
Aquilegia, see No. 1088 . Although an old plant, its showy properties have 
only been elicited by N. M’Leod, Esq. of Dalvey ; who sows in autumn, trans- 
plants at 18 months old, into beds of loam and leaf-mould. botanist, 219. 
1232. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYN1A. ERICACEAE. 
AZA'LEA PON'TICA. Il Plant, 3 feet I! Hardy deciduous shrub, from China, 
CHINESE AZALEA. || Flower, 2 inch I 1823, flowers in April & May, yellow. 
Azalea, see No. 494. Messrs. Loddiges, several years ago, imported this va- 
riety, (Sinensis) from China, and it has always been esteemed as very superior to 
the Asiatic Azalea pontica. It is a remarkably showy shrub. bot. reg. 1253. 
1233. MONtECIA, POLYANDRIA. BEGONIACEfE. 
BEGO'NIA DREGII. [j Plant, 6 inch || Greenhouse herbaceous perennial, S . 
DREGE S BEC0N1A. II nower, inch 1 Alrica > 1840, flowers in Sept, white. 
Begonia, see No. 32. Seeds of this plant were transmitted from the Cape of 
Good Hope, by M. Dregb, to the Berlin garden, whence seeds were sent to the 
Edinburgh garden. It is a very handsome plant. botanist, 217. 
1231. MONCECIA, POLYANDRIA. BEGONIACEfE. 
BEGO'NIA \ ILLO'SA. |j Plant, 1 foot i| stove annual, from Brazil, in 1828? 
SHAGGY begonia. |! How’er, & Inch I flowers in August and Sept, white. 
In the stove of Sir Charles Lemon, this plant was raised a few years ago from 
Brazilian seeds. Its cyme is few-flowered, and the plant less showy than are 
some other species of this favourite genus. bot. reg. 1252. 
1235. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. AMARYLLIDACE*. 
BOMA'REA ACUTIFO'LIA. | Plant, 9 inch? || Hardy herbaceous perennial, Carac- 
SHARP-LEAVED BOMARBA. I Flower, 1% inch 1 cas, 18-10, flowers in Aug. crim. & yel. 
This variety of the species, Mr. Herbert calls punctata. It was imported by 
T. Harris, Esq. of Kingsbury Grove, and sent by him to Spofforth. It is more 
showy than the species published under No. 1215 . bot.mag. 3S7i. 
1236. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE/E. 
CjELOG'I NE CUMIN'GII. jl Plant, 8 inch | Stove herbaceous peren. Singapore, 
mr. Cuming’s c .il o c y N e . || j ’(. r . ) 2 inch 11 in 1840, flowers in Aug.? white & yel. 
Caelogyne, for derivation, see No. 815. Collected by Mr. Cuming, and sold 
to the Messrs. Loddiges. It has pretty white flowers, with a bright yellow blotch 
on the lip. It requires a very warm moist stove. bot. reg. 29, i 84 i. 
1237. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. POLEMONIACE*. 
CO BzEA SIIPULA'RIS. | Plant, 10 feet |i Hardy herbaceous perennial, Mexico, 
changeable cob.ea. J Howcr) 3 !uch 1 in 1840, flowers in August, green. 
Cobaea, see No. 1009. The Cobaea scandens (Bot. Gar. 691) is well known ; 
this plant will serve nearly the same purposes of ornament, whilst it offers the 
advantages of an annual, flowering in its first season. bot. reg. 25, mi. 
19s floral register. 
