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1238. THIANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. IRIDACEJE. 
CRO'CUS ANNULA'l US. ij Scape, 4 inch II Hardy bulb from Tauria, in 1840, 
ADAM'S CROCUS. || Flower, 1J inch II flowers in February, lilac and yellow. 
Crocus, see No. 343. This variety of Crocus annulatus is called Adamicus. 
“The group is named annulatus, from the persistent rings, which are the base of 
the vaginaceous extrafoliaceous coats.” bot. mag. 3868. 
1239. TniANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. IP. IDACE 41. 
CRO'CUS i.acenaflo'rus. II Scape, 4 inch | Hardy bulb, lately found naturalized 
gourd-shaped crocus. || pfower, 2J inch II in Suffolk, flowers in Spring, pale-yel. 
The Crocus lagenaeflorus, mentioned by Mr. Herbert, as found naturalized 
in Barton Park, Suffolk, by Mr. Turner, the intelligent gardener of the Bury 
botanical establishment. The variety is called lacteus lutescens. bot. mag. 3869. 
1240. IIEXANDRIA, MONOCYNIA. AMARYLLIDACEA.. 
LLIS'ENA LONG1PE PALA.II Scape, 3 feet l| Greenhouse bulb, from Peru, 1837, 
II EcaI* 1 .1 inch I 
i.ong-limbed ELISENA. || Flower, 6 inch II flowers in May, white and green. 
Elisena, from the Greek eus, twisted or bent. The genus has arisen out of 
Jsmene, and contains handsome plants. They succeed exceedingly well when 
planted in potsof white sand mixed with a small portion of loam. bot. mag. 3873. 
1241. TRIANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. AMARYLLIDACEA. 
H/EMAV 1 HUS tenuiflo'rus. || Scape, 1 foot || Stove bulb, from Mozambic, in 1840, 
NARROW-FLOWERED IIAMANTHUS.il Flower, 2 inch II flowers in April and May, red. 
Hmmanthus, see No. 33. Mr. Herbert observes that this fine plant produced 
upwards of a hundred flowers, the head becoming almost spherical, 'lhe variety 
he calls Mozambicensis ; it is longer in the tube than Delagoensis. bot. mag. 3870. 
1242. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. BA LSA MINACEA. 
IMPA1IENS RO'SEA. (| Plant, 2 Feet? j| Frame annual, from the Himalayas, 
small pink balsam. || PToVer, i Snell II in 1840, flowers in July, rose colour. 
Impatiens, see No. 502. Another of the handsome half-hardy annual Bal- 
sams, in which genus India proves so productive. Introduced by the East India 
Company and may be treated as the common Balsam. bot. reg. 2 t, is4i. 
1243. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHID ACE A. 
1 . .3/ 1 . 1 A ACUMINATA. || Scape, 9 inch || Stove herbaceous plant, Guatemala, 
TAPERING LALIA. || Flower, 3 inch I 1840, flowersin January, white & lilac. 
Laelia, see No. 70. The pretty species of Lmlia here noticed was discovered 
by Mr. Hartweg, and sent to the London Horticultural Society, in whose garden 
it soon flowered. It is also recommended by its fragrance. bot. reg. 24 , mi. 
1244. monadelpiiia, polyandria. malvacea;. 
MAL'V A ODORA'TA. || Plant, s feel 11 Greenhouse shrub, from C. G. Hope, 
SWEET-SCENTED mallow. II Flower, if incii i in 1838? flowers in May, pint. 
Malva, see No. 776. A free-growing upright branching shrub, whose flowers are 
of delicate hue and continue in succession nearly a month. Cuttings root readily 
when treated in the usual way, under a bell glass. botanist, 218 . 
1245. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CINCHONACEA.. 
POSOQU E'RIA versic'olop. . || Plant, 6 feet? n Stove shrub, from Cuba, iu 1840, 
CHANGEABLE POSOQUERY. || Fkm’er, ^ inch ll flowers in August, white & crimson. 
The original species of this plant is called by the Caribs Aymara Posoquer . 
Posoqueria versicolor was imported by the Messrs Loddiges ; its pendulous fra- 
grant flowers will be considered an acquisition to the stove. bot. reg. 26 , mi. 
