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1254. OCTANDRIA, monogynia. malastomace*. 
MARCETIA DECUSSA'TA. « Plant, H.font II Greenhouse shrub, from Brazil, in 
CROSS-LEAVED MARCETIA. | !Uch H 1839 ? flowers in Sept. & Oct., pink. 
Marcetia, named in honour of Dr. Marcet. This, the first cultivated species 
in Great Britain, was raised from Brazilian seeds, at Mr. Cunningham’s nursery, 
Comely Bank, near Edinburgh. A neat, erect, free-flowering shrub, botanist, 223 . 
1255. gynandria, monandria. orchidace*. 
MORJIO'DEf) PARDI'NA. || Scape, 1 foot ll stove herbaceous perennial, from 
lbopard-spotted mormodes. u Flower, l| inch II Mexico, in 1837’ flowers in Sep., yeL 
Mormodes, see No. 295. The original variety was spotted, therefore called 
pardina, from pardos, a leopard. This variety is called unicolor, being one- 
coloured. It flowered with Mr. Barker, and is a fragrant plant, bot. mag. 3879. 
1256. enneandria, monogynia. lauiune*. 
PERSE' A GRATIS'SIMA. |l Plant, 40 feet? I Stove tree, from the West Indies, in 
THB AVOCADO PEAR. |] Flower, 4 'inch II flowers in the spring, green. 
The ancient Greek name of an unknown plant. This tree is regarded for its 
fruit — the Avocado, or Alligator Pear, which is much esteemed in the West 
Indies, being of exceedingly rich flavour, but wanting sharpness, bot.reg. 1258 . 
1257. DIANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. THYMELACE*. 
PIME'LIA SPEC! AB ILIS. II Plant, 1 fnot [I Greenhouse shrub, from Swan River, 
SHOWY PIMELIA. || Flower, % inch II in 1837? flowers in July, pink. 
Pimelia, see No. 634. “ This is one of the best Swan River shrubs yet intro- 
duced. It is in the way of Pimelia hispida, but is much handsomer, having 
heads of flowers thrice as large at least.” bot. reg. ss, mi. 
1258. TRIANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. IRIDACE®. 
SISYR1N CHIUM odoratis SI- II PI' 1 ”'. J feeMI Hardy herbaceous perennial, from S. 
MUM. FRAGRANT SISYRINCHIUM. | Flower, 1J iuch " America, 1828, June, white & brown. 
Sisyrinchium, see No. 409. First cultivated in this country in the Clapton 
nursery, having been received from the southern coast of South America. It is 
an elegant plant when in flower, and very fragrant. bot. reg.i283. 
1259. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMIA. ACANTHACB/E. 
STROBILAN'THES sca bra. n Plant, r °°f I stove half-shrubby plant, from India, 
ROUGH-LEAVED CONEHEAD. U Flower, 1 inch I in 1828? flowers in spring, yellow. 
Strobilanthes, see No. 987. This plant flowered in the collection of his Grace 
the Duke of Northumberland. Its foliage is of rather rough aspect ; its flowers 
pretty. Requires the management of an Eranthemum or Justicia. reg. 32 , mi. 
1260. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. APOCYNACE*. 
TABERNcEMON TA'NA DEN-n Plant, 4 f””' [I Stove evergreen shrub, from E. Indies, 
SIFLO RA. CLOSE-FLOW. TABERN.jj Flower, 3 inch ll in 1824, flowers in June, white. 
Named in honour of J. F. Tabernaemontanus, a botanist of the sixteenth cen- 
tury. Presented by the East India Company to the London Horticultural Society. 
It is a pretty stove shrub, but its flowers are not very showy. bot. reg. 12 - 3 . 
1261. SYNGENESIA, AQUALIS. COS1POS1T/E. 
TRIPTILTON SPINO'SUM. | Plant, s feet | Greenhouse herbaceous peren., from 
spiny TR 1 PT 1 LION. | Flower, i inch II Chili, in 1827, flowers in July, blue. 
Triptilion, from treis three, and ptilon a plume, alluding to the feather-like 
character of the pappus. A very pretty little plant, raised in the Dropmore Gardens. 
Its flowers increase in brilliancy by being dried between paper. botanist, 224 . 
