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1358. POLYANDRIA, PENTAC YNIA. R ANUNCULACEJE. 
AQUILE'GIA SKINNE'RI. 11 Plant, f««t || Hardy herb. peren., Guatemala, 1840? 
MR. skinner’s COLUMBINE. | Flower, 3 inch | flowers June to Oct., scarlet & yellow. 
Aquilegia, see No. 1088. The handsomest Columbine hitherto introduced to 
this country. Its long spurs and protruding stamens, independently o f its size, 
distinguish it even at a distance. It has proved to be quite hardy. bot.mag.39I9. 
1359. TETRANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. PROTEACE®. 
BANK'SIA INTEGRIFO'LIAil Plant, ]2 feet [j Greenhouse evergreen tree. New S. 
ENTIRE-LEAVED BANKSIA. I| Flower, 3 inch II Wales, 1/S8, flowers in May, yellow. 
Banksia, see No. 382. This plant existed in the Royal Kew gardens many years 
ago, but seedlings were subsequently raised at Edinburgh, from Fraser’s seeds. 
Notwithstanding its name, it is not always entire-leaved. bot. mag. 2770 . 
1300. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE®. 
CAT'TLEYA GRANLILO’SA.i Plant, 1 foot Jl Stove herbaceous peren., Guatemala, 
ROUCII-LIPPLD cattleya. |! pfower, 5 Inch ll in 1840, flow, in spring, green & white. 
Cattleya, see No. 286. This, at present, rare plant, is in the London Horti- 
cultural Society's garden. Its dingy sepals and petals contrast strongly with its 
beautiful lip of white, oraDge, and crimson. bot. reg. i, m 2 . 
1361. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CAMPANULACE®. 
GLOSSOCO’MIA OVA’TA. |l Plant, IS inch ii Hardy herbaceous perennial, India, in 
OVATB pouch bell. !! i i'oVer, !| Inch i 1839 ? flowers in July , white aod blue. 
So named by D.Don, from the Greek clossokomos, a money-bag; in allusion 
to the shape of the flower. A hardy campanula-like plant, of no striking 
character. Ur. Bindley says it may be raised from seeds. bot. rec. 3, m 2 . 
1362. PENTANDRIA, MONANDniA. G 00 DENI ACE® . 
LECHEN AUL’ HA bilo’ba. ii Plant, 1 fooMj Hardy greenhouse shrub, from Swan 
LARGE BLUE lecii EN a u LTI A . || 1 f 0 '„’cr, U iuch l! River, in 1840, flowers in June, blue. 
This genus was so named in compliment to M. Lechenault, a French traveller 
and botanist. A beautiful azure blue flower, although apparently not very pro- 
fusely produced, and heath-like foliage mark this novelty. bot. rec. 2 , m 2 . 
1363. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. PRIMULACE®. 
L\ SIMA'CIIIA lobelioi’des. I riant, 9 inch i Hardy herbaceous perennial, North 
LOBELIA-LIKE LOOSE-STRIFE. | Hower, % 'inch Ii India, 1810 ? flow. July to Oct., white. 
Lysimachia is derived from lusis, dissolution, mache, strife. Although an 
abundant flowerer, it is still not very showy. Its fruit is as gay as its flowers. 
It was introduced by the Honourable the East India Company, bot. reg. 6, m 2 . 
1304. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LEGUMIN'OS®. 
MIRBE’LIA GRANDIFLO'ra. Plant, 2 feet || Greenhouse shrub, from N. S. Wales, 
LARGE-FLOU ERED MIRBELIA. Ii Flower, % i"ch II in 1823, flowers in June, yel. & red. 
Rlirbelia, see No. 1317. The flowers produced by this plant are not numerous, 
but they have a somewhat singular appearance from their comparatively large 
banners. Seeds were received at Kew, from the Blue Mountains, bot. mag. 2771 . 
1365. POLYANDRIA, POLYGYNIA. NYMPHYACE®. 
NELUM'BIUM SPEcio'sum. Plant, 6 feet i Stove aquatic, brought from India, in 
SACRED BEAN OF INDIA | Fiu'wcr, 10 inch 1839? flowersin July, deep rose.colour. 
Nelumbium, see No. 442. One of the most splendid of Indian aquatics. A 
deep rose-coloured variety, lately introduced to his Grace the Uuke of Northum- 
berland’s garden, Syon House. See N. luteum, Botanist 14. bot. mag.391g-t. 
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