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1366. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. SOLANACEA. 
NICOTIA'NA noctiflo'ra. || PW, 2 fe« 11 Hardy annual, from S. America, 1826, 
NIGHT-FLOWERING TOBACCO. || Flower, lj inch II flowers in August, white and purple. 
Nicotiana, see No. 328. The flowers of most of the species of Nicotiana have 
a neat appearance, from their slender tubes and regular spreading limbs, and this 
species particularly so. It is also very fragrant. bot. mag. 2785. 
1367. DID YNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMIA . GESNERACE^E. 
NIPH^E'A OBLON'GA. II 9 j“£|j II Stove herbaceous peren., Guatemala, 
OBLONG SNOW-WORT. J Flower, 1£ inch II 1840, flowers autumn & winter, white. 
Niphea, from the Greek, niphos, snow ; in reference to its pure white flowers. 
This plant in habit approaches some of the stemless Gesneras, and will meet 
admirers. During its period of rest it may be kept perfectly dry. bot.reg. 5 , 1842 . 
1368. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEfc. 
ONCIDTUM longifo / lium. ,! Plant* fcet j| Stove herbaceous perennial, Mexico, 
LONG-LEAVED ONCIDIUM. || Flower, 1$ inch H in 1839? flowers in winter, yellow. 
Oncidium, see No. 57. This is one of the plants known in gardens as 
Oncidium Cebolleta; it is very showy, from the length of its pendent panicle — 
not less than a yard, and clothed with showy flowers. bot. reg. 4 , 1842 . 
1369. gynandria, monandria. orciiidace^e. 
OTOCHFLUS FUS'CA. j Plant* •? || Stove herbaceous perennial, Nepal, 
brownish-flowered otochilus. J Flower, \ iuch J in 1840, flowers in February, white. 
Otochilus is derived from os, otos, an ear, and cheilos, a lip ; alluding to the 
little appendages at the base of the lip. A rather singular, but not showy, 
epiphyte. Its pseudo-bulbs proliferous. bot. mag. 3921. 
1370. SYNGENESIA, iEQUALIS. COMPOSITE. 
PODOTH E r CA GNA PHA LIOI^DES || Plant, 2 feet n Frame annual, from Swan River, in 
CUDWEED PODOTHECA. || rfowW, & inch | 1841, flowers in July & Aug., yellow. 
Podotheca, from pos, podos, a foot, and theca, a fruit or capsule ; in allusion 
to the fruit-stalk. Raised by the Messrs. Dickson, Edinburgh, from seeds com- 
municated by Mr. Murray, Lintrose. A rather straggling annual, bot. mag. 3020 . 
1371. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ASPHODELACEiE. 
SCIL'LA ESCULEN' 1 A. J| Plant, is inch 11 Frame bulb, introduced from North 
esculent squill. || Flower, 2 inch | America, 1826, flowers in May, white. 
Scilla, see No. 316. The general appearance of this plant is that of an 
Anthericum. Its roots are eaten by the Indians of the North-west Coast of 
America, made into cakes and otherwise. bot. mag. 2774. 
1372. MONADELPHIA, TRIANDRIA. IRIDACEjE. 
SISYRIN'CHIUM CHILEn'se. || Plant, 1 foot j| Greenhouse herbaceous peren., from 
Leaf, 9 inch (I , . , ___ _ , 
CHILIAN SISYRINCHIUM. II Flower, % iuch ]| Valparaiso, 1826, flowers in June, pur. 
Sisyrinchium, see No. 428. This is much like Sisyrinchium Bermudianum, 
(Botanic Garden, No. 381) but more slender in all its parts. Both are very 
pretty, when enticed by the sun’s rays to display their beauty. bot. mag. 2786 . 
1373. MONADELPHIA, PENTAGYNIA. TERNSTRCEMIACE*. 
STUAR'TIA PENTAGY'NA j| Plant, 9 rert || Hardy deciduous shrub, from North 
FIVE-STYLED STUARTIA. !! pfoVer, 3j inch H America, 1785, flowers in July, white. 
The genus was named in compliment to John Stuart, Marquis of Bute, a dis- 
tinguished botanist. Although this shrub is hardy, and its large white, or rather 
cream-coloured, flowers handsome, it is rarely met with. bot. mag. sm. 
