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14*22. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACEjE. 
AbPLE'NlUM monan^tuemum j Eeaf, 1 foot i Greenhouse perennial, from Cape of G. 
one- FLOAVERED A3PLENIUM. || vvidihV % inch II Hope, 1790, sori brown, all the year. 
Asplenium, see No. 15. Called monanthemum from its having one line of 
sori on each leaflet. A graceful fern, of tolerably easy culture. Requires to 
be potted in peat, loam, and sand, with plenty of drainers. sp. of smith. 
1423. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ERICACE*. 
AZA'LEA Al.TACLEREN'SIS. II Plant 3 leet^ Hardy shrub, flowered at nighclere, in 
THE HIGHCLERE azalea. || Flower, 2J inch I 1841, flowers in May, white, pink, yel. 
Azalea, see No. 494. A pretty hybrid, raised at Highclere, from seeds of 
Sinensis, fertilized by viscosa. Its fragrance, as well as its prettily mingled tints 
of yellow and pink, will recommend it to cultivation. bot. reg. 27 , 1842 . 
1424. TETRANDRTA, MONOGYNIA. SCROPHULARIACEiE. 
BUD^DLEA MADAGASCARiEN^SlSjj Plant, 10 leet j stove evergreen shrub, Madagascar, 
MADAGASCAR BUDDLEA. || Flower, 14 inch 1 in 1824, flowers in autumn, orange. 
Buddlea, see No. 846. Dr. Wallich sent seeds of this shrub to Great Britain, 
from Calcutta, and it is considered desirable, both from the singular appearance 
of its whitish cottony stems and bright orange flowers. bot. mag. 2824. 
1425. ICOSANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CACTACE®. 
CAC'TUS ALA'TUS. | f lejcht. 2 feet « stove evergreen under shrub, Organ 
WING-STEMMED CACTUS. || Flower, % inch l! Mountains, 1827, flowers in Nov., yel. 
Cactus, see No. 400. A very handsome Cactus, whose mode of flowering on 
the margins of the compound oblong joints of the plant will be best understood 
by an inspection of the annexed cut. bot. mao. 2820 . 
1426. gynandria, monandria. orcuidaceje. 
CAT ASE'TUM globiflo'rum. II Plant, is inch || Stove herbaceous perennial, Brazil, 
GLOBE-FLOWERED CATASETUM. )| Flower, 1J inch II 1810, flowers in winter, green & bro. 
Ca tasetum, see No. 49. This plant was received at the Glasnevin garden from 
Dr. Gogarty. Its spike of flowers has a singular appearance, resembling, at 
a little distance, unripe fruit as much as flowers. bot. mag. 3042. 
1427. DICECIA, POLY ANDRIA* CYCADACE®. 
CY'CAS CIRCINA'LIS. jj Trunk, 5 j Stove tree, introduced from the East 
broad-leaved CYCA9. ;| Ament., 5 inch !! Indies, in 1700, flowers in May, brown. 
Cycas, the Greek name of a palm, said to grow in Ethiopia to the height of 20 
feet. The female plant is unknown ; its male amentum grows from the centre 
of the head, assuming the form of a cone. bot. m ag. 2826. 
1428. HEXANDRIA, TRIGYNIA. DIOSCOREACE.E 
DlOSCCy REA CINNA MONIFO LIA Plant, 6 feet Jj Stove perennial climber, from Rio de 
cinnamon-leaved yam. || iiow’er, i.j, inch I Janeiro, 1827, flowers in Nov., green. 
Named after I’edacius Dioscorides, a Greek physician. This plant was detected 
in South American woods, by W. Harrison, Esq., and sent by him to Mrs. Arnold 
Harrison, of Aigburgh. Its flowers are rather insignificant. bot. mag. 2825 . 
1429. DECANDRIA, PENTAG YNIA . CRASSULACE®. 
ECHEVE'RIA ACUTIFO'LIA. j! Plant, 2 feet ji Greenhouse herb, peren., Mexico, in 
SHARP-LEAVED ECHEVERIA. I Flower, % inch I 1840, flowers in spring, scarlet & yel. 
Echeveria, see No. 402. This plant was received by the London Horticultural 
Society from their collector, Mr. Hartweg. It was supposed to be gibbiflora, 
but proved a novelty, with more richly coloured flowers. bot. reo, 29,1842. 
210. FLORAL REGISTER. 
