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1446. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. A M ARYLLIDACE/E. 
HABRAN'THUS l 1 II A7 E N SI5 . II Plant, R) inch it Greenhouse bulb, brought from Chile, 
MEADOW habranthus. || pfower, inch il 1836 ? flowers in spring, scarlet & yel. 
Habranthus, see No. 484. The bulbs of this scarce plant were first received 
into this country by C. B. Warner, Esq. It may, from the brightness of its 
colours, be called beautiful, even in its own showy genus. bot. reg. 35 , m 2 . 
1447. POLYANDRIA, PENTAOYNIA. RANUNCU LACE/E. 
HELLEBO'RUS orienta^lis. Il Plant, 1 foot II Greenhouse herbaceous peren.,Asia, 
eastern HELLEBORE. || pfower,’ 3 Inch II in 1840? Mowers in winter, purplish. 
Helleborus, see No. 743. This resembles the Helleborus niger, or Christmas 
Rose, but has purplish flowers. Some authors consider this, instead of our 
Helleborus niger, to be the black Hellebore of the ancients. bot. reg. 34, m 2 . 
1448. polygamia, moncecia. leguminos*. 
MIMOSA URUGUEN'SIS. II 1" ' ?, f ee Mi Greenhouse shrub, from Buenos 
Leaf, lAincb ' 
the URUGUAY mimosa. I! Flower, l inch II Ayres, in 1839 ? flowers in June, pink. 
Mimosa, from mimos, a mimic ; it mimics animal sensibility. A pretty shrub, 
nearly hardy. The beautiful divided and sub-divided foliage of this and other 
Mimosas will recommend them to the favour of cultivators. bot. reg. 33, 1842. 
1449. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POL YPODIACE*. 
NOTHOCHL/E'NA ten'era. II Leaf. 3 ! nc 5 || Stove herbaceous perennial. Men- 
Leanet, 1 inch I 1 
tender NOTHOCHLitNA. || Width, y K inch II Uoza, 1828? sori brown, July & Aug. 
Nothoclaena, from nothos, spurious ; chlamina, cloak ; from the appearance 
of its involucrum. A humble fern, unlike the following one, but a scarce and 
interesting one. It requires peat, loam, and a large portion of sand. sp. of gillies. 
1450. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLYPODlACEiE. 
PTE'RIS UMBRO'SA, II Leaf, 3 feet 11 Greenhouse herbaceous peren., New 
shady brake. II width,’ Vi inch || Holland, 1823, sori brown, in autumn. 
Pteris, see No. 251. An elegant stately fern, which may claim the name 
umbrosa almost as appropriately from its affording, as loving shade. Its fronds 
continue green through the whole year. Flourishes in peat & loam. sp. of brown. 
1451. DIADELPHIA, OCTANDRIA. POLYGALACE®. 
f POLYG'ALA PAUCIFO'LIA 11 Riant, 4 a inch n Frame herbaceous perennial, from 
few-leaved milk-wort. || rfon’er, % inch I Canada, 1812, flowers in May, purple. 
Polygala, see No. 571. A single stem of this little Polygala would be insig- 
nificant, but a well-filled pot of it in flower would form a delightful object. It 
flourishes in vegetable mould, iu shade. bot. mao. 2852. 
1452. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ERICACEAE. 
RHODODEN'DRON anthopo / - ii Plant, 15 inch l| Hardy shrub, Himalaya Mountains, 
GON. BEARDED RHODODENDRON. || Flower, 4 inch II 1834, flowers in April, yellowish-white. 
Rhododendron, see No. 603. This is in the extensive collection of the Countess 
of Rosslyn, at Dysart House, ; and has pale yellowish flowers, whilst the habit 
of the shrub approaches ferruginea or hirsuta. bot. mag. 3947. 
1453. DECANDRIA, DIGYNIA. ALSINACE*. 
SAPONA'RIA GLUTINO'SA II Plant, 2 feet 11 Hardy biennial, the Taurian Moun- 
CLAMMY-STALKED SOAPWORT. || Rower, 1J inch II tains, in 1817, flowers in June, red. 
Saponaria, from sato, soap ; because the bruised leaves of the species officin- 
alis are said to form a lather when agitated in water. Somewhat singular flower ; 
the purple stems and nerves too of its leaves are uncommon. bot. mag. 2855. 
