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1454. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACE®. 
ACROS TICHUMscolopen driumII E?af, h ,oot i| Stove herbaceous perennial, from 
, I n idth, 14 i n cli I r 1 
hart S-TONGUE-LEA VED ACROSTI. II Spike 4 inch II Brazil, 1839, in Autumn, son brown. 
Acrostichum is said to be derived from the Greek, akros, sticiios ; from the 
lines on the reverse of the leaves resembling lines of poetry. A very rare fern. 
Introduced by E. W. Fry, Esq., to the Birmingham Garden. sp. ofraddi. 
1455. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE®. 
ARUNDI'NA DEN'SA. | j fv'j^ll Stove herbaceous peren., from Sinca- 
CLOSE-FLOWERED REED-ORCHIS. | Flower, 3 inch II pore, in 1841, flowers in March, crim. 
Arundina, from Arundo, a reed ; in allusion to their resemblance. Plants of 
this genus are readily recognised from their peculiarity of habit. This is a hand- 
some species, rendered more desirable by its agreeable fragrance, bot.reg. 38, 1842. 
1456. MONCECIA, POLYANDRIA. BECONI ACE®. 
BEGO'NIA RENIFOIl'MIS. || Piaut, 5 feet 11 Stove evergreen under-shrub, Brazil, 
Leal, 34 inch . ® . * 
kidney-leaved begonia. || Flower, & inch II in 1819, flowers in January, white. 
Begonia, see No. 32. This species requires the heat of the stove to bring it to 
perfection, and even then its flowers are small and not abundant \ they have, 
however, a pleasing pearly appearance. bot. mag. 3225 . 
1457. SYNGENESI A, POLYGAMI A * COMPOSITE. 
C\ NA'RA CARDUN'CULUSlI Plant, 5 feet 11 Hardy herbaceous perennial, from 
Leaf, 10 inch l| _ / . , 
COMMON CARDOON. || Flower. 5 inch II Candia, 1658, flowers in August, blue. 
Cynara, derived from kyon, the Greek name of a dog; the spines of the 
involucrum resemble dogs’ teeth. This is a variety of the common Cardoon, 
the blanched stems of which are edible. bot. mag. 3241 . 
1458. CYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE®. 
EPIDEN'DRUM raniferum. Plant, 1 foot?| Stove herbaceous perennial, Mexico, 
FROG EPIDENDRUM. II Flower, 2 inch II in 1840 ? flowers in Mar, ? green & bro. 
Epidendrum, see No. 4. This plant flowered with George Barker, Esq., of 
Birmingham. Green flowers are seldom attractive ; these, however, are greatly 
relieved by the bright purple spots on its petals and sepals. bot.reg. 42 , 1842 . 
1459. DECANDRIA, DIADELPHIA. LEG U MINOS®, 
ER\ THRl'NA \ ELLTL'NA. Tee*. 30 feet Stove evergreen tree, from Caraccas, 
velvety ERYTHRINA. || Flower’, 4 inch ll in 1810, flowers in June, orange-red. 
Erythrina, see No. 947. The drawing of this splendid Erythrina — a tree, 
thirty feet high, with a trunk seven or eight inches in diameter, was made in 
Madeira. Its seeds are a uniform bright vermillion red. bot. mag. 3227 . 
1460. ICOSANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. MYRTACE®. 
EUGE'XIA rRINER'\ IA. || Plant, 5 feet | Greenhouse evergreen shrub, New S. 
THREE-NERVED EUGENIA. |j | lower, i; Inch II Wales, in 1824, flowers in April, white. 
The name, Eugenia, was adopted in honour of Prince Eugene, of Savoy. 
This may be cultivated as a botanical curiosity, but not for its gaiety or 
attractions as a flowering plant. bot. mag 3223 . 
1461. didynamia, angiospermia. gesnerace®. 
GESNERA LOXGIFO LIA. I Plant, 2 feet 11 stove herbaceous perennial, Guate- 
LONG-LEAVED GESNERA. , Flower, 1 inch i mala, in 1841, flowers in August? red. 
Gesnera, see No. 103. Received by the Horticultural Society, from Mr. 
Hartweg. Its flowers are produced in dense racemes, but they want brilliancy 
of colour to make them attractive. bot. reg. 40 , 1842. 
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