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1494* POLYANDRIA, POLYOYNJA. MAGNOLIACEJE* 
ILLI CIUM RELIGIO SUM.IJ 3 feet || Greenhouse evergreen shrub, Japan, 
sacred aniseed TREE, || Flower, 2 inch II 1840? flowers in March, yellow green. 
Illicium is derived from illicio, to allure; on account of its attractive 
fragrance. The Japanese strew it over the tombs of their friends, and burn it on 
their altars. It was received at Kew, from Liege. bot. mag. 3965. 
1495. GVNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE*. 
MAXILLA RIA acutipetGla. II Plant, 8 ! nc jj irStove herbaceous perennial, America, 
sharp-petaled MAX1LLARIA. || Flower, ^ inch || 1841, flowers in March, orange & crim. 
Maxillaria, see No. 71. A prettily marked species, which was sent to the 
Kew gardens by Mr. Barclay, one of the collectors of that establishment. 
Allied, on the one hand to tenuifolia, and on the other to picta. bot. mag.39gg. 
1496. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE.E. 
ONCID 1UM UROPHYLLUM. ij I ’inule, -5 feet |i stove herbaceous perenuial, Brazil, 
TAIL-LEAVED ONCIDIUM. |j Flower, 1 inch I in 1840, flowers in March, yellow. 
Oncidium, see No. 57. Imported from Brazil, by the Messrs. Loddiges. “A 
charming species, with a peculiar habit. Its leaves are shaped like a pen-knife 
curved backwards, so as to have the edge on the convex side.” bot.reg. 54 , 1842 . 
1497. syngenesia, necessaria. composite. 
OTHON'NA FRUTES'CENSl! Plant, 3 feet 11 Greenhouse herbaceous perennial, S. 
Leaf, 34 inch . . . „ 
SHRUBBY OTHONNA. II Mower, 2 inch || Africa, 1841 , flowers in August, yellow. 
Othonna, from othone, a linen cloth : some of the species have a cottonny 
covering. A handsome showy plant, with singularly glaucous fleshy leaves, and 
abundance of flowers. Grown in the Birmingham garden. bot. mag. 39CT. 
1498. pentandria, monogynia. convolvulace®. 
PHARBI'l IS OSIRFNA. II Plant, -Q l ,et Ij Stove herbaceous climber, from Cuba, 
royal purple gaybine. | Flower, 2 inch II in 1841, flowers in July? purple. 
Pharbitis, see No. 556. This is a beautiful stove climber, introduced by the 
Messrs. Loddiges. Its stems die annually, but its large tuberous roots supply 
them luxuriantly again in spring, bearing abundance of blossoms. bot.reg.41,i842. 
1499. DIADELPHIA, DECANDRIA. LECUMINOS®. 
PLATYLO'BIUMobtusan'gulum ij Plant, 1 foot it G reel! house evergreen shrub, Van Die- 
Obtuse-angled flat-pea. |! Flower, 1 inch || men’s Laud, 1832 ? flo. inMay, orange. 
Platylobium, from platus, broad ; and i.obos, a pod. The seeds of this plant 
were first received in this country at the Glasgow Botanic Garden, from Dr. 
Scott, then in Van Diemen’s Land. It is a handsome flowerer. bot. mag. 3268. 
1500. cryptogamia, filices. polypodiace®. 
POLYPO'DIUM decursive pin- 11 Height. 1 foot n Stove herb perennial, introduced 
Na'tum. DECURRENTPlNNATEPO.il width 1 ,’ ii inch 1 in 1841, sori brown, in Summer 
Polypodium, see No. 26. This pretty fern was imported from the continent, 
by Mr. Lowe, of Clapton nursery. It is a distinct species, but does not appear 
in any published work. Its fronds are deciduous. sp. hort. 
1501. TETR ADYNAMIA, SILICULOSA. CRUCIFERtE. 
RICO'TIA LUNA'RIA. II Plant, 2 feet^ ■ Hardy annual, brought from Syria, 
SYRIAN HONESTY. || Flower, % inch II in 1757, flowers in June & July, pink. 
Probably named after Sir Paul Ricaut, F.R.S., who was British Consul of 
Smyrna, and author of several works. The flowers of this plant somewhat 
resemble those of Mediterranean Stock. It is rarely met with. flo. gar. s. 2 , 411 . 
