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1566. OCTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. RUTACE*. 
ACRON Y'CHIA CUNNINGHA.m'i |, Plant, 6 feet jj Greenhouse evergr. shrub, N. Holland, 
Cunningham’s acronyciiia. | Flower, lj 'iuch il 1820? flo. in May & June, cream-col. 
Named, by Forster, from the Greek akros, the top ; and onyx, a claw ; from 
an incurved point of the petals of the original species. A handsome shrub, with 
the flowers of the orange tree, and similar odour. bot. mag, 3994 , 
1567. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ERICACEJE. 
ANDROM'EDA salicifo'lia. J Plant* 4 feet^ | Deciduousunder-shrub, the Mauritius, 
WILLOW-LEAVED ANDROMEDA. II Flower, U 'inch II in 1830? flowers in June, greenish. 
Andromeda, named after the fabled virgin, Andromeda of the poets. A less 
showy plant than most of the Andromedas of our gardens ; its blossoms are few, 
and scarcely more gay than its leaves, which are white beneath, bot. mag. 3288. 
1568. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACEiE. 
ASPID'IUM LzETEVI'RENS || Height, S feet II Greenhouse or frame peren., Madeira, 
Leaflet, 6 inch | _ oor . , , . 
lively-green shield-fern. || width, % inch II 183.3 ? son brown, in July and August. 
Aspidium from asfidion, a little shield ; from the shape of the indusium. A 
stately fern, when well grown ; nearly related to coriaceum, but this species has 
not been previously published. Pot in loam, peat, and sand. 
1569. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLYrODIACEiE. 
CANOP'TERIS VI \ IP’ERA-H Height, 8 ' nc |j || Stove perennial, from the Mauritius, 
viviparous canopteris. II Width, j inch II in 1839, son brown, in August. 
Canopteris, from kainos, new ; pteris, a fern. An elegant plant, which is 
viviparous, producing young plants on the fronds. It was imported by the Messrs. 
Ilollisson ; pot in peat and sand, with abundance of drainers. sp. of berg. 
1570. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEAE. 
CATASE'TUM PLANI'CEPS Rl»nt, 9 inch stove herb, perennial, South America, 
FLAT-HEADED CATASETUM. || Flower, lj inch I in 1838? flowers in June, yel.& green. 
Catasetum, from kata, downward ; seta, bristle ; in allusion to the bristle-like 
horns of the column. This flower is a strange looking clumsy creature ; its colour 
would induce neglect, but its shape cannot be over-looked. bot. reg. 9, 1843. 
1571. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLY PODIACEA1. 
CIIEILAN'I HES I ARINO'SA Height, 15 inch Stove perennial from the East Indies, 
I Length. inch . 
MEALY CHEILANTHES. || Width, inch I in 1838? sori green, in Summer. 
Cheilanthes, see No. 1539. It is termed mealy, from the powdery substance 
attached to the under surface of its fronds. An exceedingly rare and beautiful 
unpublished species ; raised from foreign seeds, by J, Riley, Esq. sp. of brown. 
1572. PENTANDRIA, DIGYNIA. A POCYNACEiE. 
ECHI TES HIRSU'l A. ; Riant, 12 ie-tt^ j Stove herb, climber, the Organ Moun- 
H airy-flowered EC HITES. Ii Flower, 4 inch i tains, 1842, flowers in Sept. , yellow. 
Echites, from echis, a snake ; in allusion to its climbing habit. Although less 
beautiful than splendens,it is a handsome flowerer. Received by Messrs. Veitch, 
of Mount Radford nursery, Exeter, from their collector, Mr. Lobb. bot.mac.3997. 
1573. POLYGAMIA, DKECIA. URTICACE.E. 
FI'CUS ACUMINATA. Riant, J r ‘ e l !| Stove evergreen tree, sent from Silhet, 
sharp-pointed fig. J Frui’t, 1 inch j in 1830? flowers in Spring, white. 
The derivation of Ficus is uncertain ; some have referred it to the Celtic 
Figuezen. A rather remarkable shrub ; its bold but thinly-scattered leaves 
contrast strongly with its small orange-coloured fruit. bot. mag. 3282. 
219. FLORAL REGISTER. 
