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1638. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEtE. 
EPIDEN DRUM FUSCATUM I 1 foot 11 stove herb, perennial, West Indies, 
DINGY-FLOWERED EPIDENDRUM. J Flower, V 2 inch Id 1790, Bowers in March, brown. 
Epidendrum, from epi, upon ; dendron, a tree ; in allusion to its parasitical 
habit. A plant of neat upright growth, but neither from the colour or size of its 
flowers can it claim particular attention. bot. mag. 2844 . 
1639. triandria, monogynia. iridace.®. 
GLADI OLUS GUSPIDA T US |i Fflaut 2J feet || Greenhouse bulb, the Cape, in 1795, 
TALL CORN-FLAG. II Flower, 3J inch I! flowers in May & June, brownish-wh. 
Gladiolus, see No 1622. Although not constantly, still, in general, the seg- 
ments of its corolla are undulated, and its lower ones have dark lozenge-shaped 
spots. These variations add much to the beauty of the flower. bot. mag. 582 . 
1610. TETRANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. FROTEACE®. 
LOMA'TIA 1LICIFO LIA. 11 Pj'nu, 3 feet^ ii Frame shrub, from New Holland, in 
FIOLLY-LEAVED LOMATIA. || Flower, *1 iDth il 1 824, flowers June to August, white. 
Lomatia, from loma, a border ; which alludes to the winged edge of the leaves. 
A Kew Garden variety of a well-known shrub. Its curved sepals, style, and 
waved foliage, produce a rather peculiar appearance. bot. mag. 4023 . 
1611. OCTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. MELASTOMACE®. 
MARCE'TIA EXCORIA'TA. | Plant, .I 1 1 nch ! Stove shrub, sent from America, in 
loose-barked marcetia. II Flower, 4 inch il 1840, flowers in spring, pale pink. 
Named in honour of Dr. Marcet, a chemist of Geneva. A rare plant of 
heath-like aspect, from the collection at Sion. Several species are known to 
botanists, but they have not yet been introduced. bot. reg.31,1843. 
1642. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMIA. GESNERACEzE. 
NEMA1 AN'THUS L0N , GIPES. || Plant, 2 feet^ || stove climber, sent from Brazil, in 
LONG FLOWER-STALKED NEMATAN. |[ Flower, 2j inch I the year 1841, flowers in May, scarlet. 
Nematanthus, from nema, a thread ; anthos, a flower ; in allusion to its thread- 
like flower-stalks, from which the flowers are pendant. These brilliant flowers, tipt 
as it were by its didynamous stamens, are exceedingly striking. bot. mag. 4018. 
1643. MONADELPIIIA, POLYANDRIA. TERNSTRtEMIACE®. 
« POLYSPO'RA AXIL'LARIS.jj Plant, 3 feet 11 Stove shrub, from the East Indies, in 
AXILLARY POLYSPORA. | Flower, 23 inch 9 1818, flowers Feb. to March, white. 
X/WrfJ S° name( l from polus, many ; spora, seed. The clustered flowers, with 
prominent yellow anthers, on the short terminal branches of this plant, with 
v handsome dark foliage, make it desirable. bot. mag. 4019 . 
1644. TRIANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. IRIDACE®. 
TRITO'NIA CROCA' TA. Il Plant, 1 foot II Greenhouse bulb, the Cape, in 1758, 
Leaf, 3 A inch I . , _ r 
saffron-coloured tritonia. || Flower, 2$ inch II flowers m May and June, orange. 
Tritonia is derived from triton, a weathercock ; a name which alludes to the 
various positions of the stamens of different species. A bold showy flower ; with 
the bottom of its corolla transparent : its offsets are produced freely, bot. mag. i 84. 
1645. POLYANDRIA, POLYGYNIA. RANUNCULACE®. 
TROL'LIUS ACAU'LIS. II Plant 4 inch | Hardy herbaceous perennial, from 
stemless GLOBE-FLOWER. || Flower, i| iuch i India, in 1841, flowers in July, orange. 
This name is derived from trol, or trolen, an old German word, signifying 
round ; in allusion to the flowers. This Trollius, which somewhat resembles 
pumilus and Americanus, is a good border plant. bot. reg. 32, 1843. 
