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1702. TRIANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. IRIDACE/E. 
IX IA GRANDI! LO RA. jl P' an '. | ! nc j 1 II Greenhouse bulb, from Cape of Good 
VELVET-FLOWERED IXIA. || F f 0 Ver, 2 h’ch II Hope, in 1758, flowers in May, purple. 
Ixia, see No. 1652. This is a variable species, as regards its flowers. Some- 
times they are purple, sometimes white, at others, striped. It may be propagated 
either from offsets of the bulbs, or from seeds. bot. mag. 541. 
1703. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. GENTIANACE/E. 
LEIAN'rHUS NIGES CENSil Plant. 3 feet jl Greenhouse biennial, Guatemala, in 
BLACK-FLOWERED LEIANTHUS. |[ Flower, 1£ inch II 1840? flowers ill Sum., dark purple. 
Leianthus, from leios, smooth, plane; anthos, a flower ; probably from its 
even or regular corolla. This upright slender plant affords abundance of flowers, 
of elegant shape, and of rich colour. It flowered at Kew. bot. mag. 4043. 
1704. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LEGUMINOS/E. 
OXYLO BIUM arborescens. II PI* 1 ), 1 * G f ee t II Greenhouse shrub, Van Diemen's 
Leaf. 2 inch , 
tall OX ylobium. || Flower, inch II Land, 1805, flowers in April, yellow. 
Oxylobium, see No. 1594. One amongst the numerous Australian leguminous 
shrubs, for which its native country has long been remarkable. It is of strong 
growth, but in flower nothing peculiarly remarkable. bot. reg. 398. 
1705. CRYPTOGAMIA, filices. polypodiace-e. 
POLYPO'DIUM DEFLEX UM. jl Height, is inch II Stove perennial, brought from Brazil, 
deflexed polypody. || width',’ % Inch II in 1830, sori brown, in Autumn. 
Polypodium, see No. 1675. A plant possessing no peculiarity of character. 
It should be potted in loam and peat, with the pot half full of drainers. It 
is readily increased by division, in spring or autumn. sp. of kaulftjs. 
1706. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMIA. SCROPHULARIACEJE. 
TETRANE'MA MEXICA’NUM. || Plant, 5 inch |j Greenhouseherb.peren., Mexico, 1841? 
MEXICAN tetranema. II pfower, % inch II flowers in June & July, pur. & white, 
Tetranema, from tetra, four ; nema, a filament ; on account of there being 
but four filaments in this genus. An exceedingly pretty little plant; resembling 
Pentstemon ; remarkable for its almost stemless flowers. bot. reg. 52, 1843. 
1707. OCTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. TROPAOLACEA. 
T RO P jE'O L UMpolyph yl'lum II Plant, 2 feet ii Hardy annual, sent from Bolivia, 
Leaf, li inch 
MANY-LEAVED IN DIAN-CRESS. || Flower, inch II IQ 1842, flowers IQ June, yellow. 
Tropseolum, see No. 1547. Another pretty species of this gay genus — one of 
compact growth, that, doubtless, will ornament our open borders. It has been 
introduced by Mr. Knight, of the Exotic Nursery, Chelsea. bot. mag.3042. 
1708. DECANDRIA, PENTAGYNIA. SILENACEJE. 
VISCA'RIA OCULA'TA. II Plant, 1 foot II Hardy annual, sent from Africa, in 
I Leaf, 3 inch . „ „ . , . , 
DARK-EYED VISCARIA. || Flower, 2 inch II 1841 ? flowers 1U Sum. & Aut., pink. 
Viscaria, from viscos, birdlime ; in allusion to the glutinous nature of the stems. 
To old gardeners the Rose Campion is well known, and this is a new ally. 
Received by the Messrs. Backhouse, of York, from Algiers, bot. reg. 63, 1843. 
1709. TRIANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. IRIDACEA. 
WATSO’NIA IRIDIFO’LIA || Plant, 4 feet II Greenhouse bulb, from the Cape of G. 
SCARLET FLAG-LEAVED WATSONIA.II p'oner, 2 inch II Hope, in 1795, flowers in May, scarlet. 
Watsonia, see No. 1629. This is a bold and handsome plant; one of the 
tallest of its species. There are varieties of it, with flowers varying much in 
colour, but none excelling the present one. bot- mag. coo. 
