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1956. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. EPACRIDACEiE. 
LEIJCOPO GON RICH 7 El. s feet^ | Greenhouseshrub,fromXewHolland, 
riches LEUCOPOGON. !' Flower, Vi inch i in 1822, flowers May to Aug., white. 
Leucopogon, from leukos, white ; pogon, beard ; in allusion to its bearded 
corolla. A pretty evergreen shrub ; and so prominent is the beard of the corolla 
that it must be considered to be thereby well distinguished. bot mag. 3251 . 
1956. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEiE. 
MILTO NIA CUNEATA. j| stove herbaceous peren., from Brazil’ 
WEDGE-LIPPED MILTOKIA. |j Flower, 3$ inch I 1842 ? flowers in Mar., brown & white. 
Named in compliment to the Right Honourable Lord Fitzwilliam. A hand- 
some plant ; its sepals and petals a rich brown, tipped with green ; the lip pure 
white, with a tinge of pink near the base. bot. reg. 8, 1846. 
1957. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNTA. LEGUMINOSA. 
OXYLO'BIUM ELLIP T1CUM. Plant, 3 feet I Greenhouse shrub, from Van Dieman’s 
i Leaf, 1 inch 
elliptic-leaved oxylobium. || Flower, 4 inch L Land, in 1829, flowers in April, yellow. 
Oxylobium, from oxys, sharp ; lobos, a pod ; in allusion to the pointed pods of 
the genus. The bold terminal bunches of flowers of this shrub are very showy. 
Their succession and long continuance make the plant desirable, bot. mag 3249 . 
1958. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE/E. 
P PLEU ROTH AL'LIS bicarina'ta II Plant, 1 foot Stove herb, perennial, from Brazil. 
! Leaf, 54 inch i . ^ 
DOUBLE-KEELED PLEUROTH ALLIS I Flower, % inch I in 1838? flowers in Decem., orange. 
The Greek words pleura, side ; and thallo, to flower, allude to the connexion 
of the leaf and inflorescence. A small but pretty plant of this curious genus. Its 
flowers expand from the bosom of its solitary leaf. bot mag. 4142. 
1959. pentaxdria, monogynia. rhamnace.®. 
POMADER'RIb BE TULI N A ( Plant, a feet Greenhouse shrub, New South Wales, 
Leaf, 1 inch 
birch-leaved pomaderris. || Flower, % inch I 1823. flowers in April, yellow-white. 
Pomaderris is derived from two Greek words poma, a covering ; derris, a skin ; 
in allusion to the covering of the capsule* The dense little heads of flowers of 
this plant deserve close examination. bot. mag. 8212 . 
1960. diadelphia, decandria. leguminos*:. 
PRIESTLE'Y A YILLO'SA. Plant, 3 feet || Greenhouse shrub, from C. G. Hope, 
WOOLLY priestleya. | Flower, inch II in 1//4, flowers in November, yellow. 
Named in compliment to the well-known Dr. Priestly. This plant, in flower, 
has somewhat of the general appearance of the above Oxylobium, but its foliage 
is more dense, and its heads of flowers less downy. bot. mag. 321 e. 
1961. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACEAL 
PTE' R IS LONGIFO'LIA. I Height, is inch Greenhouse evergreen peren., West 
. Leaflet, 2 luch , „ , 
LONG-LEAVED brake. || width, \ inch Indies, 1//0, son brown, all the year. 
Pteris, pteryx, a wing ; in allusion to its wing-like fronds. This is a pretty 
fern, that may be met with in most collections. It increases from self-sown 
sporules, and flourishes under the commonest management, sp. op linneus. 
1962. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. SOLANACE-E. 
SOLA'NUM MACRAN'THUM, Plant. Vf*** Stove tree, brought from Brazil, in the 
LARGE-FLOWERED night-shade. | Rower, 2$ inch ! year 1830? flowers in July, purple. 
Solanum, from solor, to comfort ; in allusion to its narcotic qualities. A bold 
flowering plant, growing in the border of a stove, at Kew,and reaching to the roof. 
Cuttings strike root readily, and flower whilst small. bot. mag. 4138 . 
