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1987. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LEG U MIN OS*. . 
GOMPHOLO B l UMtomento SUM [I Plant, 3 feet |i Greenhouse shrub, Van Diemans 
Leaf, 1 uub 
downy gompholobium. || Flower, 4 inch II Land, 1803, flowers May to Aug., yel. 
Named from gomphos, a wedge ; lobos, a pod ; in reference to the shape of 
the pod. A pretty leguminous plant, from its light and elegant foliage. Readily 
propagated from seeds, and blossoms in the second season. bot. beg. 1474 . 
1988 CYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA ORCHIDACEA. 
GO VE'NIA U 1 R1CULA' TA. | 3 fr®* II Stove herbaceous perennial, Jamaica, 
BLADDERY GOVEN1A. fl Flower, % inch II in 1842, flowers in September, white. 
Named in compliment to J. R. Gowen, Esq. of Highclere. This plant is re- 
markable for the large, transparent, bladdery sheath, which surrounds its scape 
and the lower part of its leaves. Sent to Kew by Mr. Purdie. bot.mag. 4tsi. 
1989. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ORCHIDACEA 
IOCHRO'MA TUBULO'SA. i Want, „ 4 f e “ • Greenhouse shrub, sent from Quito, 
TUBULAR IOCHROMA. j| rfow’er, I "inch II in 1843, flowers from July to Oct. blue. 
A plant with rather sombre flowers, still as large clusters of these are produced, 
from July to October, it is worthy of cultivation. It was sent to the Horticultural 
Society by Mr. Hartweg, its American collector. bot. rec. 20 , i84s. 
1990. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LILIACEA. 
ORNITHOG'ALUMmargina'tum II Plant, 7 inch |J Frame bulb, introduced from Asia, 
white-edged ornithogalum || Fiow’er, li luch II in 1843, flowers in March, white. 
Ornithogalum, from ornis, a bird ; gala, milk ; its application is uncertain. 
It is probable that this plant may prove hardy ; if not it will scarcely be sought 
as a plant to protect in pots. bot. reg. 21, ms. 
1991. OCTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. MELASTOMACEA. 
OSBECKTA NEPALEN'SIS. II Pl»nt> *|inch II Greenhouse shrub, sent from Nepal, 
WHITE-FLOWERED NEPAL OSBECK. |j Flower, 8 inch II in 1829, flowers in August, white. 
Named in honour of P. Osbeck, a Swedish clergyman. As well as the present 
white-flowered variety , a purple one is in cultivation. Both are showy plants, 
which require but little care in a warm greenhouse. bot. reg. 1475. 
1992. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACEA. 
POLYPO'DIUM angustifo'lium.II Height, 18 inch ii stove evergreen perennial, the West 
Leaflet, none . . . orir . . , • o • 
NARROW-LEAVED polypody. || width, % inch || Indies, in 1820, son brown, in Spring. 
Poly podium, see No. 1975. The long narrow leaves of this fern form a desir- 
able contrast to the finely-cut spreading foliage of many others. It should be 
potted in peat and loam, mixed with drainers. Admits of division, sp. of swartz. 
1993. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE*. 
SPATHOGLOT'TIS for'tuni.II Plant, 4 l foot h II stove herb, perennial, Hong Kong, 
MR. fortune’s spathoglottis. II pfower, i| Inch II in 1844, flowers in January, yellow. 
This newly-introduced Spathoglottis is the more interesting inasmuch as it is 
one amongst the first introductions from Hong Kong ; where it was discovered 
by Mr. Fortune, the Horticultural Society’s collector. bot. reg. ib, ms. 
1994. didynamia, angiospermia. acanthacea. 
WHITFIELD'IA lateri'tia. I| Plant, 81 feet II Stove evergreen shrub, Sierra Leone, 
brick-coloured whitfieldia. II Flower, 4 inch II in 1842, flowers in Oct., orange-red. 
Named by Sir W. J. Hooker, in compliment to T. Whitfield, Esq., whose 
discoveries have so much enriched the collection of the Rt. Hon. the Earl of 
Derby, at Knowsley. A small bushy shrub, showy in flower. bot. mag. 4166. 
