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2035. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEA. 
ONCID'IUM spilopte'rum. | Plan., l fo.t II Stove herb, perennial, from Mexico, 
spot-winged oncidium. | Flower, i£ inch H in 1842? flowers in July, yel. & purp. 
Oncidium, from the Greek ogkidion, a tubercle ; iu reference to two promi- 
nencies on the lip of this genus. A desirable species, with an erect raceme of 
beautiful flowers. It flowered in the Hackney nursery. bot. reg. 40 , 1845 
2036. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LILIACEiE. 
OR,i\ 1 1 HOG ALUM NA^NUM. || II Hardy bulb, brought from Turkey, 
dwarf star OF betulehem. J Flower, i inch || in 1843? flo. in Mar., green & white. 
Ornithogalum, see No. 1990. A flower of but little attraction, perhaps a variety 
of umbellatum. It is one of Dr. Sibthorp’s plants, and was imported by the 
Honourable and very Rev. the Dean of Manchester. bot. reg. ad, 1845 . 
2037. DIDYNAMIA, G Y MNOSPERMIA . BIGNONIACEA. 
PHYLLAR'THRON bojeria'numII Plant, 2 fe« | stove shrub, sent from Madagascar, 
MR. bojer s phyllarthron. || Flower, IS ineb I in 1313? flowers in Aug., rose-colour. 
Phyllarthron, changed by Decandolle from Arthrophyllum, the name given to 
this genus by Bojer, from arthros, joint; phullon, leaf. The jointed appear- 
ance of the plant is singular, and the flowers are pretty, but few. bot. mag . 4173 
2038. CRYPTOGAMIA, F1LICES. POLYPODIACEA. 
PI E^IS HASTA'TA. || L J? ■^ ee f 1 Greenhouse evergreen, CapeofGoo.l 
halbert-leaved brake. || Width,’ inch l! Hope, 1823, sori brown, whole year. 
Pteris, see No. 1961. A bold-growing fern, that with careful protection from 
frost may be kept in a cold frame. It may be increased by division or its sporules, 
which frequently vegetate spontaneously. sp. of swartz. 
2039. POLYGAMIA, MONCECIA. ANACARDIACEA. 
RHUS DIVERSILO BA. II Plant, s feet i Hardy shrub, broughtfrom California, 
various-leaved poison oak. II Fufwer, 4 inch I' 1842 ? flowers in June, greenish white. 
Rhus, from the Celtic, rhudd, red ; in allusion to the colour of the fruit. This 
shrub is believed, perhaps erroneously, by the natives of California to be poison- 
ous. As it possesses no beauty it will not be coveted. bot. reg. 38 , 1845. 
2040. MON A DELPHI A, POLYANDRIA. MALVACEAE. 
SI'DA P^EONItEFEO'RA. | : Plant, 5 feet stove shrub, the Organ Mountains 
I Leaf, 5Jinch [ . _ . 
paony-flowered S1DA, || Flower, 14 inch J in 1843, flowers in January, rose-coi. 
Sida, see No. 1944. One of the discoveries of the Messrs. Veitch’s collector, 
in Brazil, whence so many novelties have of late years been obtained. It is not 
quite equal in beauty to striatum. bot mag. 4170, 
2041. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. MUSACEA. 
SIRELll'ZIA AUGUS'l A. jl 7 ree, 2^ feet [j stove tree, from Southern Africa, in 
GREAT WHITE STRELITZIA. || Flower, 8 inch II 1791, flowers Summer & Aut., white. 
Strelitzia, in honour of Queen Charlotte, of the house of Mecklenburg Strelitz. 
One of those magnificent tropical plants that always give character to a good 
collection Introduced by Masson, collector for the Royal garden, bot.mag. 4168 . 
2042. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACEA. 
WOOD'SIA PER RINI A'N A. Height, I5inch i Hardy deciduous peren., X. America. 
> j Leaflet, 2 inch . . . . . 
PERRIN s WOODSIA. || w idth, % inch II m the year 1826, sort brown, in Aug. 
Woodsia, in compliment to Joseph Woods, a Biitish botanist. Sometimes 
known as Alsopella. A perfectly hardy fern, well adapted for planting out on 
rock-work. It may be increased by division of its roots. sp. of torrev. 
