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2067. DIDYNAMIA, G YMNOSPERMIA . LAMIACEJE. 
EREM OS 1 ACH'i S L acini a t a i Plant, 5 f ee ^ II Hardy herbaceous peren., the Cauca* 
jag-leaved DESERT-ROD. || flower, 1 inch It sus, in 1844, flowers in May, yellow. 
Named from eremos, deserted; stachys, a spike ; in allusion to its desert 
habitation and spike of flowers. This plant was raised in the Horticultural So- 
ciety’s Garden from seeds received from St. Petersburgh. bot. reg. ss, 1845. 
2068. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CINCHONACEjE. 
GARDE'NIA stanleya'na. II jb«n* t 4 reet? l | Stove herb, perennial, Sierra Leone, 
LORD derby’s gardenia. II Flower, -ij inch II 1842? flowers in June, white spotted. 
Named in honour of Dr. Garden, a Scotch botanist. A noble stove plant, 
which produced its fragrant, spotted, trumpet-like flowers, in the nursery of 
Mr. Glendinning, of Turnham Green. bot. reg. at, ms. 
2069. cryptogamia, filices. polypodiace*. 
GYMNOGRAM'MA ch^rophyl’I Height, 6 inch |! Stove annual, introduced from Brazil, 
LA. chirvil-leaved gymnogr. Il w?dt?, ,3 l* Such II in 1820? sori brown, in the Summer. 
From gymnos, naked ; gramma, writing; alluding to the black naked sori. 
This annual fern is pretty ; and in the stove, where once introduced.it will spring 
from self-sown sporules, as a weed. sp. of desfontaines. 
2070. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. MYRSINACEjE. 
LABIS'IA POT HOI NA, II Plant, 1 foot || Stove herbaceous perennial, from Pen- 
_ Leaf, 3A inch . _ . 
pothos-like spoon-flower. || Flower, Va inch II ang, in 1844, flowers in June, white. 
Labisia, from labis, a spoon ; in allusion to the form of the lobes of the corolla. 
A newly-discovered stove plant, presented to the Horticultural Society by T. 
Lewis, Esq. Although not showy, it is curious and interesting, bot. reg. 48, 184 S. 
2071. POLYANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. NYMPH^ACEA. 
N YMPH/E'A STELLA'TA. I! Plant, 6 inch || stove aquatic, from the East Indies, 
Leaf, 4 inch „ 
starred WATER-LILY. || Flower, 3 inch II in 1803, flowers in August, blue. 
Named from Nymphe, a water nymph. The Starred Water Lily is one of 
Dr. Roxburgh’s Indian plants, a great ornament to a stove where a suitable 
aquarium can be devoted to its growth. bot. rep. 330 . 
2072. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACEAl . 
POLYPODIUM SEPUT./TUM. || Ileieht, 10 inch || Stove evergreen, brought from Brazil, 
clothed polypody. l| Width*,* Vfe inch I in 1840, sori brown, in September. 
Poly podium, see No. 1975. Its fronds are so thickly clothed with hairs that 
they nearly conceal or bury the sori, whence, we presume, the name sepultum. 
Is is scarce, pretty, and somewhat hoary from its clothing. sp. of kaulfuss. 
2073. diadelphia, decandria. leguminos-e. 
PHASEO'LUS CARACAL'LAll Plant, I4feet ll stove twiner, sent from South Ameri- 
SNAIL-FLOWER KIDNEY-BEAN. || p'o^er, 2 inch I ca, in 1690, flowers in August, lilac. 
From piiaseolus, a little boat ; in allusion to the shape of the pod. This stove 
twiner has the appearance of the common Scarlet Runner, but its flowers are of 
a singularly curied formation, whence its name. bot. rep. 341 . 
2074. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACE/E. 
I” PTE'RIS CHINEN'SIS. Il Height, 2 feet ll Greenhouse evergreen, from China, 
l YV CHINESE BRAKE, II Width',’ 14 inch II in 1815 ? sori brown, the whole year. 
Pteris, see No. 1961. Although this fern is much less minutely divided than 
are the majority of ferns, the whole plant assumes a neat appearance. Easily 
cultivated in peat and loam, and may be divided for increase. sp.of loddiges. 
