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2075. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEA:. 
AERI'DES MACULO SUM. I 1 ,u J‘ jj Stove herbaceous perennial, India? 
Spotted air-plant. li Flower, inch II in 1842, flowers in June, rose-colour. 
Aerides, from the Greek aer, air ; on account of its living in the atmosphere, 
without contact with the earth. This plant flowered at the Messrs. Rollisson’s 
nursery, and its blossoms are both abundant and beautiful. bot. reg. 58, 1845 . 
2076. CRYPTOG AMIA, FILICES. POLYPODI ACE*. 
ASPLE'NIUM CU^iEA’IUM Height, lSinch [ Stove evergreen, from theWest Indies, 
Leaflet, la ioch . ° . * 
wedge-leaved spleenwort. || Width, a inch I in 1832, son brown, the whole year. 
Asplenium, see No. 1980. This fern resembles Asplenium praemorsum, except- 
ing that its fronds are less divided. It may be propagated slowly either by seeds 
or division ; and should be potted in a mixture of peat and loam. sp. of lam ark. 
2077. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. BERBERIDACEA. 
BER'BERIS actinacan THA. I| Plant. 4 feet^ | Hardy evergreen shrub, Valparaiso, 
ray-spined barberry. 1 Flower, % inch II 1838, flowers in May & June, yellow. 
Berberis, see No. 1949. This species, which has been in England a few years, 
is not extensively known amongst amateur cultivators ; it has the habit of dulcis, 
but produces a greater abundance of flowers. bot. reg. 66, 1845 . 
2078. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. MONIMIACEA. 
BOLDO'A FRA GRANS. li Plant, ^ f ee ^ l : Greenhouse shrub, sent from Chili, 
sweet-scented boldoa. || Flower, ft inch 1 1820, flowers in Dec., greenish-white. 
Named after D. Baldo, a Spanish botanist. A shrub which has been grown 
in the London Horticultural Society’s garden, possessing no beauty. It bears a 
small aromatic eatable fruit about the size of the haw. bot. reg. st, 1845 . 
2079. MONADELPHIA, POLYANDRIA. LEOUMINOS*. 
CALLIAN'DRA TWEE'DIEI : Plant, 1 re<r 11 stove shrub , sent from South Brazil, 
MR. tweedie’s calliandra. || Hower, l inch li in 1840? flowers in March, scarlet. 
Calliandra, from kallos, beautiful ; and aner-anthros, the stamen ; from 
its showy scarlet stamens. An ornamental shrub, both in foliage and flowers. Its 
rich red stamens, disposed as seen in the engraving, are beautiful. bot. mag. 4188 . 
2080. MONtECIA, MONANDRIA. CASUARACEJE. 
CASUARI'NA SrRIC'TA. IJ Plant. o? recl h II Stove tree, from New South Wales, 
UPRIGHT CASUARINA. || Flower, ft Inch I in 1775, flowers in Novem., apetalous. 
Casuarina, from an imaginary resemblance of the branches to the feathers of 
the Cassowary. A singular plant possessing no gaiety ; its male and female flowers 
on different plants. Such is the diversity of nature’s laws. bot. rep. 346. 
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2081. CRYPTOG A MI A, FILICES. POLYPODIACE/E. 
CHEILAN'THES O DORA. 1 Height, c inch I Greenhouse evergreen, from Switzer- 
SWEET -SCENTED cheilanthes. || width,’ ft inch I land, in 1829, sori brown, in Septem. 
Cheilanthes,see No. 2047. This delicate species requires considerable care in 
cultivation, It should occupy a back place in the greenhouse during winter, and 
the cold frame in summer. Must be potted in rough sandy peat. sp. of swartz. 
2082. ICOSANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CACTACE*. 
EC H1NOC AC'TUS pectinif’e- [v’mt 1 -'’ :A ""'ll Stove evergreen, sent from Mexico, in 
ROUS. PECTINATED echinocac. I Flower’, 3 inch 1 1S12 ? flowers in April, rose-colour. 
Echinocactus, see No. 2050. The great variety of rough forms producing 
splendid flowers in the Cactus family, is truly astonishing. The flower of the one 
here figured is beautiful — the plant a rough mass of defiance. bot.mag.419o. 
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