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2155. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMI A. GESNERACEiE. 
ALLOPLEC' rUS di'chrous. I f 1 ® 1 * 1 * 3 feet 11 Stove suffruticose plant, from Brazil. 
Leaf, 3 inch r 7 1 
two-coloured alloplectus. || Flower, inch II 1826, flowers May to August, yellow. 
Alloplectus, from allos, diverse ; and pleco, to plait ; the calyx appearing 
plaited in diverse directions. A singular gesneraceous plant, having dark purple 
calyces and yellow corollas. The Ilypocyrta discolor of Lindley. bot. mag. 42ie. 
2156. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. ANEIMIACEjE. 
ANEI'MIA FLEXUO'SA. ll II Stove herbaceous evergr., S. Ameri- 
flexuose aneimia. | Width,’ Vii inch II ca, 1831, son green, in the Summer. 
Aneimia, from aneimon, naked ; in allusion to the naked spikes of inflorescence. 
A very distinct species, raised from sporules, by Mr. Henderson of Wentworth 
House. Requires to be potted in a mixture of peat and loam. sp. of swartz. 
2157. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMIA. ACANTHACE*. 
APHELAN'DRA CRISTA'TAl Plant, 3^ie?t 1! stove shrub, brought from the "West 
CRESTED aphelandra. II pfower, 2 inch ll Indies, 1733, flowers in Aug., scarlet. 
Aphelandra, from aphei.es, simple ; aner, a male; the anthers being one- 
celled. This fine old plant, obtained from our West Indian Colonies, in the last 
century, would prove splendid under modern cultivation. bot. reg. I47T. 
2158. CRY PTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACE*. 
ASPIDIUM CONCA'\ IJM. Ij {tejsht, 1 foM || Hardy perennial, Ireland & South of 
concave shield fern. || vVidth,’ ^ Inch II England, sori brown, in the Autumn. 
Aspidium, see No 1933, Therecurvum of Bree, and which maintains a per- 
manent character, under the influence of cultivation. It should be planted in 
peat and loam, in a shaded situation ; increased by dividing, sp. of babington. 
2159. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE*. 
CA rASE' rUM CALLO SUM |j Scape, 1 fool 11 Stove herbaceous peren., Columbia, 
tumour-lipped catasetum. || f loVer, 4 inch || 1841 ? flowers in Dec., greenish-pur. 
Catasetum, from kata, downwards ; and seta, bristle ; in allusion to the bristle 
like horns of the column. This is a singular new variety of Catasetum callosum, 
called grandiflorum ; sent to the Duke of Northumberland. bot. mag. 4219 . 
2160. dodecandria, monogynia. lythraceje. 
CU'PHEA S I RIGILLO'fcA. ll Plant, 15 inch IJ Greenhouse shrub, sent from Mexico, 
coarse-haired CUPIIEA. i Mower, i Inch II in 1844, flowers in Oct. orange & scar. 
Cuphea, see No. 2127. This plant is cultivated in ihe London Horticultural 
Society’s Garden, having been sent home by Mr. Hartweg. It is a somewhat 
singular species, having but two instead of six petals. bot. reo. u, ms. 
2161. CYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE*. 
DENDRO'BIUM adun’cum. |i Plant, l, s ! nf b ; l Stove herbaceousperennial.sentfrom 
hooked dendp.obe. || 1 ^ lower, Tj lii! h J India, in 1840? flowers in July, pink. 
Dendrobium, see No. 2000. Dr. Wallich sent this plant from Calcutta to the 
Messrs. Loddiges. Its half transparent delicately-tinted flowers are exceedingly 
pretty ; and a good succession of these is generally produced, bot. reg. 15 , i»46. 
2162. MON A DELPHI A, POLYANDRIA. MALVACE*. 
FUGO SIA HETEROPH1 I/LA. 11 Plant, 3 feet ! Stove shrub, from South America, in 
VARIOUS-LEAVED fucosia. || | lower, f; I II ch li 1845, flowers in October, yel and red. 
Fugosia, in honour of Bernard Cienfuegos, a Spanish botanist. A rather elegant 
twiggy, erect, branching, small shrub ; raised from seeds sent home from Santa 
Martha by Mr. Purdie, collector to the Royal Gardens. bot. mag, 4218. 
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