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2163. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMIA. GESNERACE*. 
GESNE'RA HONDEN'SIS. II g f 0 ^ I stove herb . perennial, New Grenada, 
HONDA gesnera. I! Flower, inch I 1845, flowers in Dec., yellow & red. 
Gesnera, see No. 1986. One of the handsomest Gesneras ; yellow at the 
mouth, but scarlet lower down the corolla, from the red shaggy hairs by which 
it is covered. It flowered at Syon Gardens. bot. mag. 421 T. 
2104. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. APOCYNACE*. 
KOP SI A FRUTIGO'SA. | II Stove shrub, from Malaya, in 1819, 
shrubby kopsia [| piow’er, it inch II flowersin various seasons, rose-colour. 
The name, Kopsia, is probably founded on that of some foreign botanist. A very 
ornamental stove plant, with flowerets resembling those of Vinca rosea, which are 
produced at various seasons, and are faintly fragrant. bot. mag. 4220 . 
2165. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMIA. ACANTHACE*. 
LANKESTE'RIA PARVIFLO RA.jl jhant, 2|reet^ || stove evergreen shrub, from Africa, 
small-flowered lankesteria. l| Flower, tfeiucb II in 1844, flowers in November, yellow. 
Lankesteria, a name adopted in compliment to Dr. Edwin Lankester. This 
winter-flowering plant is a valuable addition to the stove, producing, as it does, 
its bright yellow flowers when but few others are present. bot. reg. 12,is46. 
2166. CRYPTOGAMIA, F1LICES. AN El MI ACE A. 
MOH'RIA niURIF'RAGA. II Heipht, ifi inch || Greenhouse perennial, Cape of Good 
Leaflet, inch 
SWEET MOI1RIA. II Width, b inch II Hope, 1835, son brown, in Autumn. 
Mohria, see No. 2133. An extremely rare plant in collections. Pot in 
peat and loam, and place in an airy part of the greenhouse, during winter ; and in 
a shaded cold frame, during summer. Increase by division. sp. of swartz. 
2167. SYNGENESIA, POLYGAMIA. ASTERACE*. 
MULGE'DIUM macrorhi'zon. II Plant, 2 fret r Hardy herbaceous peren., Cashmere, 
LARGE. ROOTED MULGEDE. II Fi “wer, 1 i inch | 1843 ? flowers in Sept, and OeL, blue. 
This, says Dr. Lindley, is “A charming perennial, with numerous trailing 
stems, two feet long, and scarcely rising more than a few inches high. For decor- 
ating rock-work, it is unsurpassed among autumn perennials.” bot. reg. 17 , isie. 
2168. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. OSMUND ACE*. 
OSMUN'DA GRACIL'IS. || Height, 16 inch | Hardy herbaceous peren , N. Ameri- 
slender osmunda. | width',’ Inch II ca, 1836? sori brown, in theSummer. 
Osmunda, from Osmunder, one of the names of Thor, a Celtic divinity. A 
deep peat soil, in a shaded situation, best suits this Osmunda. If kept in a pot, 
it should have ample room, to encourage its growth. sp. of link. 
2169. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMIA. SCROPHULA RIACE*. 
PTEROSTIG'MA grandiflo'rum || Plant, 3 Teet || Greenhouse herbaceous peren., Hong 
LARGE-FLOWERED WINGPOINT. || Hower, H inch II Kong, 1845, flowers in July, purple. 
Pterostigma, from the Greek pteron, a wing; and stigma ; in reference to the 
stigma being girded by a wing. This is a late iutroduction to the London Horti- 
cultural Society’s Garden. Its foliage overpowers its flowers, bot. reg. 16 , i84e. 
2170. ICOSANDRIA, DI-PENTAGYNIA. POMACE*. 
PY'RUS NIVA LIS. || Plant, 6 feet n Hardy tree, from Austria, introduo- 
THE SNOW pear. || i lou'er, lj l.uh | tion uncertain, flowers in May, white. 
Pyrus, from Peren, the Celtic name for the Pear. This is the Schnee-Birne, 
or Snow Pear, of the Austrians ; so called from its fruit becoming eatable in 
the winter : not, however, very desirable. bot. reg. 1484 . 
