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2219. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACEA. 
ALLOSO HUS SAGITTIFO Lius. ; Height, is inch ji Stove herb, perennial, from Mexico, 
arrow-leaved ALLOSORUS. |j width, 3 inch I in 1840? sori black, at all seasons. 
Allosorus, see No. 1995. A rare and elegant species, readily distinguished 
from flexuo-us, to which it is nearly allied Should be potted in light sandy peat, 
and have progressive shifting. Increased by dividing. species of kunze. 
2220. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ERICACEAE. 
AZA LEA OBTU'SA. : fa I Greenhouse shrub, introduced from 
blunt-leaved azalea. || i fnwer, l| inch II Shangbae, in 1844, flowers in Mar. red. 
Azalea, see No 2060. This is one of the acquisitions of Mr. Fortune, the 
London Horticultural Society’s collector in China. It is the gayest of the 
Chinese Azaleas ; its flowers small, but of glowing red. bot. reg. 37, 1846 
2221. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEJE. 
CAI 1 L EVA LEMONIA'NA |[ Plant, 9 inch | stove herb, perennial, from Brazil, in 
sir c. lemon’s cattleya I FloVcr, 4 inch I 1842, flowers in September, pale lilac. 
Cattleya, see No. 2094. Dr. Lindley considers this plant, which is remark- 
able for its short pseudo-bulbs, and long convolute lip, to be a distinct species, 
whilst Mr. Booth places it as a variety of Cattleya labiata. bot. reg. 35, me. 
2222. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LEGUMINOSA. 
DAY IE'SIA PHY SO'DES. I Plant, 3 feet I Greenhouse shrub, Swan River, 1824, 
hatchet-leaved daviesia. || i Tower, it inch |j flowers AprilandMay, orange andred. 
Named after the Rev. H. Davies, F. L. S., a Welsh Botanist. A singular 
species of Daviesia, resembling Genista scorpius. Its flowers, which continue long 
in perfection, are handsome, variegated with several colours. bot. mag. 4244. 
2223. DECANDRIA, TRIG YNIA. CAR YOPIIYLLACEJE. 
DIAN'THUS LIBANO'TIS. riant, 4 rect j Hardy herb. peren , Mount Lebanon, 
pink OF LEBANON. | jfower, 2 !ncb ii in 1830, flowers in Aug., white spotted. 
Dianthus, from dios, divine ; and anthos, a flower. This is a lovely species 
of Dianthus, with its fringed and lilac spotted petals. It was discovered by 
Labillardiere, upon the highest points of Mount Lebanon. bot.reg.U4s. 
2224. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. EPACRIDACE*. 
EP'ACRIS DU'BIA. Plant, 2 feet I Stove evergreen shrub, of doubtful 
DOUBTFUL EPACRIS. | Flower, v| inch I origin, flowers in June and July, white. 
Epaeris, see No. 1937, A pretty Epacris, but its origin seems to be unknown. 
Dr Lindley very appropriately calls it dubia, doubting, as he does, whether it 
be of garden origin, or a wild species. bot. reg. 38, 1846. 
2225. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMIA . GESNERIACEA. 
GESNE'RIA BULBO'SA. I Plant, 1 foot .1 Stove herbaceous peren., St. Martha, 
TUBEROUS-ROOTED GESNERIA. j. n 0 „ cr> 3 Tn'h J in 1845, flowers in Sep. ? brick-colour. 
Gesneria, see No. 1986. A newly-introduced variety of bulbosa, called later- 
itia, or brick-coloured. Like the following plant, it has been found in New 
Grenada, but some of the species have been found also in Brazil, bot. mag. 4240. 
2226. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMIA. GESNERIACEjE. 
GESNE'RIA ELLIP'TICA. P Plant, 2 feet |j stove herbaceous peren., St. Martha, 
elliptic-leaved gesneria. || Flower, 2 InTh 1 in 1845, flowers in May, yellow. 
This is the variety, lutea, (yellow) of Gesneria elliptica. It was discovered by 
Mr. Purdie, on the mountains of St. Martha, New Grenada. The flowers of 
elliptica are very variable in colour between red and yellow. bot. mag. 4242. 
260. FLOKAX REGISTER. 
