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2315. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ERICACEAE. 
AZA'LEA SQUAMA' 1 A. II Plant, 2 fec-t h Harfly ? shrub, brought from China, 
scaly azalea. II Flower, 2 inch || in 1844, flowers in May, pale rose-col. 
Azalea, see No. 2060. A new plant, from amongst Mr. Fortune’s Chinese 
gatherings, and now growing in the Horticultural Society’s Garden. It is said to 
be a handsome-flowering dwarf plant, and likely to be hardy. bot. hf.g.8, is4T. 
2316. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA, LILIACEA. 
CALOSCOR'DUMnerinefo'lium | Plant, 9 inch | Greenhouse bulb, sent from Chusan, 
NF.RINE- leaved caloscord. I riow’er % Inch li in 1843, flowers in June, rose-colour. 
Caloscordum, from kalos, beautiful ; and skordon, garlic. A garlic-like plant, 
received by J. Trevor Alcock, Esq., from Chusan, when that island was occupied 
by our troops. A smaller species was discovered by Mr. Fortune. bot.reg.6,1847. 
2317. TRIANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. IRIDACE/E. 
CRO'CUS BA Z AN 1 1'NUS. || {**“"-*’ j! " lrl ^ II Hardybulb.sentfromConstantinople, 
Constantinople CROCUS. || Flower, 13 inch II before 1640, flowers in Spring, purple. 
Crocus, see No. 2028. A beautiful Crocus, rarely met with, but was known 
to Parkinson 200 years ago, who received it from Constantinople. Now recog- 
nized by the Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Manchester, bot reg.4, is47. 
2318. pentandria, MONOGYNIA. polemoniaceje. 
C A ANAN 1 HUS LOBA I US 1 Plant, 9 in ch Hardy herb, peren., the Himalayas, 
LOBED CYANANTH. ll i lower, ij inch I 1845, flowers in Aug. & Sep., purple. 
Cyananthus, from kyanos, blue ; anthos, a flower. A rather pretty little 
plant, and if it prove quite hardy will be an acquisition to the flower garden. It 
was raised from seed in the Horticultural Society’s Garden. bot. reg. 6, 1847. 
2319. cryptooamia, filices. polypodiace/e. 
DAVAL'LTA concavaden'se. j| [lejght.J* feet j| Stove herb, perennial, from Brazil, 
CONCAVADE davallia. II vt’idtti ,’ 3 inch II in 1823, son brown, in the Summer. 
Davallla, see No. 1984, This i9 a handsome deciduous fern, which requires to 
be planted in peat and loam ; it may be increased slowly by division, at the time 
of the fronds appearing above ground. sp. or loddiges. 
2320. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE*. 
DENDRO B1UM triadenium. || IU»nt. | * inch II ® tove 8erb. perennial, East Indies, 
three-knobbf.d dendrobe. II Flower, l inch ji 1840? flowers in Sum., white & lilac. 
Dendrobium, see No. 2000. Handsome, not from the size of its flowers, but 
from the number of them displayed in a close racemose panicle. It is from Mr. 
Rucker’s collection, and Mr. Rollison possesses another variety, bot. reg, i, 1847. 
2321. PENT ANDRIA , MONOGYNIA. ESCALLONIACEJE. 
ESCALLO NIA monteviden sis. II PGnt, 6 feet [ Frame shrub, sent from Monte Video, 
monte videan escallonia. || Flower, inch I in 1827, flowers in August, white. 
Escallonia, see No. 2306. Although the flowers of this Escallonia are white, 
they are showy from their size and the handsome panicle they form. Trained to 
a wall, and matted in winter, it may be preserved bot. reg. mct. 
2322. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LEGUMINOS/E. 
EUTAX IA BAX 1 ERI. II 5 leet^ [i Greenhouse shrub, from New Hoi- 
BAXTERS eutaxia. !i Flower, iucb > land, in 1830, flowers in June, orange. 
Named from eutaxia, modesty. A somewhat rambling evergreen shrub, whose 
leguminous flowers are not very showy, from their want of brilliancy. It may be 
made more bushy, and thereby improved, by frequent stopping. flor. cab. 43 . 
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