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2419. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ERICACEAE. 
LEUCO'THOE PUL/C HR. A. || Plant, 2 feet it Greenhouse shrub, sent from Carac- 
Leaf, 1 inch n . 
ELEGANT leucothoe. J Flower, % inch || cas, in 1845, flowers m May, white. 
This genus is allied to Andromeda, which, doubtless, suggested the adoption of 
another poetic name. “Received at the Royal Gardens of Kew, from Mr. 
Makoy of Leige, as a Vaccinium, from Caraccas.” bot. mag. 4314. 
2420. DIADELPHIA, DECANDRIA. FABACE*.' 
ONOI3R\ 'CHIS RADIATA. Plant* } } ,oa | I Hardy herbaceous perea., Caucasus, 
ray-fruited Saintfoin. || p'ower, 1 inch II 1818, flowers June to Aug. white & yel. 
Onobrychis, from anos, ass ; brycho, to gnaw. This plant was raised in the 
Horticultural Society’s Garden, from seeds sent from Russia by Dr Fischer. A 
showy border plant ; seedlings will flower in their second year, bot.reg. 37 , 1847. 
2421. HEX ANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. B ROM ELI ACE At. 
PITCAIR'NIA bromelijefo'liaI: Plant, jSjMtii Stove herbaceous perennial, Jamaica, 
PINE- APPLE-LEAVED P1TCAIRNIA. || Flow’er, 2 Inch |l in 1781, flowers in June, scarlet. 
Pitcairnia, see No. 2230. A somewhat neglected plant, although, when well 
grown, its erect racemes of bright scarlet flowers become exceedingly ornamental. 
It inhabits rocky places in Jamaica. bot.reg. ion. 
2422. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACE*. 
POLYPO'DIUMpiloselloi'desII Height, 3 inchj Stove creeper, from the West Indies, 
mouse-ear-like polypody. H Width,’ % inch || in the year 1793, sori brown in August. 
Poly podium, see No. 1975. This plant may be grown against a damp wall, or 
in loam, peat, and sand, in pots, half filled with drainers. Its rhizomes, as they 
advance, should be pegged down for increase. sp. op linneus. 
2423. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACEiE. 
PTE'RIS KINGIA'NA. II Height, 3 feet II Greenhouse herb, evergreen, N. Hol- 
, Leaflet 9 inch , , . c . 
captain king S BRAKE FERN. || Width, inch II land, in 1830 ? son brown, in Autumn. 
Pteris, see No. 1961. This is a handsome stately fern, highly deserving of 
attention. It flourishes in loam mixed with charcoal, and should have frequent 
repottings, to encourage its growth to a large size. 
2424. ICOSANDRIA , PENTAGYNIA. ROSACE*. 
SPIRJE'A PUBES'CENS. |j Plant, ^2 feet^ || Frame deciduous shrub, from Chu- 
DOWNY SPIR*A. 1 pfower, Sfc inch II san, in 1845, flowers in March, white. 
Spiraea, from speira, a rope ; in allusion to the flexible branches of some plants 
of this genus. Collected in China by Mr. Fortune. Its little hemispherical 
umbels of pure white flowers are more neat than showy. bot. reg. 3 s, 1847 . 
2425. DIADELPHIA, DECANDRIA. LEG UM I NOS*. 
SWAINSO'NA galegifo’lia . Ij Plaut, 2 feet 11 Greenhouse evergreen shrub, New S, 
white SMALL-LEAVED SWAINSONA.I Hower, % inch I Wales, in 18215, flowers in July, white. 
Swainsona,see No. 2314. This is the variety albifloraof Swainsonagalegifolia. 
It was first called a Vicia, then a Colutea, but ultimately placed by R. Brown in 
Swainsona. Its pinnate leaves, and delicate flowers are pretty. bot. reg. o# 4 . 
2426. TRIANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. IRIDACE*. 
TRICHONE'MA subpalus'tre. II Scape, 2 inch || Frame bulb, introduced from Salouica, 
SALONICAN TRICHONEMA. || F^r, ij |Uch I 1845? flowers in Spring, lilac & white. 
Trichonema is derived from the Greek trix, hair ; and nema, a filament ; the 
meaning is evident. One amongst the last acquisitions of the late Hon. and Rev. 
W. Herbert. Nearly related to the beautiful genus Ixia. bot. reg. 40 , 1347. 
