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2443. MONANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ZING1BERACE*. 
AMO'MUM VITELLTNUM ]| Plant, 2 feet || stove herb, perennial, South Ame- 
Leaf, 9 inch . „ „ . „ , 
orange- yellow amomum, il Flower, inch || nca? flowers in May, yellow and red. 
Amonum, from a, privative ; momos, impurity. “The history of this plant is 
unknown. It flowered in the garden of the Horticultural Society, in May last, 
and is supposed to have been received from the East India Co.” bot.reg. 52, 1847. 
2444. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEjE. 
CATASE'TUM CRISTA / TUMi Plant, 2 feet . II Stove herbaceous perennial, from Bra- 
CRESTED catasetum. || Fioiver, 2 iuch II zil, in 1823, flowers in August, green. 
Catasetum, see No. 2159. This plant was first introduced to notice by the 
London Horticultural Society, having been received from Bahia de St. Salvador. 
A bold plant, and chiefly remarkable from its crested labellum. bot. reg. 966. 
2445. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. LYCOPODIACEJE. 
CHEILAN'I HES TENITIS. jj Height, ^ *- nc ^ il Greenhouse herb . evergreen, Mexico, 
SLENDER CHEILANTHES. I WidthVvs i'nch || in 1840 ? son black, in the Autumn 
Cheilanthes, see No. 2047. This is not only a very rare fern, but also one of 
the handsomest of the genus. It was raised in Wentworth House gardens, by 
Mr. J. Henderson. It should be potted in sandy peat. sp. of presl. 
24-16. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE.*. 
DENDRO BIUM KUII LII. j Plant, 2 ,' nc ^ !' stove herbaceous perennial, Java, in 
kuhl’s dendrobe. 11 rfower, i inch II 1846, flowers in October, bright rose. 
Dendrobium, see No. 2000. This beautiful bright rose-coloured Dendrobium 
was received by the Messrs. Veitch and Co. of Exeter, from their collector Mr. 
T. Lobb. Its flowers are larger than those of D. secundum, bot. reg. 4t, mi. 
2447. OCTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. THYMELACE*. 
EDGWORTHTA chRYSAn'thaIJ Plant, 3 fe-t^ il Greenhouse shrub, from Chusan, in 
golden edgwortiiia. || Hower, Vi inch I 1845, flowers in Feb., bright yellow. 
This newly-introduced Edgworlhia was found in Chusan by Mr. Fortune. The 
Chinese, in order to induce it to flower, loop the branches as represented in the 
annexed cut ; this treatment has proved successful here. bot.reg. as, 184t. 
2448. CYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE/E. 
EPIDEN'DRUM pyrifor’me. Plant, fi inch jj Stove herbaceous perennial, Cuba, in 
pear-shaped epidendrum. , KulVer, -‘j in Ih 1845, flowers in Jan., yellow and red. 
Epidendrum, see No. 1938, A plant which was imported from Cuba by the 
Messrs. Loddiges, and flowered, with them, in January, 1847. Its flowers are 
pretty, although their colours are by no means brilliant. bot. reo. 50 , isat. 
2449. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CINCHONACE*. 
GARDE NIA LONGISTWLA 1 Plant, 4 Get^ 11 Stove shrub, from 'West Africa, 1845, 
LONG-STYLED GARDENIA. | Flower, 21 'inch il flowers in June, green and white. 
Gardenia, see No. 2068. This large shrub, discovered by Mr. Whitfield, has 
handsome terminal panicles of flowers; but subjects like this can only be grown 
with convenience by those who possess stoves of large dimensions, bot. mag. 4322 . 
2450. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. AMARYLLIDACE*. 
GET II \ L'LIS A FRA. Il Plant, - nc i || Greenhouse bulb, the Cape of Good 
MANY-LEAVED cape CROCUS. || pfoVor, 2j Inch i Hope, in 1820, flowers in June, white. 
Gethyll is, from cetheo, to rejoice ; in allusion to the agreeable perfume of the 
flowers. This plant is chiefly remarkable as one of the Amaryllidaceae, for pos- 
sessing more than six stamens. Its berries are said to be eatable, bot. reg.ioib. 
274. FLORAL REGISTER. 
