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2475. POLYANDRIA, TRIG YN>IA . R ANUNCULACEiE. 
AQUILE'GIA leptoce'ras. I Plant, 9 inch i Hardy herbaceous perennial, Siberia, 
i L.eal, 1J inch I ' ^ . , 
SLENDER-HORNED COLUMBINE. |( Flower, 2 inch I 1846, flowers in June, violet & straw. 
Aquilegia, see No. 2366. A dwarf, and very pretty plant: quite hardy, it 
may be presumed, from the country of which it is a native. Raised in the Hor- 
ticultural Society’s Garden, from exotic seeds. bot. reg. 64, 1847. 
2476. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACE*. 
ASPID'IUM fraxinifo'lium. il Height, 20 inch || stove herb, evergreen, ITest Indies, 
j Leaflet, 6 inch . . 
fraxinella-lea ved shield FERN ,| \t,dth, 1J inch II in 1817, son brown, in the Autumn. 
Aspidium, see No. 1932. The ample segments of the fronds of this fern con- 
trast well with the delicacy of many others. Pot in loam and peat, encourage 
by successive shiftings, drain thoroughly, and shade. sp. of schrader. 
2477. gynandria, monandria. orchidacea. 
BLF.'TIA GEBI'NA. j| Plant, IS inch ji Greenhouse herb, perennial, Japan, 
Japanese bletia. I Flower, inch I 1845, flowers in April, white and lilac. 
Bletia, see No. 1950. This newly-introduced Bletia may be cultivated by 
those who possess no stove — the necessary habitation for most of the exotic or- 
chids. A cold pit, kept close in summer, will suffice. bot. reg. 60 , 184t. 
2478. gynandria, monandria. obchidaceje. 
DENTJRO BIl Mcretaceum. || Plant. Stove herbaceous perennial, sentfrom 
chalk-white dendrobe. II Flower, 1J inch I Asia, in 1844 ? flowers in July, white. 
Dendrobium, see No. 2000. A curious Orchid, with a lip covered by a close 
while fur, pencilled prettily with crimson notwithstanding. Introduced by the 
Messrs. Veitch,of Exeter, having been collected by Mr. Lobb. bot.reg.«2,i847. 
2479. GYNANDRIA , MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE*. 
E'RIA CONV ALARIOl DES. | Plant, ISinch E Stove herbaceous perennial, sent from 
CLOSE-HEADED woolwort. || Raceme, 2 inch II India, 1844? flowers in June, white. 
Eria, see No. 1940. The cultivator of the old variety of Eria convallarioides 
would scarcely recognise this new one, called major, as the same species. Its 
oblong heads of ivory-white flowers are truly beautiful. bot. reg. 63, 1847, 
2480. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHID ACE At. 
E'RIA RO'SEA. i Plant, I foot | Stove herbaceous peren., from China, 
pink CHINESE woolwort. |i H 0 „ er , £ SJjJ I in 1821, flowers in Oct., pink & white. 
Although this species of Eria is less handsome than that described above, it 
should have a place as a plant very distinct from others of its allies. It was 
originally collected in China for the Horticultural Society. bot. reg. 878. 
2481. ICOSANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. MYRTACE*. 
EUCALYP'TUS macrocar'pus. I ’ I n r ‘t . 5 feet i Greenhouse shrub, from Swan River, 
large-fruited GUM-TREE. i I lower, 2J ilicti | in 1842, flowers in Summer, deep-red. 
Eucalyptus, see N o. 2289. A shrub of much beauty, raised from seeds in the 
Royal Gardens of Kew. In the absence of petals its floral beauty is produced 
by its long rich deep-red stamens. bot. mag. 4333. 
2482. TRIANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. IRIDACE*. 
IRIS AU'REA. I Plant, 4 f«t |j Hardy herb, perennial, from India, in 
GOLDEN IRIS. I pfoVer, 5J Inch i 1841, flowers in July, bright yellow. 
Iris, see No. 2032. A free-flowering species with the habit of Iris ochroleuca. 
It was raised from Indian seeds, by Messrs. Whitley and Osborne, of Fulham ; 
and is a desirable addition to our hardy border plants. bot. reg. S9, 1847 
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