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2483. DICECIA, TETRANDRIA. PROTEACE*:. 
LEUCADEN'DRON argen^teum i Plant, 15 feet jj Greenhouse tree, from Cape of Good 
cape silver-tree. || pfower, % inch I Hope, 1893, flowers in June, yellow. 
Leucadendron, from leukos, white ; dendron, a tree. The silvery foliage of 
this small tree has an agreeable effect in the greenhouse, which must be taken as 
compensation for flowers, which are rarely produced. bot. reg. 979 . 
2484. G YNANDRIA, MONANDR1A. ORCHIDACE.E. 
M ALACH A DE^NIA CLAVA / TA. ' Plant, 1 foot^ 'j Stove herbaceous perennial, from Rio, 
club-stalked malachadenia. | Flower, i inch ll 1836, flowers in Spring, green, brown. 
A plant of no great beauty, although curious. Hear Mr. Bateman : “It is the 
only epiphytal orchidaceous plant I know which emits a positive stench, and that 
too at all hours by night and day.” bot. mag. 4334 . 
2485. cuyptogamia, filices. polypodiaceje. 
POL\ PO'DILM subpetiola*- II LUighi, is inch i Deciduous stove perennial, Mexico, 
TUM. SUBPETIOLATE polypody. || width',’ i'“,ch || 1841, sori brown, in July and August. 
Polypodium, see No. 1975. This deciduous fern was introduced to Britain by 
Mr. J. Henderson. It should be well drained, lest its frondless rhizomes should 
in winter absorb too much moisture and decay. sp. of hooker. 
2486. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACE.E. 
POIA STICHUM RHIZOPHYL-I Height, 3 mch :| Deciduous stove perennial, Jamaica, 
Leaflet none . . 
LUM. ROOTING-LEAVED POLYST.lt \i ,dth, % inch 11 1820, son brown, in March and April. 
Polystichum, from poly, many ; and stichos, a row. Itis an Aspidiuin of Swartz. 
A pretty dwarf fern, with fronds rooting on the surface of the soil, from which it 
may be slowly increased. Pot in peat and loam. sp. of presl. 
2487. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ERICACE®, 
RHODODEN'DRON javani , -|I Plant, 4 feet 1 : Greenhouse shrub, from Java, in the 
Leaf. 5 inch [I 
CUM. Javanese RHODODENDRON]! Flower, meh 1 1 year 1844, flowers in June, orange, 
Rhododendron, from rhodon, arose; dendron, a tree One of the most 
splendid flowering shrubs ever introduced to our gardens. We lament that this 
fine orange-flowered R. should be too tender for our open gardens, bot. mag. 4336 . 
2488. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEiE. 
SARCAN'THUS rostra'tus. |[ Plant, 1 fooj^ || Stove epiphyte, from China, in 1821, 
LONG-BEAKED SARCANTHUS. II Flower, & inch | flowers in June & July, red & green. 
Named from sarx, flesh ; anthos, a flower ; in allusion to the texture of the 
sepals. This orchid is desirable in a collection, not alone for its pretty spikes of 
small flowers, but its neat and erect habit. bot. reg. 98i. 
2489. TRIANDRIA, MONOGYNIA, IRIDACE.K. 
TRITO'NIA AU'REA. Scape, 2 feet || Frame bulb, the Cape of Good Hope, 
GOLDEN TRITONIA, [ Flower, 2$ inch I 1846, flowers in Septem , orange-red. 
Tritonia, from triton, a weathercock ; in allusion to the various positions of 
the stamens of different species. This will prove a splendid addition to our open 
borders in summer ; its beauty is of long continuance. bot. mag. 4335 . 
2490. OCTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. TROP.EOLACEJS. 
TROPcR'OLUM UMBELLa'tum. || Plant, 4 feet ji Greenhouse climbing peren., Quito, 
U31BELLATE INDIAN CRESS. || flower, IJ inch j| 1846, flowers in Summer, orange-red. 
Tropaeolum, see No. 2250. A remarkable Tropaeolum, producing abundance 
of umbellate flowers, of orange-red tinged with green ; introduced by the Messrs. 
Veitch and Son. A beautiful trellis or pillar plant. bot mag. 4337 . 
