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2515. didynamia, gymnospermia. gesneriace-e. 
GESNE'RIA PARDI'NA. j| Plant, 18 inch 11 stove herbaceous perennial, Brazil, 
leopard-spotted gesneria. II Flower, i| inch il in 1844? flowers in Oct., ochrey-red. 
Gesneria, see No. 1986. This is one of Mr. Gardener’s Organ Mountain plants, 
which flowered in the Kew Gardens. Sir W. J. Hooker says that in general habit 
it resembles Gesneria aggregata, but is much handsomer. bot. mag. 4348 . 
2516. PENTANDRIA, DIGYNIA. ASCLEPIADACEiE. 
HOY 'A CINNAMOMIFo'lia. j! Plant, 4 X ^ eC h I! Stove twiner, sent from Java- in 1845, 
CINNAMOM-leaved HOY A. || pfow’er, % inch II flowers in July, yell ow-green & purp. 
Hoya, see No. 2467. A handsome species of Hoya imported by the Messrs. 
Veitch, of Exeter ; its flowers are larger than those of the well-known favourite, 
carnosa, but unequal to them in beauty. bot. mag. 4347 . 
2517. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMIA. GESNERI ACEjE. 
H Y POCY R' I A GLA'BRA. II Plant, || Stove peren., S America, 1846? flow- 
shining-leaved hypocyrta. || Flower, 1 inch II ers June and July, scarlet and yellow . 
Named from upo, beneath ; and kirtos, gibbous ; in consequence of the in- 
flation of the corolla. This species, which differs but little from strigillosa, was 
sent by Mr. Makoy, of Leige, to the Royal Kew Gardens. bot. mag. 4346. 
2518. CRYPTOG A MIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACEiE. 
LOMA'RIA LANCEOLA TA.JI Height, 7 inch ll Greenhouse herb, evergreen, N. Hol- 
Leaflet, inch , _ . . , . 
lance-shaped lomaria. j| width, % inch H land, in 1830, son brown, in Septem. 
Lomaria, from the Greek loma, an edge ; alluding to the marginal position of 
theindusia. A small plant, requiring careful management; give it a shady place 
in a cold frame in summer, and greenhouse in winter. sp. of sprengel. 
2519. CRYPTOG A MI A, FILICES. POLYPODIACE*. 
POL\ PO'DIUM tetrago^num II Height, 16 iDch i| Stove herbaceous evergreen, Brazil, 
four-angled polypody. || Width' % inch II in 1827, sori brown, in the Autumn. 
Polypodium, see 1975. The barren fronds of this fern are broader than those 
that are fertile. It should have abundance of pot room ; and, for increase, its 
strong wiry roots may be occasionally divided. sp. of swartz. 
2520. CRY PTOO AMIA , MUSCI. BRYACEAb 
POLY'TRICHUMundula'tum |] Stem, 1 inch !| 1, plant, J size of nature. 2 leaf; 3, 
undulated iiair-moss. |[ Seta, H i licit || fringe; 4, lid; 5,hood; all magnified. 
Polytrichum, from polys, many ; and thrix, a hair; in allusion to the hairy 
calyptra, or hood ; this species, however, has it smooth. Capsule a little curved. 
Fructification in spring and autumn : common on shady banks and in woods. 
2521. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. SOLANACE.*. 
SOLAN'DRA 1. .T’/ VIS. IIl 131 ] 1 ' 31 f ce J I; stove shrub, South America, in 1846, 
smooth-leaved solandra. |[ t WjVer, i foot' I. flowers in Nov , greenish cream-col. 
Named after Dr. Solander, an eminent botanist. This handsome-flowering 
Solandra has been introduced to England from one of the continental nurseries ; 
and, as is commonly the case, without historical information, bot. mag. 4345 . 
2522. CRYPTOG AMIA, MUSCI. BRYACE*. 
TOR'TULA MURA'LIS. II Stem, 14 inch || 1. plant § the natural size. 2, leaf ; 3, 
WALL SCREW-MOSS. II Seta, 2 iuch || fringe ; 4, lid ; 5, hood ; all magnified. 
The word Tortula is deduced from the Latin tortus, twisted ; this alludes to 
the spirally twisted teeth of the fringe, or peristome. Abundant on walls and 
roofs, almost every where. Fructification appears in spring. 
