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2539. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMI A. GESNER ACEiE. 
ACHIME'NES OCELLA'TA.tl Plant, isinch ii Stove herb, perennial, from Panama, 
Leaf, 5 inch . 
eyeletted ACHIMENES. II Flower, %inch II in 1847, flowers in the Winter, scarlet. 
Achimenes, see No, 2043. A plant with purple stems, handsome foliage — 
dark green above, and purple beneath, and with bright vermillion-coloured flowers. 
Sent to Kew by the government naturalist of H. M. S, Herald, bot. mag. 4359 . 
2540. gynandria, hexandria. aristolochiace^. 
ARISTOLO'CHIA anguicida.I Plant. 10 feet^ ij stove twiner, from New Grenada, in 
snake birthwort. I Flower, 2 inch I 1844, flowers in Dec.,yel. and brown. 
Aristolochia, see No. 2177. The flowers of this Aristolochia are small, but 
curious; their transverse brown streaking makes them attractive. The plant is 
used in South America as an antidote to the poison of serpents, bot. mag. 436i. 
2541. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLY PODI ACE yE. 
ASPID'IUM DREPA'NUM. |i Height, 2 feet jj Greenhouse herb. evergreen, from 
SICKLE-LIKE SHIELD fern. I! Width'.’ i tilth I Madeira, 1831, sori brown, Autumn. 
Aspidium, see No. 1933. A noble plant, sometimes three feet high, hut very 
rare, from its refusal to increase in this country. It should he potted in loam, peat, 
and charcoal ; and have progressive shiftings, as required. sp. of swartz. 
2342. CRYPTOOAMIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACE-t. 
ASPLE'NIUM bulbif^erum. || Height, 2 fecth Greenhouseherb. evergreen, New Zea- 
bulb-bearino spleen -wort. || widlhV I illch II land, in 1820, sori brown, in Autumn. 
Asplenium, see No. 1980. This plant, although a New-Zealander, will pro- 
bably hear our winters in a cold frame. It should be planted in peat and loam. 
Its bulbs produce abundance of young plants. sp. of forster. 
2543. CRYPTOG A MIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACE*. 
C-iLNOP 1 ERIS japon^ica. ii Height, 2 feet || Greenhouse herbaceous evergreen. 
Leaflet, 4 inch . _ ° 
japan CJ£N OPT eris. || width, 2 inch il Japan, 1840, sori brown, in Summer. 
Cainopleris. from kainos, new ; and pteris, a fern. The delicately-cut fronds 
of this fern have much beauty. It is a native as well of China as Japan ; and 
may be kept in a shaded frame during summer. sp. of thunberg. 
2544. OYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA ORCHIDACE*. 
CA I ASE'TUM tridenta'tum. ||Pl»nt, 2 feet ; Stove herb. perennial, Trinidad, 1822, 
Leaf. 6 inch j „ , „ . „ 
three-toothed cataseti’M. ]| i lower, 3 inch II July & Aug., yellow, green, & brown. 
Catasetum, see No. 2159. This variety, being the third of Catasetum triden- 
tatum, is distinguished by its larger flowers and broader sepals, than the original 
species. Imported from the Brazils by Mr. Harrison of Liverpool, bot. mag. 3323 . 
2545. cryptogamia, musci. bryace/e. 
Dl'CRANUM iieteromalT.um. | stem, V4 inch ! l 1. plant, $ the natural size. 2, leaf; 
silky-leaved dicranum. I Seta, Vfe inch j| 3 ^ capsule; 4, lid ; 5, hood, magnified. 
Dicranum, from dikranon, a two-pronged fork ; from the forked teeth of the 
peristome or fringe. This is truly a winter moss, its bright green leaves being 
then an ornament to many a brown and gravelly bank. 
2546. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACE*. 
H EMIONn lt> PALM A'l A. I Height, I foot II Stove herb, evergreen, "West Indies, 
Leaf, 3 inch I 
PALM ATE hemionitis. ]| width, I inch II in 1793, son brown, June to August. 
Hemionitis, from hemionos, a mule. A delicate, small, and pretty fern. Pot 
in sandy peat and charcoal, and keep in a shaded situation. The fronds, if 
pegged down, often produce young plants. sp. of linneus. 
280. FLOKAL REGISTER. 
