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2587. HEXANDRIA, DIG YNIA. ESCALLONIACEAE. 
ANOPTE RUS glandulo sus, II Plant, f ee t ll Frame shrub, Van Diemen's Land, 
GLANDULAR-LEAVED ANOPTERUS. |i Mower, M inch I 1845? flowers in Winter, white Serose. 
Anopterus, from the Greek, in allusion to the seeds being winged at the apex. 
A handsome and desirable evergreen shrub ; which, if it prove sufficiently hardy 
to withstand our winters, should be in every shrubbery. bot. mag. 4377. 
2588. cryptogamia, filices. polypodiace/e. 
ASPLE’NIU M Cana rien’se. ! { Greenhouse herb, evergreen, Canary 
CANARY SPLEENWORT. || width,' & inch II Isles, 1842, sori brown, Aut. & Wint. 
Asplenium, see No. 1980. A delicate little plant — only an inch or two high, 
which was introduced from the continent by Mr. Hugh Low,jun. It should be 
potted in sandy peat and charcoal, and sparingly watered. sp. of willdenow. 
25S9. CRYPTOOAMIA, MUSCI. BRYACE*. 
BARTRA'MIA pomifor'mis. II Stem, % inch 1 1 , plant, § size of nature. 2, leaf; 3, 
COMMON aptle-moss. | Seta, inch | capsule; 4, lid; 5, hood; magnified. 
Named in honour of John Bartram, an American botanist. This moss is toler- 
ably frequent on sandy banks and open moors, fruiting in April and May. It is 
sometimes very minute — a quarter of an inch high ; sometimes two inches. 
2590. pentandria, monogynia. myrsinacea. 
COR\ NOCAR'PUbLAtviGA'TA Tree, 40 feet I! Greenhouse tree, sent from New Zea- 
smooth-leaved CORYNOCARPUS.I Flower, U inch II land, in 1823, flowers in May, green. 
Named from koryne, a club ; and karpos, fruit. A tree, which is said to pos- 
sess beauty in its native country, from its fine dark foliage ; bi\ its flowers are 
insignificant. Grown at Mrs. Sherbourne’s, Hurst House. bot. mag. 4379. 
2591. MONANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ZINCIBERACEA. 
CURCU'MA LON'GA. | Plant, r<,et h I stove herbaceous perennial, the East 
COMMON TURMERIC. L SpAe, 8 'nch I Indies, 1759, flowers in July, yellow. 
Curcuma, from its Arabic name, kurkum. The imbricated spike of bracts 
produced by this plant constitutes its chief attraction. It is from the root of 
Curcuma longa that the turmerick of commerce is obtained. bot. reg. 886. 
2592. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ERICACE*. 
ENK1AN THUS quinqueflo^ra. 1 Plant, 3 1°°^ || Greenhouse evergreen, from China, 
RED-EDGED ENKIANTHUS. || Flower, % inch II in 1812, flowers Feb. to Septem , pink. 
Enkianthus, from egkuos, turgid ; alluding to the shape of the flowers. Both 
this and Enkianthus reticulata are neat shrubs ; but, as gardeners say, are shy 
flowerers. This is the Melidora pellucida of Salisbury. bot. reg. 884. 
2593. OCTANDRIA, MONOCYNIA. ON AG RACE A. 
FU'CHSlA SP ECT A BT Lib. I PUnt, 4 feet | Greenhouse shrub, South America, 
SHOWY fuchsia. il Flower, 4 inch l in 1847, flowers in April, bright red. 
Fuchsia, see No. 2051. Another new and very distinct Fuchsia ; it has been 
introduced by the Messrs. Veitch and Sons, of Exeter ; and is one of the most 
splendid hitherto discovered. Our measurements explainitssize. bot. mag. 437s. 
2594. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMIA . GESNERACE*. 
GESN E'RA LIBANEN SIS. |[ Plant, 8 inch || Stoveherbaceous perennial, sent from 
Leal, 3 inch I 
many-flowered gesnera. || p'luwer, lj inch II Cuba, in 1847, flowers in July, scarlet. 
Gesnera, see No. 1986. A plant of novel habit, as a Gesnera, being but a 
few inches high, with spreading foliage, but unbranched or nearly so. It flowered 
at Kew, having been received from M. Van Houtte. bot. mao. 4aso. 
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