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2635. MONANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ZINGIBERACEJE. 
AMO'MUM MAX'IMUM. j Pl.nt, $ reft h I' Stove herbaceous perennial, the East 
TALL AS10MUM. it Flower, 1 1 ! tub I, Indies, 1820? flowers in June, white. 
Amomum, see No. 2443. A singular Indian plant, producing its flowers on 
a short scaly scape, issuing from the bulbous base of the stem. Its slender stem 
being terminated by two or three leaves here represented. bot. reo. 929. 
2636. CRYPTOGAMIA, MCSCI. BRYACE*. 
BRY'UM HOR'NUM. | Stem, 21 inch ! 1, stems, with antheridia & seta, size J. 
swan’s-neck threab-moss. II Seta, 1 inch 1 2, leaf; 3, capsule ; 4, lid ; 5, hood; mag. 
Bryum.see No. 2558, The first stem, in the annexed cut, is terminated by 
antheridia or gemmae — a botanical puzzle, deserving research. This moss is 
common in damp shady places ; in fructification in April and May. 
2637. DIDYNAMIA, GYMNOSPERMIA. VERBEN ACErE. 
GMELI'NA RHEE'DII. Plant, 14 feet n stove evergreen tree, from the East 
RHEEDE’s gmelina. li Flower, 2 Inch I Indies, flowers in May, deep yellow. 
Named after George Gmelin, a German naturalist. So long cultivated in the 
Kew gardens, that the period of its introduction is not known. Although four- 
teen feet high, it grows in a pot, and not before known to flower, bot. mag. 439s. 
2638. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ASCLEPIADACE*. 
II 0 \ 'A IMPERIA'LIS. || ^ feer^ . Stove climber, from Borneo, in 1846, 
IMPERIAL HOYA. | Flower, 3 inch || flowers in June, purple and white. 
Hoya, see No. 2467. SirW.J. Hookerand Dr. Lindley pronounce this the most 
splendid flower they ever beheld. Imagine an umbel of twelve flowers, each flower 
three inches diameter ! Our cut shows its mode of flowering. bot. mag. 4397 . 
2639. CRYPTOGAMIA, MUSCI. BRYACE*. 
H\PNUM PROLIF'ERUM. j s tera> 3 inch [! 1, plant, one third the size of nature. 
PROLIFEROUS ffatiilr moss, j Sew. 1 inch j| 2, leaf ; 3, capsule ; 4, .lid; 5, hood. 
Hypnum, see No. 2563. Notwithstanding the delicate formation of this moss, 
it defies both heat and cold ; being found in almost every portion of the globe, 
both on the ground and on trees ; but rarely in fructification. 
2640. CRYPTOGAMIA , MUSCI. BRYACEJ5. 
H\ P NUM \ ELU PI NUM. 1 Stem, rretpin? 1, plant, size of nature. 2, leaf; 3, 
velvet feather-moss. J Seia, Vj? ineb , capsule; 4, lid ; 5, hood ; magnified. 
This, much smaller moss than the above, produces its fructification in spring, 
and is very common on hedge banks, decaying wood, and the roots of trees. Its 
seta will sometimes be found an inch, or even more, in length. 
2641. TETRANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. PROTEACE*. 
ISOPO GON LONGIFO LIUS. 1 Plant, 3 feet i Greenhouse evergreen shrub, N. Hol- 
LONC-LEAVED ISOPOGON. j pfower, lj loch J land, in 1823, flowers in June, yellow. 
Isopogon, see No. 2468. A curious stiff evergreen shrub, nearly allied to 
Protea, with which the genus was united till revised by the acumen of Mr. Robert 
Brown. This species, longifolius, possesses but little beauty. bot, reg. ooo. 
2642. DIANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. JASMIN ACE .E. 
JASMI NUM I RINER \ E. J Plant, 20 feet n stove climber, brought from the East 
TIIREE-NERVED JASMINE. j| Flower, 2 Inch I Indies, in 1804, flowers in May, white. 
Jasminum,see No. 2003. A robust plant, suitable only for an extensive stove, 
where it will ramble far before it flowers; it lacks, too, the fine fragrance of 
the smaller and less rare species of our gardens. bot. reg. 9ts. 
286. FLORAL REGISTER. 
