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2643. ICOSANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CACTACEJE. 
LEUCHTENBER'GIA prin’cipis :j Pjant,^ 5 l°°h II St® ve herbaceous evergreen, Mexico, 
NOBLE leuchten bergia, j| pijwer,* 4 inch II in 1847, flowers in Summer, yellow. 
A name adopted for this plant on the continent, from, we may suppose, Leuch- 
tenberg, a town of Bavaria. A singular cactaceous plant, that flowered at Kew, 
having its mammilla} prolonged into the form of leaves. bot. mao. 4393 . 
2644. POLYGAMIA, TETRANDRIA. LEGUMINOS®. 
MIMO SA PU'DICA. || Plant. * | Stove annual, from Brazil, in 1638, 
HUMBLE PLANT. II pfower, 1 inch II flowers April to Sept., purple & yellow. 
Mimosa, from mimos, a mimick ; used in allusion to the plant mimicking the sen- 
sibility of an animal. This species, termed the Humble Plant, from its receding 
from the touch, is highly curious, and invites investigation. bot. reg. 941 . 
2645. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LEGUMINOS*. 
OX\ LO'BIUM RETU'SUM. 11 Plant, 2 feet 1 Greenhouse shrub, New Holland, in 
NETTED-LEAVED OXYLOBIUM. || now'er, 5%'iwh I 1823, flowers in April & May, orange. 
Oxylobium, see No. 1957. An extremely handsome little shrub, formerly 
known as a Chorozema. Its dense racemes of orange flowers being both terminal 
and axillary, form conspicuous ornaments. bot. reg. 913 . 
2646. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACE ®. 
PTE RIS NEMORA'LIS. II Heipht, 3 feet jl stove herbaceous evergreen, Bour- 
GROVE BRAKE. || \yfdih,’ 2 Inch !l bon, in 1823, sori brown, in May. 
Pteris, see No. 1961. An old inhabitant of the stove, but Mr. Smith, of Kew, 
has found it to be an undescribed species, which he names felosma, from the smell 
which distinguishes it from its congeners. sp. of willdenow. 
2647. TRIANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. MELASTOMACE®. 
SONERI'LA STRIC I A. I! Plant, 9 inch jl Greenhouse annual, from Java, 1848, 
UPRIGHT sonerila. |i IluVcr, V inch II flowers in May and June, rose-colour. 
The word Sonerila is formed from the euphonious compound Sootli-Soneri-ila, 
which is the vernacular name in the Khassee language of one of the species. A 
late introduction of Messrs. Veitch. An unassuming little plant, bot. mag. 4394 . 
2648. DIIECIA, HEXANDRIA. DIOSCOREACE®. 
TESTUDINA'RIA elephant'i- 1 Plant, 10 fe« i| Greenhouse herb. peren., C . G. Hope, 
pes. Hottentot’s bread. || i foVer, v? inch 1 1774, flowers in July, white & yellow. 
Testudinaria, from testu, a tortoise ; the exterior of its tuber resembling a tor- 
toise. This curious rough tuber, composed of ligneous protuberances, grows to 
the size of a quarter barrel, wholly above ground, and is eatable. bot. reg. 921 . 
2649. CRYPTOGAMIA, MUSCI. BRYACE®. 
TOR'TULA UNGUICULA'TAii Stem, Vs inch I! 1, plant, drawn the size of nature. 2, 
bird’s claw SCREW-MOSS. | Seta, te inch || leaf; 3, capsule; 4, lid; magnified. 
Tortula, see No. 2522. Named from the claw-like shape of the bright-red 
teeth of the peristome or fringe ; or it may allude to the calyptra. Found almost 
everywhere, on hedge banks ; in fructification in winter. 
2650. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CAPRIFOL1ACE®. 
WEIGE'LA RO'SEA. II Plant, 5 feet l| Hardy deciduous shrub, from China, 
ROSE COLOURED weigela. || How’er, 1 J incli II in 1845, flowers in May, rose-colour. 
This genus is, we presume, named after the botanist, Weigel. The plant now 
under consideration was sent to the London Horticultural Society by their col- 
lector, Mr. Fortune. A handsome -flowered hardy shrub. bot. mag. 4306 . 
