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2651. TETR ADYNAMIA, SILICULOSA. CRUCIFER/E. 
ANASTA'TICAnierochun'tica 11 Plant, 6 inch p Greenhouse annual, sent from the 
ROSE OF JERICHO. 1| pfow’er, >/* inch II levant, 1597, flowers in June, white. 
This is one amongst several plants to which the title of Rose of Jericho, and 
much superstition also, has been attached. It is insignificant, but curious, from 
the whole plant curling itself into a ball in dry weather. bot. mag. two. 
2652- CR YPTOO AMIA , MUSCI. BRYACEA5. 
BRY'UM ANDRO'GYNUM. i| stem, ij inch lj 1, fertile plant ; 2, barren plant ; full 
narrow-leaved thread-moss D Se,a > ?i inch ll size. 3, leaf; 4, capsule ; 5, hood ; mag. 
Bryum, see No. 2558. A closely-tufted small moss, its fructification usually 
produced in spring; we have, however, at the present time (October) an abundant 
crop of its gemmae, on a plant in cultivation, shown by figure 2. 
2653. SYNGENESIA, /EQUALIS. COMPOSITE. 
CACA'LIA SALICI'NA. [j Plant, f> feet ij Greenhouse evergreen shrub, N. Hol- 
willow-lea ved cacali a. J i-tower, v® inch 1 land, 1820, flowers in August, yellow. 
Cacalia, from kakos, pernicious; lian, exceedingly ; the plant originally so 
named being injurious to the soil. This downy willow-like shrub is too large for 
a moderate greenhouse, unless its flowers were more attractive. bot. reg. 023 . 
2654- diadelphia, decandria. lecuminos/e. 
CARMICH/E'LIA austra'lis. || Plant, 2 feet^ j| Greenhouseshrub.fromNewZealand, 
SOUTH sea CARMICH&LIA. || FuiVer, V-t Inch " 1800, flowers in March, lilac & white. 
Named in honour of Captain Dugald Carmichael, F. L. S. This very curious 
plant was first discovered by those enthusiastic botanists, Sir Joseph Banks and 
Dr. Solander. Its branches leafless, its flotvers numerous. bot. reg. 912 . 
2655. POLYANDRIA, POLYGYNIA. R ANUNCULACE*. 
CLEM'ATIS INDIA I'SA. 11 riant, 20 foet n Greenhouse climber, introduced from 
Leaf, 2J loch ! „ ’ 
undivided-leaved clematis. jj Flower, 3 meb 1, New Zealand, flowers in April, white. 
Clematis, see No. 2241. This is the lobe-leaved variety of Clematis indivisa ; 
a showy and very ornamental plant, when festooning trees or shrubs with its 
dense foliage, and large panicles of white flowers. bot. mag. 4398. 
2656. DECANDRIA, FENTAG YNIA. CRASSULACE*. 
COTA LE'DON DECUSSA 1 A j riant, 18inch j Greenhouse under-shrub, Cape of G. 
CROSS-LEAVED COTYLEDON. || Flower, *1 inch I Hope, in 1819, flowers in August, red. 
Cotyledon, from kotyle, cavity ; in allusion to the form of the leaves in some 
of the species. One amongst the handsomest of succulent plants, most of which 
possess singular fleshy foliage, of very grotesque forms. bot. reg. 9is. 
2657. ICOSANDRIA, PENT AG YNIA. ROSACEA. 
CYDO'NIA CHINEN'SIS. |j Plant, y (eet^ 1 Hardy deciduous tree, from China, 
CHINESE QUINCE. || F'fower, lj inch 1 1818, flowers during the Spring, pink. 
Some of the species of this genus are natives of Cydon in Crete, hence the 
generic name. An interesting small tree, from its connexion with our well-known 
Quince, but its fruit is dry and woody. bot. reg. 90 s. 
2658. CRYPTOOAMIA, MUSCI. BRYACE.E. 
FONTINA'LIS antipyre'tica. 1 stem, 9 inch II 1 , plant, J the size of nature. 2,leaf; 
GREATER water-moss. (| Seta, none II 3, capsule; 4, lid ; 5, hood ; magnified. 
Fontinalis, from fons, fountain ; the plants of this genus being all aquatic. This 
water-moss, which is a deciduous one, may frequently be met with in fruit about 
midsummer, both in running and stagnant waters. 
287. FLOEA1 EEGISTEE. 
