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2059. MONADELPHIA, POl.YANDRIA. MALVACEAE. 
HIBISCUS FE'ROX. 1 Plant, s feet jl Stove shrub, brought from New Gren- 
STINGING hibiscus. | Flower, 3 inch i ada, in 1844 ? flowers in May, yellow. 
Hibiscus, see No. 2340. An upright-growing arborescent shrub, discovered by 
Mr. Purdie near Iratcho, in New Grenada. Its flowers are not brilliant, and the 
whole plant is clothed with tuberculated rigid short prickles. bot. mag. 4401. 
2660. PENTANDRIA, DIGYNIA. ASCLEPIA DACE/E. 
HO\ A BELLA. j| * . f “‘ II Stove suffrnticose plant, from India, 
beautiful HOYA. I! Flower, Ag inch It in 1846, flowers in June, white & pur. 
Iloya, see No. 2467. Who has not been delighted with the singular and beau- 
tiful Hoyas ! This excels them all, “an amethyst set in frosted silver.” Imported 
by the Messrs. Veitch, the extensive nurserymen of Exeter. bot. mag. 4402. 
2661. CRYPTOGAMIA, MU8CI. BRYACEJE. 
H\ P'NUM TRIQUETRUM. | stem, 1 font 1 , plant, a quarter the size of nature. 
triangular feather-moss. II Seta, lfc inch i 2, leaf; 3, capsule ; 4, lid ; magnified. 
Hypnuin,see No. 2563. One of the largest of our mosses, common in thickets 
and shady places. It is light and elastic, and hence is made useful in packing 
all sorts of brittle goods ; and none is better for packing fruits. 
2662. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. BALSAMINACE*. 
IMPA'I IENS RE'PENS. I Plant, l_s inch j| Greenhouse annual, from Ceylon, in 
CREEPING balsam. | Flower, 1 4 inch 1 1846, flowers May to July, yellow. 
Impatiens, see No. 2309. Received at Kew from Mr, Gardner, of the Botanic 
Garden, Paradenia, Ceylon. The handsomest of the yellow-flowered Balsams, 
and will doubtless succeed if planted in the borders in May. bot, reg. 4404. 
2663. TETRANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. RUBIACE*. 
IXO'RA LANCEOLA'RIA. |J Plant, r, feet |j Stove shrub, from the East Indies. in 
LANCE-LEAVED IXORA, II pfower, 1 inch 1846? flowers in April, greenish white. 
Ixora, see No. 2099. This graceful shrub was received at the Royal Kew 
Gardens, from the Calcutta Botanic Garden. T he plant in the Royal Gardens 
had not attained the height of two feet when it flowered. bot. mag. 4399 
2664. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMIA. PEDALIACE*. 
MARTYN'IA LUM'EA. |l Plant, 18 inch j; stove annual, introduced from Bra- 
yellow martynia. Il Flower, IJ inch 1 zil.in 1825, flowers in August, yellow. 
Named in compliment to Mr. John Martyn, formerly Regius Professor of 
Botany at Cambridge. A bold and rather tender annual ; it has large, almost 
circular leaves, which give it a coarseness of character. bot. reg. 934. 
2665. CRYPTOGAMIA, MUSCI. RRYACE*. 
ORTHO'TRICUM rivula're. II Stem, 2 inch l : 1, plant, J the size of nature. 2, leaf; 
RIVER BRISTLE-MOSS. | Sets, none |; 3, capsule ; 1, lid ; 5, hood : magnified. 
Orthotrichum, see No. 2611. This, like Fontinalis, is an aquatic, growing on 
stones, and resembling a thicket of little branching shrubs beneath the water. It 
is most usual in small streams, fruiting in July and August. 
2666. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LOBELIACE/E. 
SIPHOCAM'PYLOS manetti/e- || Plant, ^ font « Stove plant, New Grenada? in 1816, 
FLORUS. MANETTIA-FI.D sipiio. I proper, i j inch il flowers most ofthe year, scar, and yel. 
Siphocampylos, see No. 2057. “A small, erect, firm growing plant,” with 
glossy dark-green foliage ; flowering freely almost the year round, hence a very 
desirable stove ornament. Introduced through Belgium. bot. mag. 440s. 
