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2667. PENTANDRIA, M0N0GYNIA. BORAGINACE®. 
ARNE BIA ECHIOI'DES. 1 Plant, 9 inch r Hardy herbaceous perennial, Arme- 
echium-like arnebia. i Flower, % inch I nia, in 1847, flowers in June, yellow. 
This genus was established, by De Candolle, to receive plants that, like the 
gypsies, had encamped in various places without just title to any one. A pretty 
hardy subject, whose habit is clearly shown in our cut. bot. mag. 4409 . 
2668. DIADELPHIA, DECANDRIA. LEG U MINOS®. 
AS1 RA G ALU& LAXMAN / NI. il Plant, I foot I Hardy procumbent perennial, from 
laxman s ASTRAGALI'S. I! spike, c inch Siberia, 1804, flowers in June, blue. 
Astragalus is of uncertain derivation ; amongst the Greeks the name signified a 
die, and it may apply to the square seeds this plant produces. Was raised from 
seeds received from St. Petersburg. Not very hardy. flo. cab 2 , 66. 
2669. CRYPT0GAM1A, MUSCI. BRYACE®. 
11RY UM P\ RIFOR'ME. II Stem, 14 inch |j 1, plant, £ the size of nature. 2, leaf; 
pear-fruited thread-moss. |l Seta, 1 inch |; 3, capsule ; 4, lid; 5, hood; magnified. 
Bryum.see No. 2558. This moss is the enemy of the idle gardener. Of the 
surface of his undisturbed soil in pots, whether under glass or exposed, it is sure 
to take possession. Also found on sandy banks and rocks, fruiting in June. 
2670. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LEGO SUNOS®. 
BURT O N IA \ ILLO SA. Plant, lout Greenhouse shrub, Swan River, in 
VILLOUS burtonia. fl pTower, inch II 1846, flowers in May, purple and yel. 
Burtonia, see No. 2623. This heath-like shrub is a late introduction to our 
gardens, by Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, and Co., of Exeter, who raised it from 
Swan River seeds. The handsomest of all the Burtonias. bot. mag. 4410 . 
2671. DIDYNAMIA, ANGJOSPERMIA. GESNERACE®. 
CHIRI T A MOON 'II. I! Plant, 2$ feet ii stove suffruticose plant, from Ceylon, 
MR. moon’s CQ1RITA. u Flower, 3^ inch li in 18-15? flowers through Sum., pur. 
Chirita, see No. 2061. An exceedingly handsome and showy flowerer, bear- 
ing the name of its original discoverer in Ceylon. Its flowers resembling giant 
Gloxinias, nearly four inches long, on an erect plant. bot. mag. 4405 . 
2672. CRYPTOGAMIA, MUSCI. BRYACE®. 
DALTO'NIA iieteromal'la. ;; Branch , 14 inch j 1, plant, size of nature. 2, leaf; 3, 
lateral DALTONIA. j| Seta, none capsule; 4, lid ; 5, hood ; magnified. 
This genus was named after the Rev. James Dalton, a museologist. A small 
wiry spreading, pinnately-branched moss ; generally attached to the bark of trees. 
Fructification chiefly on the upper side of the branches, in April. 
2673. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPER.MIA. GESNERACE®. 
GESNERA REFLEX'A. j| Plant, 2 feet !j Stove herbaceous peren., Valparaiso, 
REFLEXED GESNERA. Khmer, 2J inch in 1837, flowers in tbe Spring, scarlet. 
Gesnera, see No, 1986. The brilliancy of the deep scarlet-coloured flowers of 
this species cannot fail to be admired by every one who sees it ; and the reflexed 
scape, whence it takes its name, is somewhat remarkable. flo. cab. 2 , 6t. 
2674. CRYPTOGAMIA, MUSCI. BRYACE®. 
HYP'NUM MOLLUS'CUM. Stem, 2 inch 1, plant, half the size of nature. 2, 
SOFT FEATHER-MOSS. ]| Seta, 1 inch || leaf; 3, capsule ; 4, lid ; magnified. 
Hypnum, see No. 2563. A remarkably pretty moss, often met with in woods 
and stony places, especially in the vicinity of chalk or lime. Its spreading stems 
overlie each other, and are found in fruit in the summer and autumn. 
288. FLORAL REGISTER. 
