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2675. HEX ANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. AMARYLLIDACEiE. 
ISME'NE KNIGHT'II. II Plant, 2 feet || stove bulb, introduced from Florida, 
MR. knight s ismene. II Flower, 5 inch II in 1836, flowers in March, pure white. 
Ismene, the daughter of CEdipus. This singular and curious bulbous plant, 
with its snowy white odoriferous flowers, will never be passed unnoticed. The 
long white segments of its perianth are very remarkable. flo. cab. 2 , 59 . 
2676. ICOSANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. MYRTACE®. 
JAMBO'.SA MALACCEN SIS 11 Kant, 8 .feet n stove Shrub, from the Malay Islands, 
MALAY APPLE. || Flower, lj inch | in 1844; flowers in May, purple-red. 
Named Jambosa from Schambu,the Malay name for one of the species. A 
bold shrub, with ample foliage, bearing clusters of showy flowers, chiefly com- 
posed of a dense bundle of deep crimson filaments. bot. mag. 4408 . 
2677. CRYPTOOAMIA, MUSCt. BRYACE®. 
LEE CODON SCIEROI DESjj Stem, 3 inch !| 1, plant, j the size of nature. 2, leaf; 
SQUIRREL-TAIL LEUCODON. II Seta, inch || 3, capsule; 4, lid; 5, hood; magnified. 
Leucodon, from leukos, white ; and odon, a tooth ; from the pale colour of 
the peristome of this species. Common on the trunks of trees, but rarely found 
in fruit. Sometimes a perfect miniature of a squirrel’s tail. 
2678. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHID ACE®. 
ONCID'IUM intermedium. | S'ape , 5 feet || Stove herbaceous perennial, sent from 
INTERMEDIATE ONCIDIUM. | Fbwer, 1| inch II Cuba, in 1837, flowers in Mar., yellow. 
Oncidium, see No. 2035. This species was imported by the late Mr. Barker, 
of Springfield, near Birmingham. It is allied to Carthaginense and Luridum,but 
differs from each in the shape of its sepals and other parts. flo. cab, 2 , go. 
2679. CRYPTOOAMIA, MUSCI. BRYACE®. 
ORTHO'TRICHUMstria'tumii stem, 2 iuch | 1, plant, J size of nature. 2, leaf; 3, 
COMMON bristle-moss. | Seta, none || capsule; 4, lid; 5, hood ; magnified. 
Orthotrichum, see No. 2611. This moss is frequent, fruiting in July, on the 
trunks of trees. Unlike all other Orthotrichums, it has a double peristome, the 
inner one arising from an interior membrane. 
2680. DECANDRIA, PENTAGYNIA. OXALIDACE®. 
OXA'LIS BRAZILIEN'SIS. II Plant, 5 inch 11 Greenhouse bulbous plant, Brazil, in 
Leaf, l&iuch , _ , 
BRAZILIAN oxalis. || Flower, lj inch II 1829, flowers in May, rosy-purple. 
Oxalis, see No. 21 18. This species of Oxalis, which is sometimes called bi- 
punctata, is a showy flowerer ; and is the more desirable from the facility with 
which it may be cultivated in the stove, greenhouse, or frame. flo. cab, 2 , 62 . 
2681. MON A DELPHI A, PENTANDRIA PASSIFLORACE®. 
PA SSI FLO RA AMAB I LIS, Jj Plant, 15 feet lj stove climber, of hybrid origin ? flow- 
W HIT e-Crown ED passion-flower || ^ Inch II ers in May, brick-red and greenish. 
Named from its floral appendages bearing a fancied resemblance to the instru- 
ments of our Saviour’s torture. This handsome Passion-flower was sent to Eng- 
land from the continent and is supposed to be a garden variety, bot. mag. <406. 
2682. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LILIACE®. 
STYPAN'DRA frutescens. jj Plant, .1 feet j| Greenhouse under-shrub, N. Holland, 
SHRUBBY STYPANDRA. || FloVer, % inch II in 1836, flowers in June & July, blue. 
Stypandra, from stype, tow ; and aneh, a male ; from the tow-like covering 
of the upper part of the filaments. An elegant erect plant, whose bright blue 
drooping flowers form a pretty greenhouse ornament. flo. cab. 2 , 6 s, 
