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2691. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. APOCYNACEA. 
DIPLADE'NIA urophyl'la. II Plant, 2 feet n Stove fruticose plant, from Brazil, in 
Leaf, 5 men „ 
taper-pointed DIPLADENIA. || Flower, li inch II 1846, flowers m May ? salmon-colour. 
Dipladenia, see No. 1923. This plant was raised from seeds received from the 
Organ Mountains by Mr. Veitch of Exeter. Its foliage handsome, and deep sal- 
mon-coloured flowers showy, although not very abundant. bot. mag. 4414 . 
2692. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACEJC. 
LOMA'RIA PRO'CERA. 11 Height, is inch U Greenhouse herb, evergreen, N. Zea- 
LeaHet, 3 inch . . 
tall LOM aria. || Width, l iuch II land, m 1822, son brown, in Summer. 
Lomaria, see No. 2518. A very distinct species, requiring to be potted in peat 
and loam, and to have progressive shiftings. It may be propagated by partially 
cutting through its rhizomes, to occasion young growth. sp. of sprengel. 
2693 • GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHID ACE A. 
PERIS! E RIA GUI TA'l A I! Scape, 4 [I Stove herb, peren., S. America, 1837, 
SPOTTED DOVE-FLOWER. || Flower, 1J inch ll flowers in Aug., salmon-col. spotted. 
Peristeria,see No. 2016. One amongst the most curious of thiscurious family ; 
its fleshy flowers — salmon-coloured and marone spotted, emit a “powerful, pecu- 
liar, and agreeable odour.” Imported by Mr. Knight. flo.cab 2 , 70 . 
2694. DIANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. THY MEL ACE A. 
PIME'LEA CER'NUA. II Leaf*’ v^lu'hll ® reen bouse shrub, from Australia, 
DROOPING pimelea. || pfow’er, if inch 1 in 1835, flowers in July, pale yellow. 
Pimelea, see No 2119. Pimelea is exclusively an Australian genus of pretty 
dwarf shrubs, amongst which this species is one of the most delicate. It is of 
erect slender habit, and less showy than some already published, flo. cab. 2 , 72 . 
2695. DECANDRIA, MONOCYNIA. MELASTOMACEA. 
PLERO'MA KUNTH LV N UM. II Plant, 3 Feet ? j| stove evergreen shrub, from Brazil, 
i Leaf, 3 inch 
professor kuntii s pleroma. || Flower, 2$ inch II in 1844, flowers in July, purple. 
Pleroma, from the Greek signifying fulness ; but its application to this genus 
is uncertain. An erect handsome-growing shrub ; its purple flowers very showy. 
Raised from Brazilian seeds in the Botanic Garden of Glasgow, bot. mag. 4412 . 
2696. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. APOCYNACEA. 
IANGH1NIA MAN'GHAS. II Plant, 5 feet a Stove shrub, from the East Indies, in 
Leaf, 3 inch 
MANGliAS tanghin. II i iower, 2 inch II 1800, flowers June to Septem , white. 
Tanghin is the name given by the inhabitants of Madagascar to the fruit of the 
Tanghinia veneniflua, the species next described. Manghas is the vernacular 
name of this species, which is a handsome showy shrub. flo.cab. 2 , 78. 
2697. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. APOCYNACEA. 
TANGIII NIA venenifTua. Ij Plant, f> r et I' stove evergreen shrub, Madagascar, 
POISON- flowing tanghin. || Flower, 1 inch 1 in 1820, flowers in May, rose-colour. 
The fruit of this plant, called Tanghin, as before mentioned, is used in Mada- 
gascar as a kind of ordeal for the detection of crime. It is one amongst the 
superstitions of an uncivilized and pitiable people. flo. cab. 2 , 67. 
2698. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. B ROM ELI ACE A. 
VRIE'SIA glal'COPhyl'la. | Scape, jJ, fo ° 1 * I Stove herb, perennial, New Grenada. 
GLAUCOUS-LEAVED VRIESIA. I! FloVer, IJ inch 1 in 1846? flowers in August, purple. 
Vriesia, see No. 261 8. This aloe-like plant was sent from the interior of Santa 
Martha, by Mr. Purdie, to the Royal Gardens at Kew. Here, suspended in the 
orchidaceous house, it produces its spikes of flowers. bot. mag. 44 is. 
