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2707. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. MELA 8 TOMACE 1 E. 
HETEROTRI'CHUM macro^don.II pant, 8 feet II Stove shrub, from South America, in 
Leaf, 5 men I 
LONG-TOOTHED heterotrichum. || flower, ljmch II 1846, flowers in Autumn, pure white. 
Heterotrichum, from heteros, variable ; and trichos, a hair ; from the vari- 
able forms and strength of its hairy covering. A large shrub, with rather showy 
flowers, propagated from imported seeds by the Messrs. Veitch. bot. mag. 4122 . 
2708. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. AMARYLLIDACEA. 
HIPPEAS'I RUM au'licum. j| II Stove herbaceous perennial, Brazil, in 
PRINCELY HORSE-STAR. || ffower, G inch II 1810, flowers in Spring, scar. & green. 
A princely plant, as its specific name aulicum signifies ; it belongs to Amaryllis 
of the Linnean arrangement, but was separated from that genus by the Hon. and 
Rev. Mr. Herbert. It is scarcely surpassed in the whole order. plo.cab. 52. 
2709. CRYPTOGAMIA, MUSCI. BRYACEA. 
HIP'NUM trichomanoi'des.. It Stem, 2 inch II 1, plant, drawn half the size of nature. 
blunt FERN-LIKE feather-moss. | Seta, I inch || 2, leaf; 3, capsule ; 4, lid; magnified. 
Hypnum, see No. 2563. The scimitar-shaped leaf of this Hypnum will dis- 
tinguish it from the species complanatum. Their habit, appearance, and places of 
growth are, however, very similar ; and both are in fructification early in spring. 
2710. TRIANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. IRIDACEA. 
1 Rib DEFLEX'A. II Winch | Greenhouse herbaceous peren., from 
deflexed mis. |i ffower, 4 inch i Nepal, in 1833, flowers in June, lilac. 
Iris, see No. 2032. A handsome Iris, too tender for out-of door culture, but 
deserving a place in the greenhouse, especially as it emits the fragrance of the Rose. 
It flowered in the Birmingham Horticultural Society’s Garden. flo.cab.si. 
2711. MONANDHIA, MONOGYNIA. MARANTACEA. 
MARAN'l A BI'COLOR. n Plant, ® ll Stove herbaceous perennial, Brazil, 
COMTESSE DE vande’s maranta. || fhfwer, l inch || in 1823, flowers in the Summer, white. 
Named in compliment to B. Maranti, a Venetian physician. To a species of 
Maranta we owe the Arrow Root of commerce. They are moderately ornamental 
plants ; the present one less so than several of the genus. bot. reg. 78o. 
2712. CRYPTOGAMIA, MUSCI. BRYACEA. 
ORTHO'TRICHUM diapha'num. || stem, y 2 inch | 1, plant, 3 the size of nature. 2, leaf; 
DIAPHANOUS-LVD. BRISTLE-MOSS. || Seta, short II 3, capsule ; 4, lid ; 5, hood; mag. 
Orthotrichum, see No. 2611. A short moss of a dull olive green colour, which 
grows in close tufts on trees, old wood, and sometimes on walls, its capsules peep- 
ing out from amongst its leaves in spring. 
2713. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. APOCYNACEA. 
PLUMIE'RIA RU'BRA. II L re f* Vmcii | Stove tree, from the West Indies, 1690, 
RED PLUMIERIA. II ffower. 4 inch II flowers in July & Aug., rose & yellow. 
Named after Charles Plunder, a French ecclesiastic and botanist, who was 
thrice sent to the West Indies, by the King of France, in search of botanical trea- 
sures. A handsome shrub both in flowers and foliage. bot. reg. 780. 
2714. DIDYNAMIA, GYMNOSPERMIA. LAMIACEA. 
SCUTELLA RIA macran'tiia. || Plant, 15 iuch || Hardy annual? from Eastern Asia, 
LARGE-FLOWERED SKULL-CAP. || ffower. f inch II 1847, flowers in Summer, rich purple. 
Scutellaria, see No. 2295. A plant which was raised in the Royal Gardens at 
Kew, from seeds which had been received from the Imperial Gardens at St. 
Petersburg. Perfectly hardy, and a very desirable plant. bot. mag. 4420 . 
