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2715. CYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE*. 
BARKE'RIA EL/EGANS. ,1 Plant, IS inch |i stove herbaceous perennial, Mexico? 
ELEGANT barkeria. II [i ( ,Ver, 2 i'uch I in 1836, flowers in the Winter, lilac. 
Named in compliment to George Barker, Esq., Springfield, Birmingham, an 
enthusiastic collector of Orchidacete. Certainly an elegant flowerer is this modern 
species. It stands intermediate between Epidendrum and Cattleya. flo. cab, 49. 
2716. CRYPTOC.AMIA, MOSCI. BRYACE*. 
BARI RA'MIA halleria'na. II Stem, 2 inch 11 1 , plant, drawn half the natural size. 
HAI.LERIAN APPLE-MOSS. || Seta, short ll 2, leaf; 3, capsule ; 4, lid ; .magnified. 
Bartramia,see No. 2589. This species much resembles pomiformis. No 2589; 
its short curved seta will, however, distinguish it. In the crevices of moist rocks 
this moss is sometimes found growing in summer five or six inches high. 
2717. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CINCHONACE*. 
BURCHEL'LIA bulbuli'na. || j'lant, 3 leet | Greenhouse shrub, Cape of G. Hope, 
bufpalo BURCH ellia , j i lower, & mch ll 1818, flowers in May & June, scarlet. 
Named after W. Burchell, a traveller in Africa. This Cape greenhouse shrub 
forms a tolerably compact low bush, with rather handsome foliage ; and its ter- 
minal head of flowers make it attractive, although not showy. bot. rf.g. 89i. 
2718. MONANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. MARANTACEA. 
CAN'NA LIMBA' 1 A, j Plant, f’ f cet h I Stove herb, peren., Brazil, in 1818, 
bordered- petaled canna. || i : h?,r’ er , 2 111 , 1 , |i flowers the whole year, red & yellow. 
Canna, from the Celtic cana, a watery place. This plant was re-introduced to 
the Birmingham Horticultural Society’s Garden, by Mr. Cope, and is one of the 
handsomest of the genus. It is of stately growth and great beauty, flo. cab. 68. 
2719. DIADELPHIA, DECANDRIA. LFGUMINOSA.. 
CHlETOCA'LYX VINCENTi'na.I'- Plant, 6 rcct 
» Leaf, flinch 
8T. VINCENT 8 CH/ETOCALYX. ! Flower, fcineb 
Stove twiner, St. Vincent's Island, in 
1823, flowers May to August, yellow. 
Named from chaite, a bristle ; and kalyx ; alluding to the teeth on the calyx. 
This is a stove twiner too nearly resembling a common pea to be greatly admired. 
It is allied to Glycine, to which genus it formerly belonged. bot. rf.o. 799. 
2720. DODF.CAN DRI A, TR1GYNIA. EUPHORBIACE/E. 
ELPHOR'BIA FUL’GENS. II Plant, 4 led i| Greenhouse shrub, from Mexico, in 
B ir brilliant euphorbia. |! ^ p“b li 1836, flowers July to Sep., bright red. 
Named in honour of Euphorbus, physician to Juba, King of Mauritana. This 
Euphorbia, when well grown, and its drooping branches embellished at the axils 
of its leaves with its brilliant scarlet flowers, forms a striking object. flo. cab. 56. 
2721. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. GENTIAN ACEJE. 
EX'ACUM ZEYLA'NICUM. ii Plant, I5 inch . Stove annual, brought from Ceylon, 
CEYLON EXACUM. || Flower, || !‘nch „ in 18-18, flowers in Sep., purplish-blue. 
Exacum, see No. 2196 A very showy handsome annual, but unsuitable for 
culture, excepting in the stove. It was raised from imported seeds by Mr. Moore 
of the Glasnevin Botanic Garden, Dublin. bot. mag. 4423 . 
2722. CRYPTOGAMIA, MUSCI. BRYACE*. 
HYP'NUM denticula'tum. | Stem, ij inch ! 1, plant, J the size of nature. 2, leaf; 
TOOTHED FEATHER-MOSS. I! Seta, 1 inch 3, capsule; 4, lid; 5, hood ; mag. 
Hypnum, see No. 2563. This moss is sometimes found entirely decumbent, 
and has then been called Hypnum sylvaticum. The spreading points of its leaves 
give the stems a tooth-like appearance. Found in moist places in April. 
291. FLORAL REGISTER. 
