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2747. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEf. 
AERAN' 1 HES crandiflo'ra. llScape, 9 inch jj Stove herb, perennial, Madagascar, 
LARGE FLOWERED aeranthes. ,! Fhjwcr, 2 inch I 1823, flowers in June, green and yel. 
Aeranthes, from aer, air j anthos, a flower ; so called from some of its allies 
living in a moist atmosphere ; not requiring to be planted in earth ; it has a single 
flower, elevated on a thread-like scape. bot. reg.sit. 
2748. MONCECIA, POLYANDRIA. ARACEA. 
A'RUM CRINI'TUM. !| Plant, IS inch Ii Greenhouse herb. perennial, Minorca, 
, Leal, 10 inch I . .. . 
HAIRY ARUM. || Spathe, 10 inch il m 1777, flowers in June, brown. 
Arum, see No. 2110. The most singular plant of this very singular genus. 
Here we have the spathe as it were a monstrous coloured leaf ; the evident 
transition form between the common foliage and a calyx. bot. reg. ssi. 
2749. SYNGENESIA, SUPERFLUA. COMPOSITE. 
CIN ERA'RIA SPECIO'SA. Ij Plant, 6 ; feet jj Hardy herb, perennial, from Siberia, 
SHOWY CINERARIA. (j Fi DW er, 1J inch II 1815, flowers in July and Aug. , yellow. 
Cineraria, from cinerf.s, ashes ; alluding to the downy surface of the leaves. 
This is a coarse-looking plant, but being showy and tall, is well fitted for culti- 
vation in the shrubbery, or the back of wide herbaceous borders, bot. reg. sis. 
J750. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMIA . C ESN E RAC Ed?. 
COLUM'NEA SCAN'DENS. 11 Plant, 6 leet II Stove climber, from the West Indies, 
climbing COLUMNEA. || Flower, -'J inch I 1759, flowers in Aug. & Sep., scarlet. 
Columnea, see No. 2372. A stove climber which has long been known to 
botanists in this country, but has not been commonly met with in cultivation. Its 
fine purplish rose-coloured flowers, are handsome and showy. bot. reg. sos . 
2751. DODECANDHIA, MONOGYNIA. LYTHRACE*. 
CU PHEA MEL\ IL’LA. |j Plant, 3 feet I stove herbaceous peren., Guiana, in 
Melville’s cuphea. II Ftower, 14 Inch ll 1823, flowers in Aug., scarlet & green. 
Cuphea, see No, 2127. Now that Cupheas are more numerous amongst us, 
it may be that all of the genus will be sought after. The present one is larger, 
but more tender, than those lately introduced. bot. reg. ss*. 
2752. MONANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ZINGIBERACE£. 
CURCU'MA CORDA'TA. 1 Plant. 1 font il Stove herb, peren., East Indies, in 
HEART-LEAVED CURCUMA. || Flower, inch I 1845, flowers in July, yel. and pink. 
Curcuma, see No. 2591. All the species of Curcuma are curious, and hand- 
some ; this is more than usually embellished by highly coloured violet bracteas, 
that terminate its spike, each bearing a blotch of deep blood-colour, bot.mag.4435. 
2753. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEA. 
ERIOP'SIS rutidobul’bon. || Scape, is inch j| stove epiphyte, from New Grenada, 
ROUGH-STALKED ERIOPSIS. || Flower, IJ Inch II in 1845, flowers in Aug., orange-red. 
Eriopsis, see No. 2374. This rare plant is in the Kew collection. One only 
was discovered in New Grenada, by Mr. Purdie, and this was growing on the 
smooth stem of a Palm tree. Its flowers are showy. bot. mag. 4437 . 
2754. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. RUTACE*. 
ERIOSTE'MON interme'dium || Plant, 3 feet j| Greenhouse shrub, New South Wales, 
INTERMEDIATE ERIOSTEMON. !| Mower, 1 SSch I 1845 7 flowers in April, white & rose. 
Named from erion, wool ; and stemon, a stamen ; alluding to the woolly 
fringe of the filament. A plant intermediate between myoporoides and buxifo- 
lium. Its flowers in spring are lively and abundant bot. mac. 4439 , 
293. FLORAE REGISTER. 
