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2803. SYNGENESIA, POLYGAMIA. COMPOSITE. 
ECHINA'CEA I) l / B I A . || 4 j| Frame herbaceous peren., Mexico, in 
doubtful echinacea. || Flower, 4 inch II 1837, flowers Sep. and October, lilac. 
Echinacea, from echinaceus, bristly ; alluding to the receptacle. A showy 
plant for turning into the borders during summer, but too tender to have exposu re 
in winter. Its tuberous roots may be kept in sand during winter. flo. cab. 131 . 
2804. TETRANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. BERBERIDACEA. 
EPIME DIUM PI NN A / ru M. jl Plant. 9 inch | Hardy herbaceous perennial, from 
pinnate-leaved EPIMEDIUM. || Flower, 1 inch II Persia, 1846, flowers in Mar., yellow. 
Epimedium, an old name derived from Media, a country of Asia, given to this 
genus by Linneus. A remarkably pretty hardy, or perhaps we should say, half- 
hardy plant, its flowers excelling other Epimediums in gaiety. bot. mag. 4456 . 
2805. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. BALSA MI ACE A. 
f IMPA'TIENS PIC'TA. |l Plant, 2 feet 1 . Greenhouse annual .East Indies , in 
painted impatiens. || Flower, i| inch ll 1837, flowers in June & July, rose-col. 
Impatiens,see No. 2309. Seeds of this annual were first introduced to England 
by the Hon. the East India Company from India, where numerous species exist. 
This continues long in flower, and is both curious and showy. flo. cab. 128 . 
2806. gynandria, monandria. orchid ace a;. 
MORMO'DES lentiginosa. 11 Plant, 15 inch |j stove herb, peren., Central America, 
FRECKLED MORMODES. |[ Flower, 2J inch I 1846, flowers Apr., pale brown spotted. 
Mormodes, see No. 2150. “A new and very remarkable species of Mormodes,” 
says Sir W. J. Hooker, “quite unlike any hitherto figured or described.” It flow- 
ered in Mrs. Lawrence’s rich collection of rarities, at Ealing Park. bot. mag. 4455 . 
2807. didynamia, angiospermia. verbenacea. 
PETRE'A \ OLU'BILIS. Il Plant, 2 feet || Stove climber, Vera Cruz, in 1733, 
twining petrea. II Flower, l| Inch II flowers in July & August, deep blue. 
Named in honour of Robert James Lord Petre, who died in 1742. A climber 
that should be more cultivated ; its splendid racemes of flowers are produced 
from the previous year’s spurs, and it requires pruning accordingly, flo. cab. 108 . 
2808. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LEGUMINOSA. 
PODALY'RIA styracifo'lia. r, jdant, 4 feet 5 Greenhouse shrub, C. of Good Hope, 
styrax-leaved podalyria. j 1 Flown, lj i'uch ll 1792, flowers May to July, rose-colour. 
Supposed to be named after Podalirius, the son of .dEsculapius. A handsome 
shrub, with pretty papilionaceous rose-coloured flowers near the ends of the shoots. 
Much of the beauty of the shrub will depend on early ‘stopping.’ flo. cab. 104 . 
2809. DIANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LAMIACEA. 
SAL'VIA ARGEN'TEA. |l Plant, 4 r«t ■; Hardy herb. peren , S. Europe, 1768, 
hoary salvia. II i i„„’ eri i [„ch ll flowers June & July, white & purple. 
Salvia, see No. 2441. This bold and handsome Salvia was first raised, a few 
years ago, from seeds which had been imported from Russia by Mr. Hunneman 
The plant had been lost after its original introduction. flo. cab. 112 . 
2810. TETRANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. RUTACEA. 
ZIE'RIA MACROPH YL'LA. I Plant, 14 feet^ lj Greenhouse shrub, Van Diemen's 
large-leaved Z1F.RIA. || ifow-er, if Inch II land, 1820, flowers in Spring, white. 
Named by Sir J. Smith in honour of M. Zier, a learned botanist. A some- 
what meagre-looking shrub, unless brought under the operation of the modern 
system of “stopping," to give it a bushy habit. bot. mao. 4451 
