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2819. PENTANDRIA, TRIGYNIA. IJIPPOCRATACEjE. 
LACEPE'DEA INSIG NIS. II Tree, It inch I ^ tove s b ru b, brought from Mexico, 
fragrant lacepedea. || Flower, vf inch II in 1844, flowers in May, white. 
Named in honour of Count de La Cepede, professor of zoology A fine object 
for a large stove ; its ample, glossy, evergreen foliage, and fragrant flowers, make 
it very desirable where it can be afforded sufficient space. bot. mag. 4459 . 
2820. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMIA. SCROPHULARIACE^. 
LINA'RIA DLLPHINOl DESlI Plant, 1 foot 11 Frame biennial, from Russia, in 1838, 
DELPHINIUM-LIKE TOADFLAX. || Flower, 1J inch II flowers July to Septem., deep purple. 
Linaria, from Linum, flax ; their leaves bearing much resemblance. A single 
plant of this species was raised in the Birmingham Garden, and perpetuated by 
cuttings. It proved a showy plant, when planted out in summer, flo. cab. 115 . 
2821. DIDYNAMIA, ANCIOSPEBMIA. GESNERACEA. 
MITRA'RIA COCCIN'EA. I Plant, ^2 feet p Frame shrub, brought from Chiloe, in 
scarlet mitraria. || Flower, lj iilch I! 1847, flowers in June, bright scarlet. 
Mitraria, from mitra, a mitre ; alluding to the mitre-shaped bractea which 
covers the calyx. One of the Messrs. Veitch’s new plants, — very gay, and has 
borne exposure through a very mild winter, in Devonshire. bot. mag. 4402 . 
2822. DIDYNAMIA, G YMNOSPERM I A . GESNERACEA. 
NEM ATAN'THUS IONEMAll Plant, 19 feet^ Stove climbing shrub, S. America, in 
DARK BLOOD-COLOURED IONEMA. II Flower, 2J ioth 1846, flowers in Spring, blood-colour. 
Named from nema, a thread: anthos, a flower; alluding to the thread-like 
flower-stalks. This stove climber, with its deep blood-coloured flowers, pendent 
from their long peduncles, forms an attractive ornament. bot. mag. 4460 . 
823. CYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEA. 
ONCID IUM batemannia'num.II Scape, 7 Feet II stove herb, peren., from Mexico, in 
, ii LcaI* 2 feet II * ' 
MR. bateman s ONC1DIUM. || Flower, 1 inch II 1838, flowers in Sum., yel & brown. 
Oncidium, see No. 2035. Like the generality of Oncidiums, the flowers of this 
species, although not large, are gay and numerous. Its erect scape will readily 
distinguish it from O. altissimum, which it considerably resembles, flo. cab. 137 . 
2824. ICOSANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. MYRTACEA. 
PSTDIUM GA1 I LElA'NUMlI Plant, 20 feel It Greenhouse tree, brought from China, 
purple-fruited guava. | Flower, Inch | 1818, flowers in May & June, white. 
Psidium,from psidius, the Greek name of the Pomegranate. A handsome tree, 
worthy of cultivation for its round, purple, plum-like fruit, which in flavour resem- 
bles a strawberry. Guava jelly is made from an allied species. bot. reg. 622 . 
2825. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ERICACEAE. 
RHODODENDRON formo’sum.II Plant, 3 feet Greenhouse shrub, the Eastern Hi- 
beautiful rhododendron. Ii Flower, 3$ inch II malaya, 1837, flowers in April, white. 
Rhododendron, see No 2487. A remarkably handsome Indian Rhododendron, 
introduced a few years ago by His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, and called R. 
Gibsonii. It constitutes a fine addition to the greenhouse Azaleas, bot. mag.44st. 
2826. CYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEA. 
SrANHO'PEA MACULO'SA |j Scape, 1 foot II Stove herb, peren., Mexico ; in 1839, 
spotted staniiopea . || Flower, 4 ,nch il flowers light brown, spotted crimson. 
Stanhopea,see No. 2009. A plant imported by the late Mr. Barker of Spring- 
field, which resembles Stanhopea tigrina, No. 794 ; but has smaller flowers than 
it, and differs from it in several other particulars. flo. cab. 121 . 
