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2851. CRYPTOGAMIA, MUSCI. BRYACEA. 
GYMNOSTO'MUM viridis'simumJ stem, % inch jl 1 , plant, drawn J the size of nature. 
GREENEST beardless moss. !l Seta, inch || 2, leaf; 3, capsule ; 4, lid; magnified. 
Gymnostomum, see No. 2534. This moss occurs in tufts, on the trunks of 
trees ; and, as its name implies, is of a very bright green colour. Its smooth, 
ovate capsules are produced in spring, but not in abundance. 
2852. ICOSANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. MYRTACEA. 
METROSIDK'ROS flo / rida. ii Plant, 5 feet jl Frame evergreen shrub. New Zea- 
COPIOUS-FLOWERING METROSIDE. | Corymb, if inch II land, in 1830? flowers in May, red. 
Named from metra, pith of a tree ; siDERos,iron. A handsome, glossy-leaved 
bay-like, evergreen shrub, with showy flowers, that may, probably, bear the 
winters of Devonshire ; and would form a fine shrub for a wall. B0T.MAG.4m. 
2853. POLYANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. NYMPHAACEA. 
N YMPHiE'A AM'PLA. Jl Riant > l foot ij Stove perennial aquatic, sent from Ja- 
BROAD-LEAVED water LILY. || Flower, 5 inch ll maica, 1846? flowers in May, white. 
Nymphaea, see No. 2071. A remarkably handsome species of Water Lily, 
which flowered in the stove of Mr. Silvester, of North Hall, Chorley, Lancashire. 
Its tubers should be planted in loam, and immersed in water. bot. mag. 4469. 
2854. DIADELPIIIA, DECANDRIA. LEGUMINOSA. 
PHASE'OLUS semierec'tus. Jj Plant, 3 feet n stove annual twiner, from the West 
DARK RED KIDNEY BEAN. | Flower, lj inch II Indies, in 1732, flowers in July, red. 
Phaseolus, see No. 2073. Here we have a Kidney Bean, an ornamental one, 
but useless as an edible vegetable, it seeds and seed pods being small, and devoid 
of the qualities of its well-known ally. bot. reg. T43. 
2855. CRYPTOGAMIA, MUSCI. BRYACE45. 
P I EROGO'NIUM cra'cile. jj Stem, 3 inch || 1, plant, J the natural size. 2, leaf ; 
SLENDER wing-moss. || »eta, inch 1 3, capsule; 4, lid; 5, hood; mag. 
The name of this genus is derived from pteron, a wing ; and gonos, a shoot ; 
in allusion to the branched stems. A delicate branched moss, which is fre- 
quently to be met with in hilly districts. 
2856. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. APOCYNACEA. 
TABERNAiMONTA'N A laurifo'-II Plant, 13 feet |i stove evergreen tree, from the West 
Leaf. 6 inch 
lia. laurel-leaved tabernal.|| Flower, 2 inch II Indies, in 1768, flowers in May, white. 
Named after an eminent botanist, J.T. TabernEemontanus,one who relied much 
on the efficacy of herbs for the cure of all diseases. This tree, or rather shrub, 
is worthy of cultivation where space is at command. bot. reg. tis. 
2857. CRYPTOGAMIA, MUSCI. BRYACEA. 
WEIS'SIA C1RRA TA. || Stern, 14 Inch || 1, plant, i the natural size. 2, leaf; 
CURLED-LEAVED VVEISSIA* fj Seta, inch || 3, capsule; 4, lid; 5, hood; mag. 
Named in honour of T. W. Weis, a German cryptogamic botanist. Frequently 
found in tufts and small masses, on old posts, thatch, &c., in the southern dis- 
tricts of England. Its elliptical fruit vessels are abundantly produced in spring. 
2858. CRYPTOGAMIA, MUSCI. BRYACEA. 
WEIS'SIA STARKEA'NA. || Stem, minute | 1, plant, the size of nature 2, leaf; 
Starke’s weissia. || Seta, y 8 inch || 3 ( capsule; 4, lid; 5, hood; mag. 
Here we have a smaller and very different moss from that last mentioned. Its 
very erect seta and capsule, together not a quarter of an inch high, will generally 
lead to its identification. 
