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2923. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. NYCTAGINACE®. 
ABRO'NIA UMBELLA'TA. I 1 Plant, l foot j| Half-hardy herb. peren., California, 
UMBELLATE ABRONIA. || pfow’er, inch I, in 1848, flowers June to Oct., violet. 
Abronia, from abros, delicate ; alluding to the quality of the involuerum. 
This is a newly-introduced Californian plant, greatly resembling a Verbena, very 
fragrant, suited to the same purposes as Verbena. jour.hort.soc is4». 
2924. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMIA. CYRTANDRACE®. 
TESCHYNAN'THUS javan'icus. |i Plant, 14 leet II stove shrub, from the East Indies, in 
i Leal, 2 inch 
java ®SCH ynanthus. I, Flower, 3 inch I 1847, flowers in Summer, bright red. 
^Eschynanthus, see No. 2205. A plant imported by the Messrs. Rollinson, of 
the Tooting nursery, greatly resembling ^Eschynanthus pulcher, but of more 
compact habit. Its mass of bright red flowers is very showy. bot mag 4503 . 
2925. CRYPTOGAMIA, MUSCI. BRYACE®. 
ANO MODON viticulosum. ]| Stem, 2 inch |j 1, plant, half the size of nature. 2, 
CYLINDRICAL ANOMODON. fl Seta, 1 inch |j j ea f . 3 ; capsule ; 4, lid ; 5, hood; mag. 
Named from anomos, irregular ; odons, a tooth ; alluding to the equivocal 
character of the peristome. This moss must be sought on the trunks and bare 
roots of trees, and on rocks, rarely on the earth. It fruits in the spring. 
2926. POLYGAMIA, POLYANDRIA. LEG U MINOS®. 
CALLIAN'DRA BREVI’PESjl Plant, 44 feet 11 Stove shrub, sent from Brazil, 1848, 
SHORT-PEDUNCLED CALLIANDRA. II pfower, if inch II flowers in Oct., rose-colour & yellow. 
Calliandra, see No. 2079. Seeds of this elegant shrub were sent from Brazil, 
to M. Van Houtte, nurseryman of Ghent, who forwarded young plants of it to the 
Royal Kew Gardens. A very ornamental branching shrub. bot. mag. 4500 . 
2927. DItECIA, POLYANDRIA. TAXACE®. 
CEPHALOI AX (JS fortu'ni, r Tree, 40 feet II Hardy evergreen tree, from China, 
MR. fortune’s CEPHALOTAXl’S. I Flow’er, it Inch ll in 1849, flowers in the Spring, brown. 
Cephalotaxus,a word compounded in allusion to its Yew-tree-like appearance. 
Found by Mr. Fortune in the north of China. Quite hardy; and young plants 
are in the Bagshot nursery of Messrs. Standish and Noble. bot. mag. 4499. 
2928. ICOSANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CACTACE®. 
CE'REUS TWEE'DIEI. II Plant, 2 feet ji stove evergreen, Buenos Ayres, 1848, 
» Width. 1 inch _ . . . , 
tweedie s golden-fld. CEREUS. | i iower, inch flowers in September, orange ic yel. 
Cereus, see No. 2702. A somewhat singular species of Cereus — the prettiest 
of the group. The Kew Gardens were supplied with it by the Messrs. Lea, of 
Hammersmith. Its erect flowers are very showy. bot. mag. 4495. 
2929. IIEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. AMARYLLIDACE®. 
CHLIDAN 1 II U S fra’grans. ll Scape, is inch i Greenhouse bulb. South America, in 
PERFUMED CHLIDANTHUS. || pfoner, 2J Inch 1 1820, flower3 in May & June, yellow. 
Chlidanthus, from chlideios, delicate ; anthos, a flower. This plant stands 
between Amaryllis and Pancratium — very closely allied to each. Its yellow 
flowers make it very desirable in the hands of the hybridiser. bot. reg.640. 
2930. CRYPTOGAMIA, MUSCI. BRYACE®. 
HYP'NUM rEESDA'LII. || Stem, 14 inch I 1, plant, drawn the natural size 2, 
LESSER MATTED FEATHER-MOSS. || Seta, & inch | l ea f;3, capsule ; 4, lid ; 5, hood ; mag. 
Hypnum, see No. 2563. Perhaps identical with velutinum, and resembles ser- 
pens. It loves to creep in its entanglement over decaying branches in damp places, 
especially in woods. It will be found in spring and summer, in full perfection 
304. FLOKAL REGISTER. 
