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2955. POLYGAMI A, MONCECIA. LEGUMINOSjE . 
ACA'CIA LONGISSIMA. |j Greenhouse shrub, New Holland, in 
longest-leaved acacia. Ii Flower, l inch 1819, flowers in May & June, yellow • 
Acacia, see No. 2017. This plant must be esteemed as more curious than gav, 
being in reality leafless ; and its little spikes of delicate stamens radiating from the 
axiU of the petioles, demand a rather close examination. bot. reg. 680 . 
2956. MONCECIA, POLYANDRIA. ARACEjE. 
A RUM DRACON'TILM. I Plant, 2 feet n Frame herb, perennial, North Ame- 
1 Leaf. 4 inch i 
GREEN dragon arum. |i spatbe, A inch II rica, in 1759, flowers m June, green. 
Arum, see No. 2110. This species of Arum, growing wild in the neighbour- 
hood of Philadelphia, answers there to the Arum maculatum in our own country. 
Its divided leaves resemble Dracunculus (Botanic Garden, 962). bot. reg. 668. 
2957. MON(ECIA, POLYANDRIA. BEGONIACE*. 
BEGO'NIA argyrostig'ma. i Plani, 3 feet |j Stove under-shrub, from Brazil, 1819, 
silver-spotted elephant's ear. II t-i„w’ cri i ;”ch I flowers July to Oct , pinkish white. 
Begonia, see No. 2027. The silvery spots which decorate the upper, or green, 
surface of the leaves of this Begonia, and the clear red of their inferior surface, 
make them more striking in effect than the flowers themselves. bot. reg. 666. 
2958. DIDYNAMIA, G YMNOSPERMIA. LA MIACE.E. 
COLQUHOU'NIA COCCI* N e a . || Plan!, 6 feet ■ Frame shrub, sent from Nepal, 1840 ? 
scarlet-flowered colquhouni 5 iToVcr, ^ lluh i flowers in September, yellow and red. 
Named by Dr. Wallich in compliment to Sir Robert Colquhoun. A soft- 
wooded straggling half-climbing shrub, of rather coarse aspect. It was detected 
by Dr. Wallich in the mountain districts of Nepal. bot. mag. ash. 
2959. MONANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ZINGIBERACE.E. 
COS'TUS A'FER. ’ J’lant, 2 f“* Ij Stove herb, perennial, Sierra Leone, 
smooth AFRICAN COSTUS. | Flower, 1 j i'nch ii in 1822, flowers in Summer, white. 
Costus, see No. 2627. This, although a less showy and less-known species 
than speciosus, makes, from its bold foliage, a fine plant in the stove. It was first 
introduced into the gardens of the Horticultural Society. bot. reg. 683. 
2960. CRYPTOGAMIA, MUSCI. BRYACEtE. 
DIDY'MODON nervo'sum. II Stem, 14 inch !j 1, plant, the size of nature. 2, leaf; 
THICK-NERVED DIDYMODON. Il Seta, 14 inch |j 3, capsule ; 4, lid; 5, hood; magnified. 
Didymodon, see No. 2531. The short bright green stems of Didymodon ner- 
vosum groiv in close broad patches, on dry banks, principally in maratime districts, 
in the milder parts of England. It is found in fructification in spring. 
2961. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE*. 
EULO PHIA GUINEEN SIb. Plant, 1 fool ii Stove herb, peren., Sierra Leone, 1822, 
guinea eulophia. | Flower, ij Inch 1 flowers May to Novem., white & pink. 
Eulophia.see No. 2495. Although the flowers of this plant are not numerous, 
nor are they very showy, yet the erect habit of its stem, and neat foliage, unite to 
make it a pleasing plant in a collection. bot. reg. 686. 
2962. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE*. 
GEODO'RUM DILA rA'TUM | Plant, ) fo °i Ij Stove herbaceous peren., East Indies, 
shovel-lipped GEODORUM. || pfow’er, l Inch II in 1800, flowers May to August, pink. 
Geodorum, from geo, earth ; doron, gift; the blossoms of some species lying 
on the earth . This plant approaches in habit some of our native species of Orchis ; 
it possesses little of the splendour looked for in exotics, bot. reg. 675. 
306. FLORAL REGISTER. 
