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2995. GYNANDRIA, IU0NANDR1A. ORCHIDACE.E. 
El' I DEN' DRUM cochlea'tum jj Plant, l_ row || Stove epiphyte, the West Indies, 1736, 
SPIRAL epidendrum. || Flower, 2 loth ll flowers Feb. to Dec , green & purple. 
Epidendrum, see No. 1938. Considering that we now possess so great a num- 
ber of species of Epidendrum, some persons may be pleased to possess the first that 
flowered in England, which was Cochleatum. bot. reg.672. 
2996. MONANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ZINGIBERACEJE. 
HEDY'CHIUM ELA’TUM. || 9 ° [“ II St0Te herb. peren., the East Indies, 
tall garland-flower. || Flower, 3 inch II in 1818, flowers June to Dec., white. 
Hedychium,see No. 2535. This species of Hedychium, with stems from eight 
to ten feet high, and fine lanceolate leaves, has an imposing effect in the stove. 
Its strong solitary stamens also are sure to excite attention. bot. reg. 526. 
2997. TRIANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. IRIDACE*. 
1'RIS ARENA'RIA. II L al f t * 5 ■ nc i* ll -^ ar( ly herbaceous perennial, Hun- 
SAND IRIS. || Flower, 2Jmch II gary, in 1802, flowers in June, yellow. 
Iris, see No. 2032. This species is nearly allied to flavissima and lutescens ; 
has slender foliage, and is a free flowerer. A good collection of Irises form both a 
floricultural and botanical object of interest. bot. reg. 549 . 
2998. TETRANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. cinchonace*. 
IXO'RA SALICIFO'LIA. 11 Plant, 3 feet || stove shrub, introduced from Java, in 
WILLOW-LEAVED IXORA. II Flower, 5 inch || 1814, flowers in Spring, deep orange. 
Ixora, see No. 2099. Sir W. J. Hooker says of this plant, “Nothing can be 
more beautiful than its large flame-coloured corymbs of flowers, or more graceful 
than its copious willow-shaped leaves.” Discovered by T. Lobb. bot. mag. 4523 . 
2999. MONADELPHIA, OCTANDRIA. AUR ANTIACE*. 
LU\ UN'GA SCAN'DENS. j| Plant, lsteet |i stove shrub, brought from India, in 
SCANDENT luvunga. || Flower, % Inch II 1823, flowers in Spring, yellow white. 
Luvunga, from its Sancrit name, Luvungaluta. “A delicate fragrant plant of 
the orange family, native of Silhit, and Chittagong, first described by Dr. Rox- 
burgh as a Limonia.” Sent to Kew by Dr. Wallich. bot. mag. 4522 . 
3000. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ERICACE K.. 
RHODODEN'DRONjasminiflo'- II Plant . P*‘. nc ^ jj Greenhouse shrub, sent from Malacca, 
RUM. jasmine-flowered RHO. || Flower, 1 inch II in 1847, flowers in the Spring, white. 
Rhododendron, see No. 2487. A beautiful and most delicately white flower ; 
its corolla salver-shaped, and tube two inches long ; unlike our well-known 
species. Imported from Mount Ophir by the Messrs. Veitch. bot. mag. 4524 . 
3001. CRYPTOGAMIA, MUSCI. BRYACEi. 
TOR'TULA CUNEIFO'LIA. ll Stem, % inch j| 1 , plant, } the natural size. 2, leaf; 3, 
wedge-shaped screw-moss# || Seta, 34 inch ]| capsule; 4, lid; 5, hood ; magnified. 
Tortula, see No. 2522. A moss which grows in close patches, in sandy pas- 
tures, in the west of England ; its set®, numerous and upright, elevating its taper 
fruit vessels, in the spring months, like a Lilliputian forest of lances. 
3002. SYNGENESIA, NECESSARIA. COMPOSITE. 
WEDE LIA HIS'PIDA, jj Plant, l®? nc ju| Frame herb, perennial. New Spain, 
ROUGH-FURRED wedelia. II Flower, 13 Inch I in 1819, flowers in Summer, yellow. 
Named after G. W. Wedel, a German botanist. A somewhat tender plant, 
which may decorate the borders in summer; but, as may be expected of a Mex- 
ican plant, requires frame or house protection during winter. bot. reg. 543 . 
