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3043. POLYANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. KYMPHAACEJE, 
N YhlPH/E'A micran'tha. || Stove aquatic, sent from Africa, in 
SMALL-FLOWERED WATER LILY. | Flower, 34 inch II 1846, flowers in August, yellow-white. 
Nymphasa, see No. 2071. This somewhat curious Nymphaea was imported 
by the Earl of Derby from the River Gambia. Its viviparous bud in the sinus 
of the leaf is a peculiarity that will interest the botanist. bot. mag. 4535. 
3044. ICOSANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CACTACEA. 
OPUN'TIA SALMIA'NA. II Heigh', 2 feel ; II stove evergreen ,from Brazil ,in 1847? 
PRINCE DE SALMS INDIAN FIG. || Flower, 1J inch II flowers m Sep. & Oct., yellow & rose. 
A native of a country of a Grecian people called Opuntii. Although less 
splendid than some of its congeners, its free-flowering habit renders it showy and 
desirable. Sent to Kew from Herenhausen. bot. mag. 4542. 
3045. OCTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. MELA STOMACE*. 
OSBECK'IA ZEYLAN'ICA. II Plant, 2 feet . II Stove shrub, sent from East Indies, 
Leaf, 1 inch 
CEYLON OSBECKIA. II Flower, 14 inch II 1799, flowers in July & Aug , white. 
Osbeckia, see No. 1991. A pretty Osbeckia whose white petals, fringed as 
they are with minute glandularly tipped purple hairs, are much set off by the 
centre aggregation of its yellow and purple anthers. bot. mag. 665. 
3046* CRYPTOGAMIA, MUSCI. BRYACEAI. 
POLY'TRICHUM aloi'des. |l Stem, 49 inch [j 1 , plant, § the natural size. 2, leaf; 
DWARF LONG-HEADED hair-moss-II Seta, % inc b j| 3, capsule ; 4, lid ; 5, hood; magnified. 
Polytrichum, see No. 2520. This is a common but neat close-growing bright 
green moss, abundant on sandy hedge banks in spring. In woods it may 
frequently be found differing much in habit and nearly two inches high. 
3047. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CINCHONACE*. 
PORTLAND IA PLATAN^THA. || Plant, !°ch [I stove shrub, brought from Jamaica, 
broad-flowered portlandia. || pfower, 4 inch II in the yearl&48, flowers in July, white. 
Named in compliment to the Duchess of Portland a patroness of Botany. 
The large showy white flowers of this plant, produced when only two feet high, 
in succession for several months, make it most desirable. bot. mag. 4534. 
3048. DIDYNAMIA, ANOIOSPERMIA. BIONONIACEA. 
SPA f H O DEA I -- E VIS. 11 Plant, 16 feet^ jj Stove tree, sent from Sierra Leone, 
smooth-leaved spathodea. |[ pfoVer, 2 inch II in 1848, flowers in June, white&rose. 
Named from the greek spathe, a sheath, on account of the form of the calyx. 
A soft-wooded, slender-growing tree, with showy flowers, which is only fit for 
growth in a stove of large dimensions. bot. mac. 4537. 
3049. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. MUSACE*. 
SI RELI1 'ZIA JUN'CEA. || Plant, 6 lec-t || Stove herb, peren., C. G. Hope, 1796, 
rush-leaved strelitzia. ]| Flower, 7 inch 1 flowers in Sep. .orange, blue, &white. 
Strelitzia, see No. 2041. This species has, by some authors been esteemed as 
a variety only of Strelitzia parvifolia, but has lately been accepted as quite distinct. 
The absence of leaves from the footstalks is its chief difference. bot. reg. 5i6. 
3050. CRYPTOGAMIA, MUSCI. BRYACEA. 
TRICHOS' I OM Uhl ellipti'- II stem, VS inch | 1, plant, drawn the size of nature. 
CUM. ELLIPTICAL FRINGE-MOSS. || Seta, V4 inch II 2, leaf; 3, capsule; 4, lid ; magnified. 
Trichostomum, see No. 2616. This spring fructifying moss is not very com- 
mon, being found chiefly in alpine districts on rocks, especially in Scotland. Its 
elliptical capsules, polished, and fringed, are interesting microscopic objects. 
