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3059. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCIIIDACE.t . 
O'PHRYS TENTH redinif'era. II Plant, 9 inch II Frame herb, peren., in Barbary, 1815, 
saw-fly-bearing ophrys. U Flower, 1 $ mcb II flowers m April & May, white & rose. 
Ophrys, see No. 2265. Some naturalist has ventured an opinion that every 
form in the animal world has its representative in the vegetable. The genus 
Ophrys certainly favours such an opinion by its flowers. bot.mag. 1930 . 
3060. CRYPTOGAMIA, MUSCI. BRYACE.*. 
ORTHOTRICHUM pulchel'-i, Stem, ti inch jj 1, plant, the natural size. 2, leaf; 3, 
LUM. ELEGANT BRISTLE-MOSS. || Seta, Vi inch || capsule; 4, lid; 5, hood; magnified. 
Orthotrichum, see No. 2611. An exceedingly pretty moss, justly called elegant. 
It forms neat close tufts, studded over with capsules fringed with brilliant red, 
well developed, as seen in the annexed engraving. On trees ; mature in June. 
3061. MONADELPHIA, DOOECANORIA. BYTTNERIACE.E. 
PENTA'P K l IlS phceni'cea. II Plant, 34 feet 11 Stove annual, brought from India, in 
SCARLET-FLOWERED PENTAPETES. || Flower, 14 inch II 1690, flowers in July & Aug., scarlet. 
Named from pente, five ; petalon, a petal ; applied, it is likely, to the five 
leafy expansions which accompany the stamens. This is a showy flowerer, which 
exhibits more vivid colour than most other malvaceous plants. bot. reg. srs. 
3062. DIANDR1A, MONOGYNIA. THYMELACEA. 
PIME'LEA macroceph'ala. || Plant, 3 feet || Greenhouse shrub, Swan River, in 
Leal, 1A inch „ 
large-headed pimelea. H Mower, i inch II 1846, flowers in Sum., pale rose-col. 
Pimelea, see No. 2119. “ One of the many good Swan River plants raised 
by Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, and Co., Exeter Nursery, from seeds received from 
Mr. Drummond.” Successfully grafted on stocks of Decussata. bot. mag. 46»3. 
3063. hexandria, bionog ynia. bromeliacea. 
PI 1 CAIR A I A JACKSO Nll.j] Plant, 2 feet [[ Stove herbaceous peren., Guatemala, 
, Leal, 1 foot i 
MR. JACKSON s P1TCAIRNIA. U Flower, 3 inch II in 1848, flowers in Summer, scarlet. 
Pitcairnia, see No. 2230. “This handsome Pitcairnia,” says Sir W.J. Hooker, 
“was flowered by Mr. Jackson, the eminent nurseryman of Kingston, Surrey, who 
imported it in a very young state, from Guatemala.” bot. mag. 4540 . 
3004. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEA. 
SATYRIEM coriifo lium. jj Plant, P Greenhouse herb, peren., C. G. Hope, 
LEATHERY-LEAVED SATYR1UM. || Flower. 1 inch 1 1820, flowers in May, orange and yel. 
Satyrium, see No. 853. This is one of the Orchidaceae which is of very easy 
culture in the greenhouse ; and, like the Ophrys above, may, from its habit, be 
advantageously classed with our British species in a collection. bot. mag. 2172. 
3065. GYNANDRrA, MONANDRIA. ORCIH DACE.E. 
SI ENORH\ N'CHUS specio / -|| I’l -1 1 j t . ^ foot l| stove herb, perennial, West Indies, 
sus. SHOWY STENORH YNCHUS. 1 FhTiicr, r inch il in 1790, flowers April to June, red. 
Stenorhynchus, see No. 2505. This was the Neottia speciosa of old authors. 
Were it not that Orchidaceous plants mimic almost all other plants, the spike 
produced by this species would be pronounced unlike its genus. bot.mag. 1374. 
3066. GYNANDRIA, DIANDRIA. BIG NON I ACE A. 
STYLID IUM mucronifo lium jj Plant, 9 inch jj Greenhouse herb peren ., Swan River, 
BRISTLE- POINTED STYLEWORT. I Flower, 4 inch II 1848, flowers in Aug., bright yellow. 
Stylidium, see No. 2634. An exceedingly pretty plant of that curious genus, 
Stylidium ; raised by Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, and Co., from Swan River seeds. 
A dry winter atmosphere is indispensable for these small plants, bot. mag. 4538 . 
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