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* Medeola ft a ing The roots are said to be eaten by the [ndians, and to have a taste like, 
¢ucumber. 
Anthericum alsoides. Mr. Ker has elsewhere remarked, that this genus requires reforming 
and separating. The one here figured, frutescens and longiscapum of Jacquin, are all three closely 
allied, are natives of the Cape of Good: Hope, and have yellow flowers and succulent leaves. 
Allium cerauum. There is a singularity in the form of the germen in this species,which we 
do not recollect to have seen deseribe in any other; it is triangular, and the angles are elongated 
st the top of the germen into a bifid process. 
- Jn a note added to this article, Mr. Ker remarks, that allium striatum is not a native of the 
Cate as he had before stated it to be on the authority of Jacquin, but of North América 5 3 and 
that Ornithogalum diva/ee, of Linnéus, 1 is the same plant.’ 
Albuca wittata appeats to be a species not before described, 
Allium favum. Yellow fiowers are uncommon in ‘this genus 3 this and moly are the only 
vones we recollect. Mr. Ker, i in a former article, No. 1143, corrected a mistake that he had 
fallen into at No. 973, in giving a wrong plant for Allium paniculatum. He now directs, that 
the observation there made, that ‘the pedicles are intermixed with small round bulbs’ shopid 
be expunged, as it belongs to oleraceum, between which and paniculatum, these bulbs are one a 
the chief distinctions. 
In the above enumerationy we have brought all the aloes together, though intermixed with 
she other plants im the publication. : 
In Dr. Sims’s department in the same four numbers, we find: 
Phlox pilesa and ameena, two nearly allied species; the former is supposed to be the aristate 
ef Michaux, and the latter his pilosa. Both these plants were introduced by Mr. Fraser, of 
Sloane-square, who, it is here remarked, has made seven voyages to North America, for the law- 
“dable purpose of increasing our knowledge inthe vegetable productions of that part of the world. 
Ciaytonia a/sincides. This spectes, according to Dr, Sims, is distinct from sidirica, for which 
it has been generally taken. Introduced from Noetka Sound, by Mr. Archibald Menzies. 
Goodia pubescens. A decandrous papilionaceous plant, fron Van Diemen’s land; which 
country being subject to a frost, it is probable, that its vegetables will be found sufficiently 
hardy to endure our winters without shelter. 
Lupinus Nootkatensis. Another discovery of Mr. A. Menzies, on the north- west coast of 
America, and already become very common in our gardens. 
Othonna amplexicaulis, From the singularity of its foliage, this plant makes a very pictu~ 
‘sesque drawing. It is a rare species, and was communicated by Mr. ibe nurserymany 
King’s road, Chelsea. 
Biltatiliers mutabilis, An elegant little shrub from New South Wales. ; 
Lonicera fava. Supposed to He a new species of woodbine, from North America, dispar 
by Mr. Fraser, of Sloane-square. 
Lobelia /utea; from the Cape of Good Hope. Dr. Sims queries whether this properly belongs 
to the genus Lobelia; to us thereversion of the flower does not seem at al} sufficient for a separa- 
tion; neither is this singular, we know at least of one other species in which the same takes 
place 5 and in this species, likewise, the tube is nearly, if not altogether, wanting, 
‘> Mantisia su/tatoria, This is one of theynost: singular scitamineous plants we haye seen. 
Zc is at the saine time very beautiful. The airy-lovking party-coloured carol/as, have been 
fancifully compared to aes girls. Dr.Sims thought it resembled the iusect called mantis, 
“whence his generi¢ name. But adopting, at the same time, the former notion he has given it 
the specific name of sa/tztoria; and in English has called it opera girls, Though: we were at 
first somewhat shocked at so whimsical and apparently unscientific a: name, yet, upon further 
consideration we do not see much to object to init. Hitherto no attempt has been made to 
ereduce the English names, to a scientific form, and whilst ladies’-tresses, friars*-cowl, Jupiters 
distaff, love- lies-bleeding, fresh-water-soldier, fair-maids. of France, are to be found in the 
-taost scientific catalogue that this country has produced, we need not be over fastidious. We 
snight perhaps go farther, and maintaim that as names taken frum a fancied similarity when 
converted into Greek, rank with the best, why should they be despised when purely English ? 
In our opinion ladies’-slipper is in no respect inferior toc ypripedium ; nor. ne orchestridia 
be better than opera-girls. 
In Dr Roxburgh’s essay, on the scitaminee, this plant is referred to the genus globba, 
with which it has certainly a near aeere but, in our es Dr. Sims’s reasons for Repenanings 
it are quite sufficient, 
Cluytia -alaterncides. A plant of no great beauty, but no intelligible representation of it 
‘swas before extant. This name was originally ¢/utiaz, and was given by Boerhaave, in honor 
‘of a Dutch professor, Clayt; and very ‘properly changed by Mr. Dryander to c/uytia, whichy 
while it agrees better with the botanist’s name, prevents its being confounded with ¢e/usia. 
Lobelia gigantea. This has been supposed to be the tupa of Feuillée, one of themost poisun- 
ous plants upon record ; smelling to the flowers proving according to the holy father, violently 
emetic; and rubbing the eyes with the fingers, accidental) y smeared with the juice, infallibiy 
destroying 
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