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Ormithidium coccineum.

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. No. 301.

ORNITHIDIUM COCCINEUM,
Class. Order.
GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA.

We received this plant about the year
1810, from our late excellent friend, Dr.
Anderson, of St. Vincent. Tt has been se-
parated from the genus Epidendrum, in
which it was originally included. Tt re-
quires the stove heat, and is easier to
manage than the generality of this class of
plants, multiplying itself by side shoots

'The soil we use for it is loam and peat, to
which is added a large portion of rotten
wood or saw-dust, and some moss.

The flowers are in perfection during most
of the summer months; they are worthy
of the minutest examination, being exceed-
ingly eurious in their structure: who in-

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CULLUMIA CILIARIS.

Class. Order.
SYNGENESIA POLYGAMIA FRUSTRANEA.

* Cullumia is dedicated by Mr. Browne e
to the honour of the late Sir John Cullum,
Bart. an elegant and accomplished scholar
and botanist; as well as of his brother, th E ;
present Sir Thomas Gery Cullum, Bart. de
F. R. A. and L.S. an excellent British bota- |
nist, one of the most ardent cultivators of
this lovely seience, whose friendship alone

can be more valued, than his various and
menie information?

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friend, Sir James E. Smith, Wi with the above,
extracted by himself from his unpublished
account of the present subject in Rees's Cy-
clopeedia.

It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope,
and has been long cultivated in the green-
houses of this country, flowering freely in
the spring months. It is propagated by
cuttings, and should be potted in loam and
moderately watered.

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No. 303.

DIOSMA CUPRESSINA.

Class, Order.
PENTANDRIA MONOGY NIA.
This is a native of the Cape of Good
Hope, whence it was introduced about the

the leaves have a slightly aromatic smell :
the flowers are produced in the autumn ;
they do not last very long, but a succession
is usually continued from the younger
branches.

It requires moderate protection in the

` greenhouse in winter, and may be kept in. a

pot in soil composed of peat earth and sandy
loam in equal proportions.

No. 304,
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*ernnera MANGHAS.

Class. Order.
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

A native of the East Indies. Tt was cul-
tivated by Miller in 1759, and is a stove
plant of very considerable beauty, flowering
in the months of June and July. As it is
not very tender, it is advisable to place the
plant out of: doors, towards the end of sum-
mer, for about a month. It should not,
however, be left out too long, as the leaves

If this plant should grow too tall or un-
sightly at any time, it may be renovated
with great advantage by cutting it down
pretty low, in the spring. It will readily
throw out young and vigorous edt
from the old wood, and thus form a hand-
some plant again.

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No. 305.

DILLWYNIA FLORIBUNDA.
Class. : Order.
DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

This is a native of New South Wales: it
was among the very earliest plants which
were introduced from that extensive field of
botanical research.

It flowers in the month of May, but has
not yet perfected its seeds with us. The
leaves are very subject to injury from the
damp, when confined in the greenhouse in
winter, to counteract which, plenty of air
should be admitted.

This plant is with difficulty propagated
by cuttings; it is consequently scarce, as
supplies of native seeds are too casual to be
depended on. The soil should be sandy
peat mixed with a little loam.

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Detphinium tricorne.

No. 306.
DELPHINIUM TRICORNE.
"tt Order.
POLYANDRIA TRIGY NIA.

We received this little plant from our
friend Mr. Robert Carr. It is a native (ac-
cording to Pursh) of the shady sides of fer-
tile hills, from Virginia to Carolina, also of
Upper Louisiana.

It is quite hardy with us, and flowers in
the month of May: the stems are from eight
inches to a foot in length; they have not
yet produced any seeds with us, but we have
successfully increased them by dividing the

If they are cultivated in the latter way, care
must be taken that the roots may not be
disturbed or injured in cleaning the ground
in the winter, as at that season the tops
wholly disappear.

Erica pulchella.

No. 307.

ERICA PULCHELLA.

Class. Order.
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

We raised this sort from seeds collected
by our friend Scholl at the Cape, about the
year 1792. It is a delicate, very slender
growing plant, rarely exceeding a foot in
height. The flowers are produced in great
abundance for two or three months, and
sometimes longer, usually in the summer.
This sort may be increased, although not
without difficulty, by cuttings. The soil, as
usual, sandy peat, and the treatment the
same as recommended for the others of this
numerous family.

Sarracenia purpurea.

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No. 308.
SARRACENIA PURPUREA.
Class. Order.
POLYANDRIA MONOG Y NIA.

This very singular plant is a native of
North America, in bogs and swamps. It
has been long known in this country, hav-
ing been cultivated before the year 1640,
by Tradescant, who was gardener to King
Charles the First.

It seldom, however, lives very long here;
as it is found difficult to suit it with a cli-
mate and situation, like those which it
occupies in its native places of growth. It
will succeed pretty well for two or three
years in black peat earth, in a pot set into
a pan of water; after that time it is very
apt to dwindle gradually away: probably it
would do better at the edge of a pond,
where the roots could always reach the wa-
ter. It may be propagated, though but
seldom, by dividing the root. The hollow
of the leaf is sometimes large enough to
contain half a pint of water.

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No. 309. :

PINGUICULA ALPINA.
Class. - Order.
DIANDRIA MONOGY NIA.

This is a native of the Alps of Switzer-
land. We received living plants of it from
our friend Mr. Schleicher, of Bex, last au-
tumn, and they flowered in the month of
May. It grows in marshy places among
moss; also where there are little rills of water
running among rocks. It is difficult to pre-
serve it long ina garden: we have kept it in
a pot filled with peat earth covered with
moss, and the lower part of the pot standing
in water. .

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Crowea saligna.

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No. 310.

CROWEA SALIGNA.

Class. Order.
DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

This beautiful plant was named by Sir J.
E. Smith, in honour of James Crowe, Esq.
of Lakenham, near Norwich, a gentleman
well versed in the botany of Great Britain;
more especially of the genus Salix, to which

d particular attention. The specific

name of our present subject was il
chosen in allusion to Mr. Crowe's merits in
this department.

It is a native of New South Wales;

tumnal mon hs, lasting quite till winter ;
the leaves wid rubbéd are very fragrant.
It may be increased by cuttings, and its
soil should be sandy peat. In winter, it
must be kept in the greenhouse, witha free
circulation of fresh air, as the foliage is apt
to suffer at that season from the damp, if
too much confined.

No. 311.

PASSERINA SPICATA.

Class. Order.
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

This is a native of the Cape, and was in-
troduced about the year 1787. It was first
observed by Thunberg, who called it spi-
cata, perhaps not the happiest name that
could have been chosen. It is a pretty
greenhouse plant. Its delicate white
flowers, though small, are very neat and
pleasing, and it continues in bloom a long
time during die sutumnal months. It may be

and the pots should not be large, nor should
they have too mueh water, especially in
winter.

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Hedysarum carneum.

EC de.

No. 312.
HEDYSARUM CARNEUM.

Class, Order.
DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA.

We raised this elegant plant many years
since from Caucasian seeds, but very soon
lost it Lately, however, we have obtained
a fresh supply, which has produced us two
or three plants, from one of which our
figure was taken. It grows about a foot in
height, spreading considerably, and produc-
ing several flower stems from each shoot :
they are without scent.

We have not yet succeeded in in increasing
it, as the roots do not divide: the only
chance is from seed, Which has not yet been
perfected with us. The plant is herbaceous,
and quite hardy: it may either be kept in
a pot or planted in the full ground, in
loamy soil. Its time of flowering is May
and June

Acacia nigricans

Glodtiger des

No. 313.

ACACIA NIGRICANS.

Ciass. Order.
POLYGAMIA MON(ECIA.

A native of New Holland. It was intro-
duced in the year 1810. With us it flowers
freely during the spring months. It is one
of those plants which are seen to the greatest
advantage in the full ground in a conserva-
tory, as it then flowers much stronger than

in a pot; but it has not perfected its seeds
with us. Its soil should be loam and peat,

furnished with more leaflets.

another plant, * which has these
still longer and more numerous than his :

all other respects they seem to accord, and
cannot be considered as distinet species.

G-Loddiger det?

Ixora grandiflora.

TT ER DE.

No. 314.
TXORA GRANDIFLORA..

Class. Order.
TETRANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

This is a native of India, whence it was
introduced some years since. We have
raised it several times from Indian seeds.
The seedling plants are several years before
they flower ; but those raised from cuttings
come into bloom when quite small. One from
which our drawing was taken, was not much
more than a foot in height. The plant
should be kept in the stove, except during
the months of July and August, when it

that they are used by the natives as orna-
ments and offerings to their idols. Indeed
a strong propensity to the admiration of
flowers has been noticed amongst the
most rude and barbarous nations, and t

in which human nature is exhibited in its
farthest remove from civilization. "This has
been observed in the inhabitants of New
Holland, than whom perhaps few rank

Primula minima

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No. 315.

PRIMULA MINIMA.

Class. Order.

PENTANDRIA MONOGY NIA.

We received this elegant little plant from
our friend Mr. Schleicher, of Bex. It flow-
ered several times in the course of the
summer. Our drawing was taken in the
month of July: it represents the whole
plant of its natural size, being scarcely one
inch in height, and surmounted by a single
flower, which was larger than the whole of
the plant, and of great beauty.

We preserved it very well during the
of the iere MA od exposed to the
full sun in a small pot in fresh loam. It
seems to produce but very few offsets, and
is not likely to increase much.

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Aspalathus chenopoda

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No. 316.
ASPALATHUS CHENOPODA.

Class. Order.
DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA.
This plant is a native of the Cape of
Good Hope. It is not much known in this
country, being found in few collections, al-
though it was introduced so long ago as
1759. It flowers plentifully in the begin-
ning of the summer, but seldom bears
seeds. The leaves are somewhat prickly,
h

winter it requires the shelter of the green-
house, and if planted in a conservatory,
thrives and grows very rapidly.

Valeriana montana

No. 817.
VALERIANA MONTANA.

. Class, Order.
TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

This is a native of the mountains of Aus-
tria and Switzerland, and other parts of
Europe. It is a low herbaceous plant,
flowering nearly the whole of the summer
season. Tt was introduced long since into
this country, and may be e very readily cul.
tivated either in the full ground or ina pot.
It increases. itself by H6 008) hich may be

height. The soil should be fresh loam.

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Anthyllis erinacea

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No. 318.
ANTHYLLIS ERINACEA.

Class, Order.
DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA.

"This is a native of Spain and Portugal.
It was cultivated in 1759 by Miller, but has
probably been lost since that time, and
within a few years re-introduced. It is not
at all common at present, and to be seen in
few greenhouses, although very ornamental.
Tts height seldom exceeds nine inches or a
foot, and before it is a quarter of that size
it blossoms abundantly, generally in the
month of May. It has not ripened any seed
with us, but we have propagated it pretty
well by cuttings. The most proper soil for
it is sandy peat earth.

Erica Pyramidalis.

Fioddigne age

F i lina

No, 319.

ERICA PYRAMIDALIS.

Class. Order.
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

Nothing can surpass this plant in the
richness, beauty, and profusion of blos-
soms with which it is literally covered.
Autumn is the season of its flowering, being
in perfection from October till the end of
the year. We well recollect when this fine
species was first introduced about the year
1793. The number of Ericas in this

handsomest of them all, and excited gene-
ral admiration: since which time it has
been much neglected, and is at this day
seen in but few ollections. Yet the plant
has not degenerated, but on the contrary
was never more beautiful than when our
drawing was made, November 1816. It is
anative of the Cape, requiring the same
eulture as the other heaths, and is rea-
dily increased by cuttings.

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Arum triphyIlum, zebrimuem

No. 320,
ARUM TRIPHYLLUM cebrinum.

Class, |. Order.
MONECIA POLYANDRIA.

This plant is a native of North America.

di huic ves af diem

Malpighia angustifolia.

No. 321.

MALPIGHIA ANGUSTIFOLIA.
“Cam, Order.
DECANDRIA TRIGYNIA.

This genus was named after Malpighi, the
celebrated vegetable anatomist. Our pre-
sent species is a branching shrub, of no
great height. The leaves are armed on
both sides with sharp iaia of which
those beneath are the largest: they are ai-
tached to the leaf about their middle, and
are pointed at each end, lying so close as to
be scarcely visible, unless attentively exa-
mined. Tt flowers in small bunches, and

The plant may be increased by cuttings,
and should be kept in the stove, except
during the months of July and August,

when it will bear exposure to the open air
(n ne soil should —

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Amemone alba

No. 822.

ANEMONE ALBA.

Class. Order.
POLYANDRIA POLYGYNIA.
A native of Dauria and the Crimea.
It obviously approaches to the A. sylvestris,
t hould bet ted with M. Decandolle

t in P
to consider it sufficiently distinct to form a
species: we have therefore retained his
name, being already published ; otherwise,
as Sir J. Smith in Rees's Cyclopadia justly
observes, gossypina would have been pre-
ferable, since the seed is used in its native
place for some of the purposes of cotton.

With us it is a hardy, herbaceous plant,
which may either be kept in a small pot or
planted in a border: it flowers in August, a
long time after the Sylvestris. It is easily
increased by its creeping roots. The soil
should be light loam. <

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Phylica spicata

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No. 323.
PHYLICA SPICATA.

Class. Order,
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

Although this be not a very splendid
plant, it is yet a neatand cheerful ornament
to the greenhouse, during some of the dull-
est months of the autumn and winter. Its
flowers are small, but produced in great
abundance; and sometimes they are suc-
ceeded Sud seeds, by which they may be

1774. It should be potted in sandy peat
soil and not have too much water, espe-
cially in the winter.

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Thunbergia grandiflora.

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No. 324,

THUNBERGIA GRANDIFLORA.

Class. Order.
DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA.

This beautiful climber is a native of India,
and has lately been introduced into this
country ; to the stoves of which it will
prove a very valuable acquisition.

Its magnificent flowers are produced in
abundance, during the greater part of the
summer season, each flower remaining
open several days: they have no scent.
The plant appears to be of free and exube-
rant growth, and by no means difficult to
manage. We had one which grew above
twelve feet in one season. It flourishes in
rich loamy soil, either in a pot or planted in
the border of the stove, for which situation
itis well adapted. It may be propagated
by cuttings.

This Genus has been dedicated to the
celebrated and’ amiable Thunberg, who is
still living at Upsal at an advanced age.

Cineraria aurantiaca.

No. 325.

CINERARIA AURANTIACA.

Class. Order.

SYNGENESIA POLYGAMIA SUPERFLUA.

This is a native of the Alps of Switzer-
land. We raised it from seeds received in
1817 from our friend Mr Schleicher, at
Bex. Itis a hardy perennial, and we con-
sider it a very ornamental plant. The
fiowers come out in May and June: they
have not borne seed with us, but the plant
may be increased by separating the roots
in the spring. The soil should be loam,
and it may be either kept in a pot, or plant-
ed out in a border, without any shelter.

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N° 326.

Cerbera fruticosa

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No. 326.

CERBERA FRUTICOSA.

Class. Order.
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.
This plant is a native of India, whence it
has been lately introduced into this country,
and is likely to become a great orname
the stove. :

It requires constant heat, PB. uc freely
in the summer months, and may be propa-
gated either by cuttings or layers. The soil
should be rich loam.

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No. 897.
PERSOONTA HIRSUTA.

Class, Order. =
TETRANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

Our present subject, which is quite new
in this country, is a native of New South
Wales. The flowers are produced with
us during the months of August and
September: there are seldom more than
one or two at a time upon each twig,
and they do not last very long. The plant
has much of the habit of a Phylica: it
should be preserved in a cool airy
in winter, and moderately watered. The
soil should be sandy peat, and the pot not
too large.

We have not yet succeeded in increasing
it. The plants of this genus, as far as
known, are all equally difficult. Seeds ap-
pear to be the only mode at present of
multiplying them, and these have not yet
been matured here from our present species.

No, 328.

EUCALYPTUS CORDATA.

Class. Order.
ICOSANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

A native of Van Diemen's Island
Tt has been lately introduced, and flowers
in the spring; although the buds are formed
and attain nearly their full size the autumn
before. It does not increase by cuttings ;
and as the seeds have not ripened, we have
hitherto failed in increasing it. From its
robust habit and rapid growth, it will soon
become a tall tree. The whiteness of its
leaves and branches gives it a most interest-
ing appearance, but the flowers are not

adapted for a conservatory, especially if it
be lofty, as in such a situation it would be

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as in his figure, and some of them almost as
crenulate. In the inflorescence there is

certainly no difference ; and when we recok |
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specimen, and with the ſlower buds as
they appear three or four months before
Gesn it may be considered pretty ac-

Order. :
POL YANDRIA.

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This was one * the first varieties of the
It

lod, at Sir Charles Raymond's, Valentine
House, Essex.

The leaf of this kind is larger, thicker,
and of a much deeper green, than any of
the others. It is a most abundant flowering
sort, and possesses the peculiar property of
flowering differently at different seasons. If
the blossoms open in the autumn (which by
keeping the plants warm in the spring, and
forwarding their growth they will do) they
wall are most elegantly variegated: on
e contrary, if kept cool and backward, so
flower in the spring, they come out al-
n quite plain red.
sarti; it is increased by
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Anthericum semibarbatum. i
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No. 330.

ANTHERICUM SEMIBARBATUM,

Class. 3
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

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We raised this from seeds in 1818; it is
a native of New South Wales, and flowers
exceeding freely, beginning in spring and
continuing in succession throughout the
whole of the summer. The blossoms come
out one or two only at a time, and as these
go off, others open above them, the scape
growing from about six inches to two feet
or more in height.

K may easily be increased by seed, which
is plentifully produced, and is often ripe on
the lower part of the spike while the upper
continues flowering. The plant must be
preserved in winter in the greenhouse, and.
should be potted in sandy peat earth.

The name has been given it on account
of three of the filaments being covered with
hair; while the alternate three are quite
smooth.

Elichrysum fasciculatum., uerum;

No. sal.

ELICHRYSUM FASCICULATUM zubrum.

Class, Order.
SYNGENESIA POLYGAMIA SUPERFLUA.
This is a native of the Cape of Good
Hope, whence it was introduced about the
year 1799, by Mr. Hibbert. It flowers pro-
fusely in the latter part of the summer, and
if the plants are kept under glass at that
time, and care be taken not to let any mois-
ture reach the heads, they remain in bloom
for several months. When nearly over, the
flowers should be cut off, and may thus be pre-
served for a long time afterwards in beauty.
The plant is not at all tender; it requires
only an airy greenhouse. Tt is multiplied
by cuttings. The soil most adapted for it
is sandy peat.

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Stapelia

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No. 832.

STAPELIA BUFONIS.
Class. Order.
PENTANDRIA DIGYNIA.

The curious plant which is now before us
flowers in the latter part of pe summer.
The blossoms are extremely interesting:
their interior surface is wholly S with
wrinkled protuberances, which together with
its livid colour, have occasioned it to be
named, as resembling a toad.

It is a native of the arid deserts of South
Africa, and was introduced about the year
1800. 1t is very easily increased by cut-
tings : in winter it should be kept dry, and
moderately warm, pui may be potted in
wt poor soil

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Erica melastoma.

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No. 338.
ERICA MELASTOMA,
Class. Order.
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

This sort was introduced from the Cape
of Good Hope about the year 1794. It
produces its showy flowers during the spring
months; the contrast of colour in them is
remarkable, and produces a very beautiful
effect.

It is propagated with some difficulty by
cuttings, and is generally considered a ra-
ther scarce sort.

In winter it requires keeping in a well-
aired greenhouse. Like the other species,
it should also be potted in very sandy peat
earth.

MI

Rhexia glomerata.

No. 334.

RHEXIA GLOMERATA.

Class. Order.
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

We raised this plant in 1818 from seeds,
with which (among a great many others) we
were favoured by our highly-esteemed
friend Samuel Cooke, Esq. of St. Vincent.
It requires the heat of the stove continually,
and will amply repay every care that can be
taken with it, as it keeps flowering during
at least six months out of the twelve. When
the blossoms drop, new ones are continually

produced from the same heads, till the ca-
lyces (which are permanent) become quite
clustered together: they are enveloped in
curious long branching hairs.

The plant is readily increased by cuttings,
and thrives in rich loam and peat soil, with
an abundant supply of water.

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No. 335.

LILIUM AUTUMNALE.
Class. Order.
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

This is a native of Florida : it is a dwarf
kind, not much exceeding a foot in height.
The stem is round and smooth: the leaves
are about two inches in length, and three
quarters of an inch in breadth; they are
smooth, broad-lanceolate, three-nerved, very
much undulated, and full of oblong black
spots. Some of them grow in whirls, con-
sisting of three or four each, and a few are
scattered. The stem bears only one flower,
which is turned downwards, and the corolla
revolute. Its season is September and Oc-
tober. It ne a considerable time, and is
without scen

The root, uu is small, is composed of
a few irregular scales, by which it may be
slowly increased. Being not quite hardy,
it ought to be preserved in a frame in the
winter, at which season the stem decays.
The soil should be loam and peat.

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No. 336.

CORREA VIRENS.

Class. Order.
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.
This makes the third which we have given
of this genus, m all ge have yet -
introduced, al
discovered. It was brought to ca
about the year 1800, from New South
Wales, and flowers in suecession during the
greater part of the year, on which account
it well merits a place in every greenhouse.
It is by no means tender, but is a very
sg plant to manage. By cuttings it may |
be readily multiplied : these grow freely,
and soon begin to flower. "They should be
potted in peat earth, mixed with loam.

No. 337.

EPIDENDRUM VIOLACEUM.

Class, Order,
GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA.

This superb plant is a native of South
America, and has been very lately intro-
duced. The stalk, which is rather thick,
rises about six or eight inches, having two
leaves at the top, from between which
springs the flower stem: this sometimes
bears four or five flowers, of a beauty which
is rarely surpassed, and of a colour which
is perfectly inimitable. The flowering sea-
son is the latter part of summer, and as is
usual with this genus, the flowers continue
fora very long time. The plant must be
kept in the stove at all seasons : it should
be potted in a mixture of sandy peat, saw-
dust, and moss. It may sometimes be i
creased by offsets, like the other a

A vast number of these kind of plants re-
main yet to be introduced from South
America; and who can tell nhat own
treasures the Great Creator has there in
reserve? which one day will adorn the stoves
of this country; many perhaps, if
far exceeding even this in perfection

Ferit

No. 338.

LONICERA FLAVA.
meam

Class. Order.
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.
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This di. di st. Te d de

the year 1808, by Mr. Fraser, who brought
it to England shortly after.

It has flowered abundantly with us in the
spring, planted out and trained to the back
wall of a greenhouse, for which purpose it

free earth than in a pot. It sometimes has
produced seeds, by which or by layers it
may be propagated. The soil best suited
to it is sandy peat, with a mixture of de-
cayed leaves. It is probable that in a shel-
tered situation it may menr ro of doors.

Rauwolfia mtida

No. 889.

RAUWOLFIA NITIDA.
Class. Order,
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

This genus was named by Plumier in ho-
nour of L. Rauwolf, a native of Augsburg,
and a pupil of Rondelet. He sailed from
Marseilles in 1573 for the Levant, and per-
formed a laborious and dangerous journey
through Syria, Mesopotamia, Palestine and
Egypt, of which he left an account in Ger-
man, full of curious information relative to
medical and other rare plants, with several
wood cuts. He died physician to the Aus-
trian army in Hungary, in 1606.

Our plant is a native of mos a
woods in the West Indies, s
the height of twelve feet, and for €-—
smooth and shining erect shru ib, abo
with viscid milk. The fruit is at first yel-
“Jow, then purplish black, thrice the size of

à pea. Linnzus's figure, in the Hortus |]

Cliffortianus, was drawn by Ehret from a
plant which flowered in the Chelsea garden,
of course before the year 1736.

Itis a me stove de not particularly

VOL. IV

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Calopogon pulchellus

EC. FO
GLoddiges dat

No. 340.

CALOPOGON PULCHELLUS.

Class. Order.
GYNANDRIA — MONANDRIA.

This beautifullittle plant is a native of
North America. It was formerly called
Limodorum tuberosum, and has been long
known in this country, having been im-
ported from time to time, but never conti-
nuing a great while alive.

It flowers in the months of July and Au-
gust: the blossoms vary in colour, some
being much paler than others. We have
kept it a few years in sandy peat earth, in
pots, which in summer are placed in the
shade, and in the winter preserved in a
frame: they have occasionally flowered,
but never increased with us.

N HL

No. 841.

BACKIA VIRGATA.
Class. Order.
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

This is a very neat lively shrub, flowering
for a long time in the latter part of the
summer and autumn. It is a native of New
South Wales, and has been introduced a
considerable time since.

The whole plant has much the habit and
appearance of a Leptospermum : the leaves
have also a similar aromatic smell. It re-
quires to be kept in the greenhouse in win-
ter, though it is by no means tender: its
soîl should be peat and loam, and it may be
increased with facility by cuttings.

VOL. IV. a o

Phlox pyramidalis n ..
QA

No. 342.

PHLOX PYRAMIDALIS.

Class. 3
PENTANDRIA | MONOGYNIA.

This plant is a Native of North America,
growing in mountain meadows, from Pen-
sylvania to Carolina. With us it is a per-
fectly hardy, and very ornamental, herba-
ceous plant. It flowers in abundance, and
for a long time, during the months of
August and September, sometimes later.
Its usual height is from two to three feet. It
is easily increased by parting the roots in the
spring, and may either be kept in a pot or
planted in a border in loamy soil. It loves
a good deal of moisture, especially in sum-
mer: if it is well watered during that sea-
son, the flowers will be greatly improved,
and they will also last much longer.

Neottia elata.

& Loddiger del?

No. 343.
NEOTTIA ELATA.

Class. Order.
GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA.

This is a native of the West Indies,
whence it was first brought to this country
in a living state about the year 1790.

It requires to be kept in the stove, and
with us it flowers plentifully during the
spring and summer. The flower stems are
not unfrequently two or three feet in height ;

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but like the others of “this class, have not
yet been known to vegetate under any mode
of cultivation: this however is the less to
be regretted in the present instance, as the
plant is of free growth, and increases itself
with rapidity by its offsets. The leaves re-
main nearly the whole of the year; when
they die off, they are shortly succeeded by
new ones. The roots are thick and fleshy,
and thrive without difficulty in sandy peat
and loam.

2 او صو‎ - y : 5
Bavleria purpurea

No. 344.

BARLERIA PURPUREA.

Class. Order.

DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA.
We raised this plant in the year 1814,
from seeds which were sent us by our late
worthy friend Dr. White, of Bombay, of
which place it is a native. It usually grows
about a foot in height, and flowers toward
the top of the shoots. The blossoms soon
drop off, but are succeeded by others for a
considerable time, often two months or
more, generally beginning in September.
oward the end of the year the stems die
off, shooting up again in the spring. It
must be kept in the stove, except during
the months of July and August, when it
will receive benefit from being placed out of
doors in a sheltered place. It may be in-
creased sparingly by dividing the roots in

the spring. hs soil should be rich loam.

Erica banplandia

W Loddiges dett

No. 345.

ERICA BONPLANDIA.

Class. Order,
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

This heath, which has been named with a
view of honouring the companion and fel-
low-traveller of the celebrated Humboldt,
is a native of South Africa. Its form and
growth are pleasing, and its flowers not un-
worthy of attention, though not indeed so
splendid as many of the tribe. They are
liberally produced in LE - summer,
and are of long dura

The plant loves aem air : its soil must be
sandy peat, and it is multiplied with little
difficulty by cuttings. In the winter it
must be preserved in the gres and
treated like others of this genus.

entum

6

No. 346.
CRINUM CRUENTUM.
Class, Order.
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

This is a very handsome species when in
flower ; the whole plant is about three feet
in height : our representation of the blos-
soms is about one-third of the natural size.

They possess a slight and very delicate
fragrance, and are produced at different sea-
sons of the year, but chiefly in autumn.
The leaves are furnished with a great num-
ber of longitudinal veins, which are crossed
by short transverse ones, so that on being
held up to the light, they look like net-work.

Being a native of India, this plant requires
to be kept continually in the stove. It should
be planted in sandy loam, and may be in-
creased by offsets, which occasionally spring
up from the bulb.

According to late importations from India,
this genus appears to be much more nu-
merous than was formerly supposed: it
consists in general of very splendid plants,
all of which are from tropical regions.

Hibbertia dentata

Loddipoe dett

No. 347.

HIBBERTIA DENTATA.
Class. Order.
POLYANDRIA POLYGYNIA.

This genus has been dedicated to George
Hibbert, Esq. whom we have often had oc-
casion to mention as a distinguished patron
of botanical science. It is a native of New
Holland, lately introduced, and is a very or-
namental climber. The rich dark leaves
relieve the brilliant flowers, and give it a
fine effect. It grows freely, soon reaching
the height of five or six feet, and in time
much more, and is a fine subject for plant-
ing out in a conservatory, for which pre
climbers in general are in so much ri

The flowers appear in the spring -
summer; they are sometimes followed by
ripe seeds : it may also be increased by eut-
tings, and flourishes in loam and peat soil,
with the usual greenhouse treatment.

A“ 340.

Primula helvetica

"Drawn, by Mie Redpilo,

No, 348.

PRIMULA HELVETICA.

Class, Order.
PENTANDRIA MONOGY NIA.

We received this plant many years ago
from our late worthy friend Mr. James
Donn, of Cambridge: according to his ca-
talogue, it was introduced in 1790, from
Switzerland.

It is a hardy herbaceous plant, and
should be kept in a pot in light loam, mo-
derately watered in the summer. It is in-
creased by offsets, which are not very freely
produced. It blooms sometimes in March,
at which early season every flower delights,
and ought to make us think with gratitude
how much

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Asclepias curassavica.

No. 349,

ASCLEPIAS CURASSAVICA,
pei Order.
PENTANDRIA DIGYNIA.

This is a native of the West Indies and
South America, where the root is used as a
vermifuge and for other medicinal pur-
poses. It was early introduced into this
country, and from the brillianey of its flow-
ers, has generally been a favourite with cul.
tivators. It usually blooms in the latter
part of the summer, continuing a great
while, and often producing ripe seeds, by
which, as also by dividing the roots, the
plant admits of ready propagation. Its soil
should be loam, and it ought to kept in the
stove, except during one or two of the hot-
test months, when it can very well bear our
atmosphere : its height seldom exceeds two
feet.

VOL. IV. Q

Rondeletia hirta.

No. 850.

RONDELETIA HIRTA.
Order.

Class.
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

A-native of Jamaica: it is said to have
been brought first in the year 1776 to this
country. It grows here to about the height
of three or four feet, forming a stif bushy
shrub, and flowering for one or two months
toward the end of the summer. The leaves
are rough, with short hairs, and the lower
ones usually hang down over the stems.
The flowers, when they first open, are all
yellow, but after a few days the divisions of
the corolla change to dark brown.

It is necessary to keep this plant in the
Stove, except in August and September,
when we would recommend its being put
out of doors, which will be found of much
advantage to it. It may be increased by
cuttings or layers, and should be potted in
loam and peat earth.

This genus was named by Plumier, in
memory of W. Rondelet, a physician of
Montpelier, who died chancellor of that
university in 1566, aged 59.

A 351:

Rammentas pedatus.

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vLoddiges dort GAM

No. 351.

RANUNCULUS PEDATUS.
pd

Class. Order.
POLYANDRIA POLYGYNIA.

A native of Hungary; introduced about
the year 1800, and is yet very rare. It is
a hardy perennial, and may be occasion-
ally increased by dividing the roots in the
autumn or spring.

The soil should be rich loam, and like
most others of this numerous genus, it loves
moisture. In size it is quite a dwarf, rarely
exceeding six or eight inches in height, and
forming a pleasing variety among other
little Alpine plants: it usually produces its
flowers in the month of May.

VOL. IV. R

Solanum amazonium

No. 352.

SOLANUM AMAZONIUM.

Class. Order.
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

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The genus Solanum is very numerous,
and in every quarter of the world some
kinds of it have been found. Attempts
have been made to divide them, yet they
all have such a natural resemblanee, and
are so striking at first sight, that the divi-
sion might perhaps tend rather to the dark-
ening of science, and rendering complex
what is at present plain. In the extensive
study to which Botany is now advanced,
every thing which would break into its
simplicity, without any countervailing ad-
vantage, ought, if possible, to be avoided.

Our present subject is a native of South
America. It usually flowers in autumn,
and requires the stove. Not being a long-
lived plant, it ought often to be renewed by
cuttings, which root freely, and may be
potted in rich loam. The fruitful flowers,
which are usually the lowest, have a thorny
calyx, while in the others, this is quite
smooth.

M 353.

Hakea pugioniformis.

& €. Fecit.

No. 353.

HAKEA PUGIONIFORMIS.

Class. Order.
TETRANDRIA MONOGY NIA.
Seeds of this plant were received among
some of the first arrivals from Botany Bay.
It is a free grower, and attains the height of
four or five feet, forming a handsome
greenhouse shrub, and producing plenty of
flowers. These are odoriferous, and al-
though not showy, have a neat and lively
appearance. It may be propagated by cut-
tings with facility. The most proper soil
for it is a mixture of loam and peat. It is

no means a tender plant, and merely
needs protection from frost in the winter
season: it usually blooms in the latter part
of the summer.

The term pugioniformis, ordagger-shaped,
has been long established, and therefore
must remain, in order to avoid confusion.
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resemblance of any of their parts to instru-
ments of human destruction. Why should

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‘amelia Japonic a /myrrirölia

No. 354.

CAMELLIA JAPONICA myrtifolia.

Class, Order,
MONADELPHIA POLYANDRIA.

The variety now before us, which may
truly be said to yield to very few in beauty,
was first introduced from China, into the
Royal garden at Kew. Cuttings of it were
kindly presented to us by Mr. Aiton, in the
Year 1811, at which time it was extremely
rare.

It is of much smaller growth than any of
the other kinds ; the leaves are also less, and
it is more tender and difficult to increase.
This is usually performed by — or
grafting upon the single stock.

earth, and kept in the greenhouse. d con a,
duces much to the health of the plant to
give it warmth in the spring, that it may -

growth i

leaves in winter.

AS 354

Bruma abrotanoides

ELodliges det?

BEA.

No. 355.

BRUNIA ABROTANOIDES.

Class. Order.
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

A neat little greenhouse plant; it is a
native of the Cape of Good Hope. The
heads of flowers which are numerous, are
produced in the spring, and remain for a
great length of time: they have not per-
fected their seeds with us.

This article requires a sort of manage-
ment very similar to the heaths, the foliage
and growth of which it much resembles. It
may be increased by cuttings, and should be
potted in sandy peat soil.

VOL. TV. 8

Liatris pilosa.

g c Feat.

No, 856,
LIATRIS PILOSA. |

Class, . Order.
SFNGENESIA —POLYGAMIA EQUALLS.

A native of North America: it is said to
have been introduced in 1783, but has
never been much cultivated, and it is still
rare. Its season for flowering is during
the months of September and October,
when it is very ornamental, and highly de-
serving of every encouragement.

The root is a kind of tuber, which may
sometimes be divided, but the better way of
increasing it is by seeds: these occasionally
ripen in this country, particularly when the
autumn is warm and fine.

It is hardy, and may be kept in a pot, in
loam, or planted in a border, with equal
success. Like others of this family, the
flowers begin to open first at the top of the
spike, descending gradually. With us, the
usual height of the stem is from one to
two feet.

Pomaderris lanigera.

6. c. Freit.

No. 857.

POMADERRIS LANIGERA.

Class. Order.
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

A native of New Holland : we raised it
from seeds about the year 1810. It flowers
in the spring, and makes a pretty variety,
among the more showy plants of that sea-
son. Being tolerably hardy, it needs no
more than the usual greenhouse protection.
It may be increased with some difficulty by
cuttings : the soil most suited to it is sandy
peat, with a little loam mixed in it; and as 5
the plant is of low growth, it does not re-
quire a very large pot.

Se dali Lilium pumilum.

No. 358.

LILIUM PUMILUM.

Class, Order,
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA.
We received this beautiful vint from
our friend Mr. Busch, at St. Petersbugh,
who sent it us, as being a different plant
from the pomponium, which it unquestion-
ablyis. The leaves are particularly slender,
and the plant with us, did not much exceed
one foot in height. The flowers are few in
number, and wholly without spots: they
last a considerable time, usually about the
month of June. Being a native of Russia,
it is perfectly hardy, and may either be kept
in a pot (which we prefer) or planted in a
border. Like the other Liliums, it may be
increased by offsets, and also by the grains
or cloves of the bulb, a few of which may
be separated from it in the autumn without
injury.

Crafsula cordata.

AC 359,

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No. 359.

CRASSULA CORDATA.

Class. Order.
PENTANDRIA PENTAGYNIA.

This little succulent plant is a native of
the Cape of Good Hope, and is said to have
been introduced in the year 1774, by Mr.
Francis Masson. Its branches are nume-
rous, and put forth roots at the joints, by
which it is increased without difficulty.
The flowers last a good while: they are
produced in small bunches near the ends of
the branches, usually in the autumn and
winter. Like most of the others of this
family, it is very easily cultivated: it should
be preserved in the greenhouse in winter,
where it takes very little ge and requires
not much water.

VOL. IV. T

GLodilizes dett

No. 360.

BARLERIA ALBA.

Class. Order.
DIDFNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA.
We are indebted for this plant as well as
a great many others, to the kindness of our
very liberal friend, Robert Barclay, Esq. of
Berry Hill, Surrey, in whose fine collection
it was raised from seeds which he received
from the Mauritius. It is a shrub, and

are slightly pubescent on both sides. The
flowers appear first on the top of the plant,
and afterwards at the end of every side
shoot : they soon drop, but are followed by
others in long succession, during the latter
part of summer and autumn. sr:

It is readily propagated by cuttings: the
soil should be loam, and it is necessary to
preserve it in the stove, except during the
very hottest weather.

N° 361.

Lasiopetalum purpureum.

G. C. Fecit.

No, 361.

LASIOPETALUM PURPUREUM.

Class, Order.
PENTANDRIA | MONOGYNIA.

This is a dwarf bushy shrub, a native of
New South Wales: we believe it was first
introduced about the year 1803. Its pleas-
ing flowers are usually produced in long
succession throughout the greater part of
the summer, and sometimes ud are fol-
lowed by ripe seeds.

It requires no very delicate management;
mere defence from actual frost in the
greenhouse is fully sufficient for it.

The soil in which it flourishes with us is
a mixture of sandy peat with a small por-
tion of loam, and we have increased it
(although but slowly) by cuttings.

VOL IV. U

Crinum H

No. 362.
CRINUM DEFIXUM.

Class, Order,
HEXANDRIA MONOGY NIA.
3

is species, with several more, have
lately been brought from India to this
country: in size it is rather small, com-
pared with some of the other kinds: our
plant did not exceed one foot and a half in
height. The leaves are erect, narrow,
glossy, of a succulent consistence, and
smooth at their edges. The scape is cylin-
drical, bearing about six flowers, which are
slightly fragrant. Our plant blossomed in
November, and did not perfect its seeds.

stantly in the stove, and should have a mo-
derately large pot; the soil composed of
loam and sand, with some peat and decayed
leaves added, and a liberal supply of water.

No. 363.

CYPRIPEDIUM CALCEOLUS.
Class, Order.
GYNANDRIA DIANDRIA.

The very curious plant now before us is
a native of most of the northern countries
of Europe, and has been found in some few
places in England, but rarely. Gerarde in-
forms us that he had a plant of it in his
garden. He has given a tolerably accurate,
rude figure of it, and also of another ki
in his herbal: they are however impres-
sions from the same blocks, which were
previously used by Dodonseus. John Bau-
hin's representation of it looks as if it had
been made up from one of these, with the
two flowers shortened and reversed. It is
difficult of cultivation, though so well de-
serving of it. We have found it to thrive
best in a mixture of loam and decayed saw-
dust. It requires no shelter in winter, =
should either be kept in a large pot,
planted in the ground. The roots may 5
occasionally separated for increase, which
operation should be performed in autumn.

I? 36%.

W.Iodbiger üls

No. 864.
ERICA ECHIIFLORA.

Class, Order.
OCTANDRIA MONOGFNIA.

A pretty sort, which was introduced from
the Cape of Good Hope about the year 1798.
It flowers in the spring, continues a long
time in beauty, and sometimes produces
ripe seeds here. It may also be increased
by cuttings. It is moderately quick in
growth, although it seldom attains above
two feet in height. It is necessary to pot it
in sandy peat earth, and preserve itin an
airy greenhouse.

At this delightful season, when nature is
adorned with renovated beauty after the
severities of a long winter, what countless
motives have all rational beings to celebrate
the praises of the Most High! He is the
inexhaustible fountain of real felicity ; for
in His presence there is fullnes ofjoy. Oh
that we who are every moment partaking
of His bounty, were but conscious how much
our happiness would be increased, by con-
stantly availing ourselves of such occasions
as every where abound, to excite our minds
to universal gratitude and love to Him!

« Gonolobus hirsutus.

GC. Feet.

No. 365.

GONOLOBUS HIRSUTUS.
Class. Order.
PENTANDRIA DIGYNIA.

A native of Carolina and the warmer
parts of North America: we received it
about two years since. Its flowers are sin-
gular in their form and colour; they come
out rather late in summer, and are of long
continuance.

This plant is an herbaceous climber; if
supported, it will reach the height of three
or four feet, and it usually begins to blos-
som when it is a foot and a half from the
ground. It is not quite hardy enough to
bear our climate, but if planted in a pot,
may be preserved in a frame during the
winte

Its soil should be loam and peat, and it

may be increased by cuttings of the root,
which may be taken off and planted in the
spring.

VOL. IV. x

Rhexia mariana.

22 Peit

No. 366.

RHEXIA MARIANA.

Class. Order.
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

This plant grows spontaneously in Mary-
land and the warmer parts of North
America: it has long been known in this
country, but being somewhat tender, is
easily lost in severe winters, on which ac-
count it is rarely to be met with.

It usually commences flowering in Au-
gust, and continues throughout that month
and the following, and may be esteemed a
very ornamental herbaceous plant. e
seeds scarcely ever ripen here, but are
sometimes brought over from its native
country. It also admits of propagation by
the roots: these should be planted in pots
of sandy peat earth, and preserved from in-
tense frost, which will destroy them. If
sheltered a little in summer, they will flower
much larger and finer than if too much
exposed.

V.A L

Baphia nitida.

Laa dept

No. 367.
BAPHIA NITIDA.

Class, Order.
DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA.
This interesting plant (with many others
from the same country) was presented to
us in 1799 by our most esteemed friend
T. Furley Forster, Esq. It was recei
by him from Dr. Afzelius, who brought
the identical specimen from Sierra Leone.
It is a native of the interior country, at
à distance from that settlement, and was
procured by him with much difficulty.
We understand that the wood is a valuable
article of commerce ; it is used as a dye,
and imported under the name of Cam-wood.
The flowers are produced in the months
of November and December; they come
out in pairs from the joints, generally where
the leaves have fallen o
There is, properly speaking, no Calyx,
but a sort of Calyptra, which wholly en-
closes the flower: when arrived at its pro-
stage of growth, this bursts, usually
from beneath the keel, and when the
flower is open, it assumes an erect position

' behind the standard, dropping off soon
after. The wings are the length of the
standard. The Legume is sickle shaped,
containing about six roundish, lenticular
seeds.

It requires constant stove heat, and may
be increased by layers or cnttings, thriving
in a rich loamy soil,

N 368.

Cyrtanthus angustifoli s.
*Lodidiges del?

No, 368. u i
CYRTANTHUS ANGUSTIFOLIUS.

Class, Order. .
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA.
This was introduced about the year 1774
from the Cape of Good Hope, of which ž
country it is a native. Its elegant flowers
come forth freely in the spring months, and
it forms a very neat little bulbous plant,
readily increased by offsets. It also pro-
duces seeds, which usually ripen here.
Some time after flowering the leaves die

Nº 369.

nge, dett

Khipsalis salicornaides.

No. 369.

RHIPSALIS SALICORNOIDES.
Class. Order.
ICOSANDRIA MONOGY NIA.

This curious little plant, so called by our
intelligent friend Mr. Haworth, in his
Supplementum plantarum succulentarum,
is a native of South America: it is of the
Cactus family, from which genus its imme-
diate relative the C. pendulus or Cassytha,
was first separated by Geertner.

The upper branches and twigs are quite
smooth, but it occasionally puts forth near
the ground a jointed branch, which is fur-
nished with soft, hairy spines, in appear-
ance quite different from the rest of the
plant: one of these is represented in our
figure.

It is of low growth, not often exceeding
six or eight inches. The flowers appeared
with us in January, remaining for a consi-
derable time closed, nor opening till the
sun shone on them, and even then nor very
wide. The plant must be kept in the
stove, and may be readily increased by cut-
tings. The soil should be sandy loam, with
not too much water in winter.

VOL. IV. Y

Ar 370.

di?

Tradescantia rosea.

8. C. Fecit:

No. 870.

TRADESCANTIA ROSEA.

Class. Order.
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

This plant is a native of Carolina and
Georgia, and has been lately introduced.
It is herbaceous, and seldom exceeds a
foot in height. The umbel consists ofa num-
ber of flowers, which do not open all at
once, but two or three at a time in succes-
sion. It requires protecting from the frost
during the winter, in the greenhouse, and
may be increased by separating the roots in
the spring. The soil should be sandy peat,
and the pots need not be very large.

This genus was named by Linnaeus in
commemoration of John Tradescant and
his son. He was gardener to King Charles
the First, and one of the earliest in this
country who collected plants, as well as

whence he brought many plants. Their

acquisitions (of which a catalogue printed in
1656 is extant,) on the death of the younger

R Ba ta a

in 1662, were bequeathed to Mr. E. Ash-
mole, and now form a part of the Ashmo-
lean Museum at Oxford.

Pavonia premorsa
4

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No. 371.

PAVONIA PR/EMORSA.
Chien, Order.
MONADELPHIA POLYANDRIA.

This isa dwarf bushy shrub, growing wild
at the Cape of Good Hope. It was brought
first to this country about the year 1774.
It is somewhat tender, and must be kept in
the greenhouse in winter, during which

season the leaves are apt to decay. Its

flowers are very freely produced during the
summer, and often succeeded by ripe seeds,
by which, as also by cuttings, the plant is
multiplied with much facility.

The soil should be sandy loam; the pot
need not be very large, nor should it be
over watered, particularly enting the winter

season.

VOL. IV, 2

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Astragalus canadensis.

No. 872.

ASTRAGALUS CANADENSIS.
yr Order.

DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA.

A native of North America, according to
Pursh on the mountains from Canada to
Carolina. We received it some years since
from our friend Mr. Carr. It has been
long known in this country, having been
cultivated by Sherard in 1732. There is an
accurate description of it, but no figure, in

M. Decandolle’s magnificent Astragalogia.
With us it grows about two feet high,
and is a hardy herbaceous plant, —

thrives very well in a pot, or may be
planted in the full ground, in which case its
size is increased.

'The roots may be occasionally ger
and it also frequently bearsripe seeds. The
soil should be fresh loam.

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Diosma serratifolia.

ea

No. 373.

DIOSM A SERRATIFOLIA.

Class, Order.
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

A 1 t H Navarino in great Į nro.

fusion in most of the spring, and sometimes
even in the winter months. Like every
other of this extensive genus, it is a native
of the Cape of Good Hope, and was first
brought to England about the year 1789.
It has, however, not yet become plentiful ;
being difficult to multiply by cuttings, and
rarely perfecting seeds here. The leaves
have a very powerful, and to some persons
an unpleasant smell, but the flowers are
inodorous. The plant is not by any means

tender ; it needs only protection from frost,

in a well-aired greenhouse, during the win-
ter season. The soil should be loam and
peat.

Tradescantia fuscata.

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No. 374.

TRADESCANTIA FUSCATA. |
Class. = a

HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA.
The firm consistence and rich texture of
the leaves in our present subject, form a
singular and striking contrast to the inimi-
table delicacy of its beautiful flowers.
_ Surely the Benignant Hand of our Almighty
| Creator, has here afforded another delight-
eat to those who love the sweet em-

flowered in September and October.

The stamens are furnished with scarcely
any hairs, in which circumstance it differs
. from most of this genus: but we should
not recommend its separation, as its other
characters are sufficiently accordant.

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Erica tenella.

Ad fief

No, 375.
ERICA TENELLA. |

Class, Order.
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

A native of the Cape, whence it was first
introduced about the year 1791. Tt re-

species, and is readily increased by cuttings.
Tha A . . 2

and continues through the whole winter,
and sometimes the spring also. This cir-

which flowers during 5 of
winter must be peculiarly desirable.

VOL. IV. AA

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Ar 316. |

Canarina campanula.

GLoddiges delt

No. 376.

CANARINA CAMPANULA.

Class. Order.
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

This is recorded to have heen cultivated
in the Royal Garden, at Hampton-court, im
1696. Itis a native of the Canary islands,
and herbaceous, with a thick fleshy root, by
the division of which in the summer, it may
be sparingly increased. It should be kept
in a warm greenhouse, and usually shoots
upin autumn. By the end of the year it
sometimes attains the height of three feet,
when the flowers begin to appear between
the forks of the upper branches: they are
slightly fragrant.

Towards the beginning of summer the
plants decay down to the root, when they
should be kept without water till their
growing season returns.

A dry loamy soil is very suitable for them.

Salvia amoena.

Lodtiper da"

No. 377.
SALVIA AMCENA,
Class, Order.
DIANDRIA MONOGY NIA.

This was brought from the West Indies
about the year 1793 : it flowers at various
seasons in this country, where it requires
keeping in the stove, except during the
summer months, when it will be well to ex-
pose it to the open air. It is a free grower,
and rapidly increased by cuttings. The
stem is shrubby : it will reach the height of
three or four feet, but is usually more or-
namental when in a smaller state, as it will
produce its rich and beautiful blossoms
when quite young. It may be kept in a
small pot, in any kind of soil.

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Melaleuca fulgens

No. 378.
MELALEUCA FULGENS.

Class. Order.
POLYADELPHIA ICOSANDRIA.

This plant is a native of New South
Wales, where it was discovered by Mr.
Brown. It grows freely with us, and will
attain the height of three or four feet. Its
rich plumes of flowers come out plentifully
during the summer season, and are some-
times followed by seeds, which are more
than twelve months ripening. It is a hardy

creased by cuttings. The soil should be
loam and peat, and it should have a liberal
supply of water, particularly in hot weather.

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Olea undulata.

No. 879,

OLEA UNDULATA,
Class. Order.
DIANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

This forms a handsome evergreen shrub: _
it is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, of
moderate growth, attaining in time the
height of three or four feet. The leaves
are of a rigid, firm consistence, remaining

7 very well in the winter, in which season it
requires the greenhouse. The flowers,
which come forth in abundance in the latter
part of summer, possess a most delicate
fragrance. They are frequently succeeded
by the fruit, which does not ripen till the
following year, nor have we yet been able
to raise any plants from this, though appa-
rently perfect. It is extremely difficult to
increase either by layers or cuttings. The
soil should be loam and peat.

VERG IT. © BB

—— —

No. 380.

LINARIA GENISTIFOLIA.

Class. r.
DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA.
We have here a pretty flowering herba-
ceous plant, which grows with a strait stalk
about two feet in height. Towards the top
it becomes much branched, and these
branches are quite loaded with flowers,
which continue in succession from June to
September, or later. It is a native of the
Austrian Alps, introduced a long time since
into this conntry, where we find it to be
perfectly hardy. It often perfects its seeds
with us, and may likewise be multiplied by
separating the roots in the spring. It will
grow in any soil, either in a pot or in the
full ground. |

SEeddiges date

Hallia imbricata.

GC. PC.

No. 381.

HALLIA IMBRICATA.

Class, Order.
DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA.

We raised this plant about the year 1810,
from seeds received from the Cape of Good
Hope, its native place. It is a low straggling
shrub, flowering near the tops of the shoots,
in the months of July and August. The
blossoms are seated in the bosom of the
leaves, which while young are half shut
together, but when older, become nearly
flat, their whole upper surface, as well as
the midrib and edges of the under, are
clothed with long whitish hairs. It is easily
cultivated, requires the common greenhouse
protection, and increases by cuttings. The
soil should be sandy peat.

VOL. IV. cc

Tarchonanthus camphoratus.

&Loddiger dat"

No. 382.

TARCHONANTHUS CAMPHORATUS.

Class, Order.
SYNGENESIA POLYGAMIA EQUALIS.
A native of the Cape of Good Hope: it

was introduced about 1690. Although not
showy, this plant is acceptable fof the deli-
cate odour of its flowers, which resembles
that of violets. The leaves are also fra-
grant, smelling according to some, like
camphor, to us however, they seem much
more like rosemary.

It is not at all tender, and may be kept
in any greenhouse, retaining its leaves well.
in winter, which is also its season of flower-
ing. The blossoms last for two or three
months in succession. It may be propagated
by layers. The soil should be loam, and it
loves a plentiful supply of water.

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No. 383.

ACACIA LINIFOLIA.

Class.
POLYGAMIA MONECIA.

This was first brought from New South
Wales, which is its native country, about
the year 1790; being among the earliest
importations from that fertile region.

The flowers usually begin to open in No-
vember with us, continuing successively
till the spring : they are possessed of a very
delicate smell, and the plant forms an ele-
gant subject for a conservatory or green-
house, thriving best in the full ground. In
its growth it is somewhat pendulous, and
while young it needs a little support.

It is one of those species which are ex-
tremely difficult to increase in any other
way than by seeds, which are not matured
in this country, for which reason itis at pre-
sent scarce. It should be planted in sandy
peat eart

M 384

Acacia tunata.

Ebar Aat

SE se

No, 884.
“ACACIA LUNATA.
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Class. Order,
POLYGAMIA MONECIA.

This elegant plant is a native of New

Holland, whence it was brought several
years since.
The leaves are about an inch long, in
form resembling the moon, at three or four
days old: they are placed edgeways, and
have a single rib. The upper, or convex
side, is only half as wide as the other, and
has a single very small gland on its edge,
at about one-third of its length from the
insertion in the stem.

At the axils of the leaves, toward the top
of the shoots, the racemes of flowers come
out in abundance, composed of a number
of little heads of usually five flowers each :
these are of a most brilliant yellow : their
season is March and April, during whic
time few plants exceed this in splendour.

We have never yet succeeded in propa-
gating this, any more than the foregoing
sort, and there seems no disposition in the

\

plant to perfect seeds here, on which ae.
count, if new arrivals of seeds do not take
place, it will probably soon be lost. Its
soil and treatment are the same as the other
kinds, and it is not at all tender.

Styli N m و‎

del”

& Loddiges

No, 385,

STYLIDIUM GRAMINIFOLIUM.

Class,
GYNANDRIA 0
956 26
This is a beautiful species, generally
flowering through the whole of the sum-

sum, the slightest touch underneath causing
it to fly over instantly. In a few minutes it
returns to its place, and it is then some
hours before it regains its sensitive property.

The flower stalk rises about a foot and a
half in height. It has been described as an

may be more numerously multiplied. The
soil should be sandy peat, and it must be
defended from the winter in an airy green-

e.

VOL. IV. DD

coccinea.

Ixora

No, 386.
IXORA COCCINEA.

Class. Order.
TETRANDRIA MONOGYNIA.
This superb plant is a native of India and
the southern parts of China, where also it
is much encouraged on account of the
splendour of its flowers, which in those
climates are produced throughout the whole
of the year. It is recorded to have been
cultivated in England at an early period, so
long since as 1690, by the Earl of Portland,
who brought over many plants from Hol-
land, but it was probably soon lost again, and
has since been re-introduced. With us, it
requires the stove heat, and in general
flowers during the spring and summer. It
is easily propagated by cuttings, and should
have a rich loamy soil, with a good supply
of water, and great care taken to keep all
insects from it, which it well deserves, for
when in fine bloom few plants are more
attractive.
While viewing such a beautiful produc-
tion, how ought our hearts to be enlarged !

how indeed can he be called a philosopher,
or learned man, who denies the most wise
and Almighty Author while he beholds the
works? when the nature and name of God,
are so plainly engraved upon them all !

Arduinia bispinosa,

. Pent

iin,

No. 887.
ARDUINA BISPINOSA.
Class, Order.
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

.... ....

This is a native of the Cape of Good

house plant. The blossoms, which are
fragrant, remain a long time, usually com-
mencing towards the latter part of the

Brunfelsia undulata.

aL,

V. 308:

Feat.

No. 388.
BRUNFELSIA UNDULATA.

Class. Order.
DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA,

This genus was first named by Plumier,
after Otto Brunfelsius of Mentz, who pub-
lished the first good figures of plants in
1530, and died in 1534.

Our present plant is a native of Jamaica,
where it grows in very hot situations, and
becomes a small tree. The flowers are
elegant : with us they are freely produced
during the summer months, but the plant
does not often exceed two or three feet in
height.

It requires the stove heat, and may be
propagated by cuttings. soil should
be rich loam, with a little peat mixed.

£3 5
EM c 16.
ii io

Erica humeana.

No. 389.

ERICA HUMEANA.

Class, Order.
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

This heath has been dedicated to Sir
Abraham Hume, Bárt. of Wormleybury, in
Hertfordshire, who has long been an en-
courager of botanical pursuits, and pos-
sesses one of the best private collections in
this country. It is a native of the Cape of
Good Hope, whence it was introduced
about the year 1808. The spring is its sea-
son for flowering, and in its appearance it
resembles the E. xU Int suf-

VOL. IV. E E

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Euphorbia cordllata.

No. 890.
EUPHORBIA COROLLATA.

Class. Order.
DODECANDRIA TRIGYNIA.

.........

A native of North America ; Pursh says,

about a foot high, and flowering freely,
and for a long time, towards the end of the

summer.
It is quite hardy, and may be kept ina
pot in loamy soil. The roots will of

Ae DO.

G. C. Bbeit.

No. 391.

SELAGO SPURIA.
Class, Order.
DIDYNAMIA GYMNOSPERMIA.

This is a native of the Cape of Good
Hope, whence it was introduced in 1779:
by some it is called biennial, but we be-
lieve it to be shrubby, although not very
long lived, which is the case with the other
Selago's.

Its blossoms appear toward the end of
the summer, and last in succession for
several months, making a pretty appearance.

The plant requires the usual greenhouse
treatment in the winter; it is readily in-
creased by cuttings, and its soil should be
sandy loam, with a very moderate supply
of water.

VOL. IV. FF

Banksia paludosa.

No. 892.

BANKSIA PALUDOSA.

Class, Order.
TETRANDRIA MONOGY NIA.

A native of New South Wales, whence
it was introduced, according to the Kew
catalogue, in 1805.

It is a low spreading plant of slow growth,
and produces abundance of flowers when
about two feet high: they come out at the
ends of the branches, butit being a year
or more from the time of the bud appear-
ing till the flowers open, lateral branches
are usually grown round the spike.

The leaves are partly verticillate, slender
towards the base, toothed, and the edges
rolled over: their under sides are white,

in beautiful order.

It requires the greenhouse, and is not
very tender: it may be increased by cut-
tings, although with difficulty: the soil
should be sandy peat.

Pingmecula vulgaris.

No. 393.
PINGUICULA VULGARIS.

Class. Order,
DIANDRIA MONOGY NIA.
.........

This is a native of most of the Northern
parts of Europe, and is found in several
places in Britain : it is a pretty little plant,
growing in bogs and moist places. It may
be preserved in a pot immersed half way
in water, and its soil should be black peat.
It produces several flowers, coming up in
succession during the month of May. In
the autumn the leaves decay, and the root, _
which is a small scaly bulb, remains dor-
mant during the winter, lying on the surface
of the ground, almost without any fibres.

No. 394.
HELONIAS ASPHODELOIDES.
—

Class Order.
HEXANDRIA TRIGYNIA,

This comes from Pennsylvania and other
parts of North America, whence we have
been in the habit of receiving plants of it
for many years. The flowers are of a de-
licate fragrance; they last a great while,

usually beginning in May.

h should be kept in a frame in winter,
and in summer placed in the shade, observ-
lag o a LG ia pot and sandy

subject
to rot afterwards. The spring is the best
season for it.

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Erica filamentosa.

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No. 395.

ERICA FILAMENTOSA.
—

Class, Order.
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNTA.
A native of the Cape of Good Hope : it
was sare as into ge: about the year
1800,

d straggling

shrub, with many crooked, twisted branches.
It flowers plentifully in the autumn. The
blossoms are placed on long slender pe-
duncles, which occasions them to be almost
always in a sort of tremulous motion.

It is difficult to propagate by cuttings,
and does not bear seed here, which renders
it very scarce at presen

It should be kept in an airy greenhouse
during the winter season, and potted in
sandy peat earth.

VOL. 1V. GG

Aledidipas dele

GG se.

No. 396.

ARUM FLAGELLIFORME.
Class, Order.
MON(ECIA POLYANDRIA.

We received this curious plant, with
many more, in 1819, from our much-valued
friend, the Rev. Dr. Carey, of Serampore,
a name which can never cease to be dear to
all who desire the extension of the blessed
Redeemer's kingdom, s 2 the instruction of

the poor, ignorant, of the
East.
It is a native of Bengal, and according to

the Hortus Bengalensis, is herbaceous, and
flowers in the rainy season, which is there
from the middle of June till the end of
October. With us it was in bloom in
April. The germens are situated at the
base of the spadix, for about half an inch
in height: above these are several rows of
flat leafy projections, white, with purple
tips; over these are the anthers, all within
the closed part of the spathe. The top or
naked part of the spadix is lengthened and

attenuated to a point, the spathe being like-

wise of the same form : after it opens, the
latter revolves back the whole of its length.

The leaves are variously formed, being
all pointed, but some quite entire, while
others are hastate, having two long pointed
lobes at their base.

The root is about the size of a walnut,
and is easily increased by offsets, which
are freely produced. Tt must be kept in
the stove, and may be potted in rich loam,
allowing it plenty of water while in a grow-
ing stat |

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No. 397.
CAMELLIA JAPONICA rubra plena. |

MONADELPHIA POL YANDRIA.

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reached a maturer age, these become
smaller and more flexible. It is propagated,
like the other sorts, by grafting on the
single, and requires slight protection from
frost, with abundance of water and rich
loamy soil.

No. 398.

ACACIA JUNIPERINA.
Class. Order.
POLYGAMIA MON(ECIA.

A low straggling shrub when kept in a
pot, but planted out in the full ground of a
conservatory, it attains the height of six or
eight feet, with numerous branches, which
are covered with short hairs, and the lower
ones mostly pendulous.

The leaves are about half an inch in
length; they are placed edgeways, and on
each side of their insertion is a very short
capillary stipule, which usually drops off
after a time. The common peduncles are
a little shorter than the leaves, and the head
of flowers is of a spherical form.

Tt blooms with us in the months of Fe-
bruary and March, and is a tolerably hardy
greenhouse plant. It is very difficult to
propagate in any way except by seeds. The
soil should be sandy peat and loam.

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© Loddizas det?

No. 399.

DAPHNE ALTAICA.

Mass, Order.
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

This is a native of the Altay mountains in
Tartary. We believe it was first raised in
England from seeds by our late worthy
friend, Mr. James Donn, of Cambridge.

The flowers are beautiful and very fra-
grant, and the plant grows to a moderate
size, with upright branches, producing
abundance of blossoms through the month
of May. In Professor Pallas's figure, in
his Flora Rossica, the flowers are only four
or five together, but on some of our plants
we have had as many as eight or nine.
This perhaps is owing to the difference of
cultivation. It may be increased by grafting

VOL. 1V. HH

Diosma. tinifolia.

ot. Facit.

No. 400.

DIOSMA LINIFOLIA.

Class. Order.

PENTANDRIA MONOGY NIA.
This species has been very lately intro-
duced from the Cape of Good Hope, of
which it is native. It flowers in the month
of April, and the blossoms are produced in
spikes of about three inchesinlength. The
leaves are usually in threes, and from
each axil two or three flowers are produced
on peduneles of about a quarter of an inch
in length: they have no scent, but the
leaves have a pow balsamic odour.
The plant grows about two or three feet
in height, with many loose branches. It is
easily cultivated here in a greenhouse,
being tolerably hardy, and may be increased
by cuttings. The soil should be loam and
peat.

INDEX TO VOL. IV.

e quan...

Ae E N
i... : 7 o a Flar-leaved do. - 383
ui: Ais — m
eee jt - a.
e alba - - White Anemone 322
barba. Half-bearded
- (uM = =

Prickt —
Arum fl forme - - Whip-shaped Arum -
yt re raspar do.- - —

nm +.
Asclepias curassavica - Curassarian Swallow
Wort - = . = -

myrtifolia Myr

sees

į

*

INDEX TO VOL. TV.
Na
Daphne altaica - - - Tartarian Daphne- - 399
Delphinium tricorne - 2 Bree ko: rned —

di ie ot ا‎

cupressina —.— Diosmm- 303

* » inifolia - - - Flar-leaved do. 400

te » . + Serratifolia - w-leaved do. - - . 373

Elichrysam faciem.

tum rubra - Red Elichrysum 331

Epidendram ”violnceum Sure — Pica =
Erica bo + - = ¥

- -B were - - - 364

- „T y-stalked - - 395

- - Sir més = + - 380

= t o

328

Euphorbia corollata- - brat; flowered Spurge 390

Gonolobus hirsutus - - Hairy Gonolobus - - 365

Hakea pu toniformis - Dagger-shaped Hake
Hallia ب‎ - L Imbricated Un ra - -
Hedysarum h-coloured allie

i

sarum carneum - Ples

= ^. LOE

Helonias pbeddiqides,, Grass-leaved Helonias 394
3447

e
—
d

Hibbertia dentata Leni Hibber-

Ixora coceinea- = - © „Scarlet Isora- - - - 386
++ + grandiflora - Great-ftowered do. 314

Jántris pilosa - - Hairy Liatris - - -
Lilium prs. ^t atrial Ly- ed
s.a. pumilum. = mé 2 A sed
— — room-leavea Snap n

* TUTOR - sie we
Immiceraflava - = - Vado Honde - 338

Malpighia angastifolia - Narrow-leaved Mal
Melalenca fulgens - - Splendid

INDEX TO VOL, IV.
Neottia elata - - - - Tall Neottia - - - -

Olea undulata - - Waved-leaved Olive
Ornithidium coscineum Scarlet Ornithidium -

Passerina spicata - - - Spikeflowered Passe-

rina „% wc e a
nia prem - - Bitt d Pavonia
nia hirsuta- - - Hairy Persoonia - -
hlox pyramidalis - —Ó Phlox - -
Phylica spicata - - - Myrtle-leaved Phylic
uicul isa. - Alpine B +. -

- Comm do. - -

on a -

Pomaderris pim. gera- - Woolly Pomaderris -

Primula helvetica - i ood id up — e
7 st

09.
Ranunculus 3 - Pedate Croufoot - -
Rauwolfia nitida - - - Shi; v À PM -
Rhexia glomerata - - Clust 35
sm ana - Ske Ee RR
Rhipsalis salicornoides Salicornian Rhipsalis
Rondeletia hirta - - - Hairy Rondeletia - -
Sarracenia purpurea - Pu ah بد‎ =
Sel 5 - - - - Linear-leaved at
Solanum amazonium - Brazil Nightshade- -
Stapelia bufonis - - - Toad-flowered Stapelia
St — graminifo-
— de cm ee Grass-lea Styli-
dium
Tarchonanthos campo-
ratus - Shrubby Fleabane -

ru 3
وا‎ - Brown-haired Trades-
cantia- = == - -

- Rose-coloured do.

— GQ

Thunbe flora Great: ved Thun.
abria grandi ng يويد‎ 7

Valeriana montana - - Mountain Valerian -

B
=
5