. The Botanical register consisting of coloured figures of . 316 ORNITHOGALUM thyrsoides; a. thyrse-Jlowering Star-of-Bethlehem. HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Nat, ord. Asphodeli. Jussieu gen, 53. AsPHODELEiE. Brown prod. 274<.ORNITHOGAL UM. Suprh vol. 158. Ornithogalum thyrsoides. Vide supra fol. 305. In the 305th article of the number of this work for lastAugust, we have already given the synonymy and descrip-tion of this fine species. In that article the yellow varietywas the subject, in this the white one, which seems to havebeen no where represented in a way which it deserve


. The Botanical register consisting of coloured figures of . 316 ORNITHOGALUM thyrsoides; a. thyrse-Jlowering Star-of-Bethlehem. HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Nat, ord. Asphodeli. Jussieu gen, 53. AsPHODELEiE. Brown prod. 274<.ORNITHOGAL UM. Suprh vol. 158. Ornithogalum thyrsoides. Vide supra fol. 305. In the 305th article of the number of this work for lastAugust, we have already given the synonymy and descrip-tion of this fine species. In that article the yellow varietywas the subject, in this the white one, which seems to havebeen no where represented in a way which it deserves. Weare obliged to Mr. Griffin for the specimen for the bulb was imported by that gentleman from the Cape ofGood Hope. It is a free flowerer, and lasts a long time inbloom. 307. lin^ Qfrom bottom; for was* read is.*. 317 IPOMGEA Rheedes East Indian Ipomcea. PENTANDRIA MOXO GYXIA. Nat. ord. Convolvuli. Jussieu gen. 132. Div. /. Brovcu prod. 481. Sect. Supra vol. 9. I. denticulata, glabra, foliis hastatis lanceolatis linearibusve acutissimis, lobis posticis dentatis, pedunculis unifloris, calycibus subaequalibus: foliolis oblongo-lanceolatis acuminatis. Broiai prod. Medium. Hort. Ken:. 1. 208. ed. 2. 1. 328; f-cix tamen Lhmcsi, obfoUola caJycis sagittata nuncupata ut in Campanula Medio).Tala-neli. Rheede mal. II. IIS. tab. 55. Plania perennis, sujfruticosa, subtripedalis. Folia sessilia, sesquiuncialiaV. ulira, decrescentia, latiora vix tertiam uncice lata, inter lobulos baseos includentia ramurn. Pedunculi solitarii, subbreviores folio, graciles, erecti, unifiorirariiis bi-tri-Jiori (subxillosi?) Bracteae 2, parcuIcB, oppositcB, lanceolatcepauIo supra medium peduncidi sites. Flores straminei, ad plicas lutescentes,tubo intiis safiguin


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