cave. Flowers of a bluish lilac colour. PeriantMum 6 -cleft,
cylindrical, when expanded rather bell-shaped : lacinice oblong,
unequal, 3 outer ones shortest, concave, when first expanded
erect or slightly spreading, afterwards reflexed : inner ones rather
broader, longer, obtuse, reflexed or revolute. Stamens 6 , inserted
in the base of the laciniae: filaments subulate, smooth,
broadest at the base, attached to the back thers of the anthers : an
2 -lobed, sagittate at the base, versatile: pollen yellow. Ovarium 3-locular, many-seeded. Style smooth, triangular,
longer than the stamens. Stigma small, slightly 3-lobed.
The present genus is readily distinguished from Dracaena
bdyy liitnse many-seeded ovarium; it is much nearer related to Cor- , but is easily recognised by the unequal segments of the
perianthium: another species of the same genus is Dracaena
stricta of the Botanical Magazine, which is readily distinguished
from the present plant, by the loose growth of its panicle; the
flowers are also all produced singly, not the lower ones in pairs,
like the present; the flowers of that are of a brighter blue, and
the leaves are not above half the breadth, and not toothed at the
edges, like the present subject. Plants of both species were
raised at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, in 1821, from seeds given
him by E. Barnard, Esq. who received them from New Holland.
Mr. W. Anderson, of the Chelsea Botanic Garden, raised
several plants of them also at the same time, but we have never
yet seen any of them perfect their seeds. It is rather more tender
than some of the New Holland plants, requiring a warm
part of the Greenhouse to preserve it through the Winter. It
thrives well in a mixture of sandy loam and peat; and cuttings,
planted in the same sort of soil, root readily. Our drawing was
made at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, in June last.
We have named the genus in compliment to our respected
friend, Mr. George Charlwood, an assiduous Botanist, who,
from his extensive correspondence, has the means of introducing
numerous plants to our collections, and who now possesses
many plants of the different species of Cypripedium, and
other plants from North America and other parts, from whom
they may be procured at a reasonable rate.
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terminated with the triangular Style and 3-lobed Stigma.