copper-coloured, eared on one side at the base, with a slender
unguis on the other. Stamens 10, connected about half way up
with a longitudinal slit on the upper side: filaments slender, ascending,
unequal in length, attached to the back of the two-
lobed anthers. Ovavum linear, smooth. Style smooth, ascending.
Stigma a simple point.
The present pretty species is a native of New South Wales,
and has been introduced several years to our collections, where it
has generally been confused either with B. Scolopendria or
B. rtifar, but it is very distinct from both; we have ascertained
our plant by comparison with Sieber’s specimens, preserved in
Mr. Lambert’s Herbarium. It forms a handsome bushy plant,
and is a free bloomer; and when covered with its handsome flowr-
ers, makes a splendid appearance, flowering from April to June,
and is a very desirable plant for the Greenhouse, being dwarf,
and easily cultivated in a small pot; succeeding well in an equal
mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and sand; and young cuttings,
planted in pots of sand, and placed under bell-glasses, will strike
root readily. Our drawing was made at the Nursery of Mr.
Knight, King’s-road, Chelsea.
1. Calyx, showing the Bractes on the Pedicle. 2. Vexillum. 5. Stamens. 3. Wings. 4. Keel. 6. Ovarium, terminated by the Style and Stigma.