Knight, of the King’s-road, where a fine plant of it was entirely
covered with its golden coloured flowers, which were also very
fragrant, the scent very much resembling the kernels of Almonds;
it is certainly one of the finest species of the genus, in our opinion
superior to A.j9w&cscews,which it most resembles, and which
was in full flower by its side at the same time, the present being
a more robust growing plant, with longer leaves, and its racemes
of flower heads being generally in panicles; it is also near ly
related to A. dealbata, with which we believe it is sometimes
confused; those, with some other species, have a very different
appearance from the generality of the New Holland species, which
may be considered leafless, the footstalk being widened out into a
sort of leaf, and generally termed and understood as such;
one of those is A. Oxycedrus, published in our last number.
The present species may be considered as one of the most desirable
plants for a large Greenhouse or Conservatory, and would
also succeed well in a warm border by the side of a wall, in a
sheltered situation, so as to be covered with a mat in severe frosty
weather j where, from its handsome foliage, and beautiful fragrant
flowers, it would make a grand appearance, and would well repay
for a little extra trouble; in the southern counties, where the
common Myrtle succeeds well in the open air without protection,
there, we believe, the present, and many other New Holland plants,
would thrive in the same manner.
1. Calyx. 2. Corolla spread open to show the 5 Petals. 3. Stamens spread open
to show the Ovarium terminated by the Style and simple Stigma.