Style or Ovarium; but whether that circumstance is constant or
only accidental we cannot as yet ascertain, having only seen one
plant of it in flower. We believe it to be a nondescript species, not
finding it in any work that we have had an opportunity of consulting
; it is nearest related to L. emarginatum, but the leaves
of that species are much longer and larger, and the plant of a
different habit. It was raised at the Nursery of Messrs. Whitley,
Brames, and Milne, at Fulham, from seeds sent them by Mr.
C. Frazer from New South Wales; the plant from which our
drawing was made, in August last, was about two feet high, and
formed an elegant bush, which was well covered with bloom;
and plants, raised from cuttings, will flower in a still younger
state, so that it will be a very desirable plant, and will, without
doubt, stand our Winters well in the open air, with the protection
of a mat or other slight covering in severe frost; it will also
succeed well in a Greenhouse or Conservatory, potted in an
equal quantity of light sandy loam and peat; and young cuttings,
planted in pots of sand, and placed under bell-glasses,
will strike root freely; it may also be raised from seeds.
The generic name is derived from Xcttoc, slender, and tnrepfia,
seed, the capsules being filled with numerous slender seeds.
1. Leaf to show the little punctures or dots. the Stamens at the back, those at the front removed2.. CSa. lTyxh,e s5h-ocwelilnegd thOev ianrsiuemrti,o nt eorf
minated by the Style and capitate Stigma.