der unguis. Keel blunt, divided at the point, about the length
of the wings, also eared near the base, of a pale yellow. Stamens
10, all distinct; filaments smooth, unequal in length,
ascending at the points, attached to the back of the anthers. Ovarium smooth and glossy, with a tuft of long white hairs at
the point, and at the base of the Style, the upper part of which
is smooth and ascending. Stigma a simple bluntish point.
Our drawing of this handsome Shrub, was made in June
last, at the Nursery of Mr. Mackay, from a fine bushy plant,
about three feet in height, with long slender branches, that were
entirely covered with flowers. It had been raised from seed sent
by Mr. W. Baxter, who collected them in the neighbourhood of
Sydney, in New South Wales. Being a free growing and abundant
flowering plant, it will be very desirable for a Greenhouse
or Conservatory, as it continues to produce its flowers in succession,
the greater part of the Summer, and only needs protection
from frost; thriving well in a mixture of light turfy loam,
peat, and sand; and young cuttings strike root freely, planted
in pots of sand, under bell-glasses, and placed on a shelf in the
Greenhouse or propagating-house, requiring only to be shaded
from the sun, and the glasses to be wiped occasionally of a
morning, or they will be apt to damp off; when they are properly
rooted, they should be potted off in small pots, and placed
in a close cold frame or hand-glass, till they begin to make
fresh root, w'hen they must be hardened to the air by degrees,
giving a little at first, and increasing it every day.
1. Calyx. 2. Vexilluin. 3. The two wings. 4. Keel distinct Stamens. 6. Ovarium, with a tuft of hairs at the spporienatd, aonpde nte. rm5i.n Tatheed tebny
the Style and simple blunt Stigma.