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P L A T E LXVIII.
G O O D E N I A OVATA.
Oval-leaved Goodenia.
C L A S S V. ORDER L
PENTANDRIJ MONOGYNIA. Five Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHAEACTEK.
COKOLLA fupra longitudinaliter fifla, genitalia
exferens, quinquefida. Stigma urceolatum,
ciliatum.
BLOSSOM longitudinally cloven on tlie upper fide,
expofing the organs of generation^ and fivecleft.
Summit cup-ihaped, and fringed.
See GOODENI A CALENDULACEA. Plate XXI I .
SPECIFIC CHAKACTER.
Goodenia foliis ovatis, ferratis; corollis luteisj
laciniis duobus exterioribus ereftis.
Goodenia with egg-lhaped leaves, fawed at the
edges; bloflToms yellow, the two outer fegments
grow upright.
KEFEKENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The Empalement and Seed-bud.
2. A Bloffora, with the parts of frufitification attached.
3. The Chives, and Pointal (magnified).
IN the fécond volume of the Linnoean Tranfaftions, Dr. Smith enumerates ten fpecies of the genus
Goodenia; this fpecies makes an addition to the number. The oval-leaved Goodenia is a half woody
plant, making long willow-like branches, which raoftly decay in the winter, though a great part of
the plant remains ; it is a hardy greenhoufe plant, requiring little trouble either to keep or propagate;
the latter of which is done by cuttings. About the year 1703, a parcel of feeds was received by Meffrs.
Lee and Kennedy, fent to them by Colonel Paterfon from Port Jackfon, New Holland ; amongll them,
the feeds of this plant; it neverthelefs did not flower till the year 1798, about the month of June.
I t is certainly a defirable plant, never failing to flower from June till September, if kept growing in
vigour, which it will furely do if planted in light peat earth,
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