Part 6

The Gardenia radirans is a native of Japan, and is figured by Thunberg in his Botanical Dissertation. The figure is small and coarse, but yet characteristic. We have represented a fine young plant, as its fragrant flowers are then much better relieved by the surrounding leaves. It is at present cultivated in the hot-house; but we are inclined to think it might succeed in the protection of the green-house. The luxuriance of its petals frequently absorbs nearly all the parts of fructification. But our specimen fortunately afforded three antheræ out of the five, and the pointal entire.

Our figure was made from a plant in the nursery of Messrs. Whitley and Brames.

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PLATE CCCCXCII.

OXYLOBIUM CORDIFOLIUM.

_Heart-leaved Oxylobium._

CLASS X. ORDER I.

_DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA._ Ten Chives. One Pointal.

GENERIC CHARACTER.

CALYX simplex, quinquepartitus.

COROLLA papilionacea.

STYLUS subulatus. Stigma obtusum.

LEGUMEN ovato-acuminatum, apice compressum, polyspermum.

EMPALEMENT simple, five-parted.

BLOSSOM butterfly-shaped.

SHAFT awl-shaped. Summit blunt.

POD pointedly egg-shaped, compressed at the end, and many-seeded.

REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.

1. A leaf magnified. 2. The empalement. 3. The standard. 4. A back view of the same. 5. One of the wings. 6. The keel. 7. The chives. 8. The same spread open, one tip magnified. 9. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 10. A ripe seed-vessel. 11. The same spread open.

Plants of a Papilionaceous character furnish the most frequent opportunity for generic divisions. Nine Genera have already been made by Dr. Smith and others to contain the Butterfly flowers of New Holland. Our little novelty agrees with neither. From Pultenæa, Aotus, Mirbelia, and Dillwynia, it differs in the pod not being two-seeded. The two last genera have also the cups two-lipped, and the first with appendages attached to it. Gompholobium has a globular pod, and Chorizema an oblong one and a bilabiate calyx. Daviesia, Viminaria, and Sphærolobium have pods one-seeded. Thus situated, we are under the necessity of adding one more to the number of genera, perhaps already too extended. We have never seen it exceed a foot in height. The foliage is mostly in whorls: and the stem, leaves, cups, and fruits are hairy.

Our figure represents one of the plants from the nursery of Messrs. Loddige, who first raised it from seed, and where we observed its brilliant little flowers in successive bloom for at least six months.

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INDEX

TO THE PLANTS CONTAINED IN VOL. VII.

Plate 433 Agave Americana Great American Aloe G. H. Shrub. September. 434 Pultenæa nana Dwarf Pultenæa G. H. Shrub. All Summer. 435 Verbena mutabilis Changeable-flowered Vervain H. H. Shrub. All the Year. 436 Corræa viridiflora Green-flowered Corræa G. H. Shrub. March. 437 Protea canaliculata Channelled-leaved Protea G. H. Shrub. December. 438 Protea speciosa Showy Protea G. H. Shrub. December. 439 Stapelia orbicularis Orbicular Stapelia G. H. Shrub. December. 440 Sophora sericea Silky-leaved Sophora G. H. Shrub. December. 441 Epidendrum fuscatum Brown-flowered Epidendrum H. H. Shrub. June. 442 Protea pulchella, _Var. speciosa_ Waved-leaved Protea, _Specious Variety_ G. H. Shrub. April. 443 Erythrina speciosa Showy Erythrina H. H. Shrub. April. 444 Lobelia hirsuta Hairy Lobelia G. H. Shrub. March. 445 Epidendrum lineare Linear-leaved Epidendrum H. H. Shrub. July. 446 Dolichos hirsutus Hairy-stemmed Dolichos H. H. Shrub. August. 447 Protea argentiflora Silvery-flowered Protea G. H. Shrub. August. 448 Pæonia suffruticosa, _Var. flore purpureo_ Shrubby Pæonia, _Purple-flowered Variety_ G. H. Shrub. April. 449 Linum trigynum Three-styled Golden Flax G. H. Shrub. April. 450 Albuca fastigiata Level-topped Albuca G. H. Bulb. July. 451 Diosma ericæfolia Heath-leaved Diosma G. H. Shrub. All the Year. 452 Achania mollis Soft-haired-leaved Achania H. H. Shrub. July. 453 Protea repens Creeping Protea G. H. Shrub. June. 454 Urtica baccifera Berry-bearing Nettle H. H. Shrub. June. 455 Polygala mixta Mixt Polygala G. H. Shrub. All the Year. 456 Lachenalia flava Yellow-flowered Lachenalia G. H. Bulb. June. 457 Banksia spinulosa Thorny-leaved Banksia G. H. Shrub. All Summer. 458 Eugenia malaccensis Malay Apple-tree H. H. Tree. July. 459 Lasiopetalum ferrugineum Oak-leaved Lasiopetalum G. H. Shrub. June. 460 Lachenalia sessiliflora Sessile-flowered Lachenalia G. H. Bulb. July. 461 Protea teretifolia Cylindric-leaved Protea G. H. Shrub. June. 462 Malus Japonica Scarlet-flowering Japan Apple Har. Shrub. June. 463 Pæonia papavaracea Poppy-like Pæony G. H. Shrub. July. 464 Diosma ovata Oval-leaved Diosma G. H. Shrub. May. 465 Protea divaricata Straddling-leaved Protea G. H. Shrub. July. 466 Goodenia tenella Slender Goodenia G. H. Shrub. June. 467 Lythrum fruticosum Shrubby Lythrum G. H. Shrub. All Summer. 468 Aloe arborescens Tree Aloe H. H. Shrub. June. 469 Protea coronata Crown-flowered Protea G. H. Shrub. July. 470 Ophrys arachnoides Spider-like Ophrys G. H. Shrub. July. 471 Ophrys myodes Fly-like Ophrys G. H. Shrub. July. 472 Hibbertia crenata Scolloped-leaved Hibbertia G. H. Shrub. July. 473 Yucca gloriosa Superb Yucca Har. Shrub. July. 474 Psoralea pinnata Winged-leaved Psoralea G. H. Shrub. July. 475 Serapias cordigera Heart-bearing Serapias H. H. Shrub. June. 476 Melaleuca diosmæfolia Diosma-leaved Melaleuca G. H. Shrub. July. 477 Linum venustum Graceful Linum Har. Shrub. July. 478 Crinum latifolium Broad-leaved Crinum H. H. Bulb. August. 479 Fragaria indica Indian Strawberry Har. Herb. July. 480 Vaccinium nitidum Shining-leaved Whortle-berry Har. Shrub. June. 481 Cinchona caribæa West India Bark-tree H. H. Shrub. August. 482 Dianthus alpinus Alpine Pink G. H. Shrub. July. 483 Dahlia pinnata nana Dwarf winged-leaved Dahlia G. H. Herb. September. 484 Nicotiana glutinosa Clammy Tobacco G. H. Herb. August. 485 Melaleuca salicifolia Willow-leaved Melaleuca G. H. Shrub. July. 486 Pæonia Daurica Dauric Pæony Har. Herb. June. 487 Xeranthemum herbaceum Herbaceous Eternal Flower G. H. Herb. All Summer. 488 Broussonetia papyrifera Paper Mulberry Har. Shrub. June. 489 Gnaphalium grandiflorum Large-flowered Gnaphalium G. H. Shrub. August. 490 Pontederia dilatata Dilated Pontederia H. H. Aquatic. September. 491 Gardenia radicans Rooting Gardenia H. H. Shrub. August. 492 Oxylobium cordifolium Heart-leaved Oxylobium G. H. Shrub. July.

ERRATA.

Plate 438 read 433. 467 instead of Lythrum of Linnæus, read Lythrum _fruticosum_ of Linnæus. 468 line 4 from the bottom, instead of _height_ read _size_.