A greenhouse shrub, growing to the height of six or 
seven feet, perhaps higher, branching upwards with nu- 
merous rusby twigs, generally thickened or swollen 
towards the end, altogether reminding us of those of thé 
Spanish Broom. Leaves scattered, rather distant, linear- 
oblong, narrow, somewhat cuneate, with a small point, ses- 
sile, tapered downwards. Racemes terminal, spiked, loosely 
flowered, upright; rachis, or general stalk, interruptedly 
angular; pedicles one-flowered, three times shorter than the 
corolla, downy, bending; bractes 2 or 3 at the base of each, 
minute, deciduous. Flowers large, about 3 parts of an inch 
long, of a violet-purple colour, but when dried fading 
to a pale rose or flesh colour. Calyx with 3 hard round- 
pointed segments of a livid green, three times shorter than. 
the two larger petal-like ones of the sides, which are round 
_ and coloured. Corolla of 3 petals, bilabiate; upper lip a 
Small vexillum or standard of two petals rolled together 
into a tube, but little longer than the upper segment of the 
calyx and resting upon the lower portion of the keel or 
under petal; under lip.a keel or carina of one petal, folli- 
tular, rather longer than the wings of the calyx, falcate, 
compressed, ventricose at the bend, acuminate, edges of 
the fissure ciliate and connivent, bearing beneath from 
below the apex a large bipartite decompoundedly multifid 
crest of its own colour and projecting horizontally; a part 
when inspected through a magnifier of great beauty. 
Stamens tubularly connate below, with a ciliated. fissure 
above: anthers upright, continuous with the filaments, one- 
celled, cylindric, opening by an urn-like orifice, revolute 
at tbe edge, and projecting a lanceolate appendicle from 
the under part; pollen grumous, of a shining yellow colour 
like the shell-gold used for painting in water-colours, Style 
fusiform, rigid, bent upwards. Stigma hooked. Cells of 
the germen one-seeded. 
'The drawing was taken from a plant in the collection of 
Mr. Griffin, at South. Lambeth; by whom we understand 
the species was introduced. We also received a specimen 
from Messrs. Lee and Kennedy, of the Hammersmith 
nursery. As yet a rare plant. 
a The calyx, showing the two alate or petal-like segments. ó The 
stamens. e The superincumbent vexillum of two petals, «c The pistik 
d The carina, boat, or keel, 
