Messrs. Whitley and Co., in whose Nursery our drawing 

 was made in June last. 



Although we have referred it to Sophora, we are by no 

 means satisfied that it is a genuine species of that genus, 

 from which it differs in its equal, 5-toothed calyx, imbri- 

 cated petals, and bifid vexillum. It is not, however, 

 worth while distinguishing it at present, nor perhaps at 

 all, unless other species should be discovered agreeing 

 with it in those characters. 



We should suspect S. glauca, found by Leschenault 

 upon the Nilgherry range, to be nearly related to the 

 present plant, if it were not to be expected that the 

 remarkable characters existing in the petals and calyx of 

 this would have been noticed by M. Decandolle, had they 

 been visible in that species. 



Could this be naturalised in our Shrubberies, it would 

 be a most desirable addition to our collections of hardy 

 plants : it would no doubt bud readily upon the common 



■^ 



Sophora Japonica. 



J. L. 



A 



