1798 
*EDWARDSIA chilénsis. 
Chilian Mayu Tree. 
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DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Nat. ord. Lecuminosa, Juss. $ PAPILIONACEE. (Introduction to the 
Natural System of Botany, p. 87.) 
EDWARDSIA.—Suprö, vol. 9. fol. 738. 
E. chilensis; foliolis 13-19 elliptico-oblongis obtusis rigidis subtus sericeis, 
petalo supremo lateralium longitudine, legumine binodoso aptero. 
Edwardsia chilensis. Miers Trav. in Chili; the name only. 
Sophora macrocarpa. Smith in Rees. De Cand. Prodr. 9. 96. Hooker et 
Arnott in Bot. Misc. 3. 177. 
A fine tree, native of Chile, where the inhabitants call it 
Mayu. It was introduced by Messrs. Loddiges in 1822, 
having been sent them by General Paroissien under the 
name of ** Sophora Myrospermum." 
It proves to be a hardy handsome tree, floweringin May 
in great profusion. We believe that it at present exists in 
no other collection. 
This is plainly an Edwardsia, notwithstanding the opinion 
of the late Sir J. ames Smith to the contrary, and notwith- 
standing the alleged want of wings to its pods. Supposing 
that fact to be as stated, it only shews that the winged pod 
is unessential to the genus darsi, and not that the 
genus itself is a bad one; for surely if there be any one 
genus on which Nature has set her mark more distinctly than 
another it is this. Mistakes like, those of Smith are the 
certain accompaniments of the meagre system of artificial 
Botany. 
* See folio 738. 
