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HIBBERTIA perfoliata. 

 Thorough-wax Hibbertia. 



POLYANDRIA BI-PENTAGYNIA. 

 Nat. ord. Dilleniace^e. 

 HIBBERTIA. Botanical Register, vol. 4. fol. 282. 



H. perfoliata; glaberrima, glaucescens, ramis subteretibus, foliis obovato- 

 oblongis oblongisque amplexicaulibus et perfoliatis denticulatis apiculatis 

 subtus lsevibus opacis, pedunculis solitariis foliis subsequalibus unifloria 

 basi squamatis, petalis bilobis calyce triplo longioribus, ovariis 4-5 

 glabris. 



H. perfoliata, Hugel Enumeratio, p. 6. 



This is really a beautiful Swan River shrub, particularly 

 well adapted to pot culture, on account of the neatness of its 

 appearance at all seasons. According to Baron Hugel it has 

 a tendency to climb, but that has not been observed in our 

 gardens. 



When it first flowered it was of one uniform glaucous hue, 

 almost as much so as the fruit of the Plum when ripe and 

 covered with bloom ; but that appearance has gone off, and 

 the foliage is now of a deep rich glossy green. 



While the beautiful yellow flowers are as large and showy 

 as in the old Hibbertia volubilis, they are quite free from the 

 offensive smell of that species. 



Fig. 1. represents the appearance of the ovaries. 



Our drawing was made in the garden of the Horticultural 

 Society in May last. It there proves to be a greenhouse shrub, 

 requiring the same treatment as many other New Holland 

 plants. It grows freely, if potted in a compost consisting of 

 peat, loam, and sand in equal proportions. The pot should 

 be well drained, and a few pieces of potsherds mixed through 

 the soil. Plenty of air and water must be given in summer, 



