LEGUMINOS^. XIL Podalyria. XIII. Chorizema, 



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pedicels 1 -flowered, one-half shorter than the leaves, and are, as with rusty appressed pubescence. T2 



well as the calyxes, clothed with appressed silky pubescence. 

 Fj , G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. 



Wedge-leaved Podalyria. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1804. Shrub 

 4 to 6 feet. 



5 P. MYRriLLiFOLiA (Willd. spcc. 2. p. 505.) leaves oblong- 

 obovate, bluntish, silky on both surfaces ; pedicels 1 -flowered, 

 about equal in length to the leaves, and are, as well as the 

 calyxes, clothed with silky appressed pubescence. Tj . G. Na- 



Native of the Cape 



tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Sophora myrtillifolia, Retz. wings. 

 obs. 1. p. 5Q. Sophora rotundifolia, Berg. cap. 138. Flowers purplish, 

 purple, with a paler keel, 



Whortle-herry-leaved Podalyria. Fl. April, Oct. Clt. 1795. 

 Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



of Good Hope. Sophora biflora, var. Rets. 1. c. Flowers pale- 

 purple. Perhaps the three last species are merely varieties of 

 one plant. 



Somervhat-two-Jlowered Podalyria. FL Feb. July. Clt. 1810. 

 Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 



13 P. coRDATA (R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 8.) 

 leaves cordate, roundish, nearly sessile, very villous ; peduncles 

 2-flowered , calyxes villous, with the segments shorter than the 



h 



Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers 



Cordate-le^Y^A Podalyria. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1794. Shrub 

 3 to 4 feet. 



14 P. RACEMULosA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 102.) leaves oval, mu- 



6 P. BuxiFOLiA (Willd. spec. 2. p. 505 ?) leaves oval or ob- cronulate, clothed with appressed silky pubescence on both sur- 

 ovate, bluntish, glabrous above, and silky beneath ; pedicels 1- faces; peduncles twice the length of the leaves, 2-4-flowered ; 

 flowered, about the length of the leaves ; calyxes clothed with calyxes clothed with appressed, silky, rusty pubescence, ^i 



rusty villi. T2 



hot. reg. 869. Sophora buxifolia, Retz. obs. l.p. 35. Flowers 

 purple, with paler wings. 



Box-leaved Vo(}id\yrm. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1790. Shrub 

 2 to 4 feet. 



Native of theJI^ape of Good Hope^ Ker. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lobes of calyx bluntish. 



Corolla pale-purple. 



Racemulose-^oweveCi Podalyria. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 

 15 P. TARViFLORA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 102.) leaves ovate, 

 acute, tomentose ; peduncles very short, 1-2-flowered; legume 

 7 P. sTYRAciFOLiA (Siuis, bot. mag. 1580.) leaves oval or ob- ovate, tumid. I2 . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, 

 ovate, mucronate, pubescent, reticulated beneath; pedicels 1- Crotalaria parviflora, Thunb. fl. cap. 571. 



Small-Jlowcred Podalyria. Shrub. 

 Cult. A genus of elegant silky shrubs. The species thrive 



flowered, about equal in length to the leaves ; calyx clothed with 

 rusty tomentum ; vexitlum reflexed, broadly emarginate. Tj . 

 G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. P. calyptrata, Willd. 

 spec. 2. p. 504. Sophora calyptrata, Retz. obs. 1. p. SQ. 



best in a mixture of loam and peat, and young cuttings will root 

 if planted in a pot of sand, with a bell or hand-glass placed over 



Hypocalyptus calyptratus, Thunb. fl. cap. 568. Flowers pale- them, but they are usually increased by seeds, 

 purple. 



Styrax-leaved Podalyria. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1792. Sh. 6 ft. XIII. CHORIZFMA (derived from x^/^^c, choros, a dance, 



8 P. GLAu'cA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 102.) leaves oval, glabrous and 'Cep.a^ zema, a drink. This plant was originally discovered 



above, and silky beneath ; pedicels 1 -flowered, much longer 



than the leaves. \ . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 



Hypocalyptus glaucus, Thunb. fl. cap, h%^. P. buxifolia, 



Lam. diet. 5. p. 445. ill. ^%1 . f. 4. Flowers pale-purple. 



G/awcoM5 Podalyria. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1810. Shrub 4 

 to 6 feet. 



by Labillardiere upon the south-west coast of New Holland, at 

 the foot of the mountains near a spot where, after being tanta- 

 lized with finding many salt springs, his party had just met with 

 an ample supply of fresh water. This welcome refreshment, of 

 which he speaks feelingly in his book, seems to have suggested 

 the name). 



Labill. voy. 1. p. 405. R. Br. in hort. kew, p. 8. 

 9 P. coRTj'scANS (Reichb. ex Spreng. syst. append, p. 171.) D. C. prod. 2. p. 102. Chorozcm^tis spec. Smith in Lin. soc. 



leaves nearly sessile, crowded, ovate-lanceolate, acute, clothed trans. 9. p. 251. 



spec 



on both surfaces with silky villi ; flowers axillary, nearly sessile. 

 ^ . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 



Glittering Podalyria. Fl. July, Aug. Shrub 2 to 4 feet, 



* * Peduncles 2-Jlowered. 



Lin. syst. Dec6ndria^ Monogynia, Calyx half 5-cleft, bila- 

 biate, upper lip bifid, lower one 3 -parted. Keel of flower ven- 

 tricose, shorter than the wings. Style short, hooked, crowned 

 by an obliquely-obtuse stigma. Legume ventricose, 1 -celled, 

 many-seeded, sessile or subsessile. — Australian subshrubs, with 



10 P. arge'ntea (Salisb. par. lond. t. 7.) leaves oval, acute, alternate, simple, sinuately-toothed, or entire leaves. 



silky on both surfaces, marginate ; peduncles 2-3-flowered, longer 

 than the leaves ; calyxes tomentose, rather scabrous. Tj . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. P. biflora, Sims, bot. mag. 

 753. Sophora biflora var. Retz. obs. 1. p. 36. Burm. fl. cap. 

 prod. p. 12. Lam. ill. 327. f. 3. Hypocalyptus peduncul^tus, 

 Thunb. fl. cap. 569. Flowers white, according to Sims, or pur- 

 plish at the margin of the vexilKim, or pale-pink. 



^zVrery Podalyria. Fl. Feb. June. Clt. 1789. Shrub 3 to 6 ft. 



11 P. LiPARioiDES (D. C. prod. 2. p. 102.) leaves oval, 

 acutish, silky on both surfaces ; peduncles 2-flowered, much 

 longer than the leaves ; calyx clothed with appressed silky 

 down, fj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Very like 

 the preceding species, but differs in the leaves being much more 



1 C. iLiciFOLiA (Labill. voy. 1. p. 405. t. 21.) leaves pinna- 

 tifidlyTtoothed, spinose, oblong-lanceolate, with an entire acu- 

 men, which is longer than the teeth ; bracteoles at the top of 

 the pedicels. I? . G. Native of New Holland, on the south- 

 west coast. A diflfuse spreading shrub, pubescent on the branches 

 and lower surface of the leaves. Flowers red, with the vexillum 

 yellow at the base. 



Holly-leaved. Chorizema. Fl. Mar. Oct. Clt. 1803. Shrub 

 1 foot, straggling. 



2 C. NA NA (Sims, bot. mag. 1032.) leaves sinuately-toothed, 

 spiny, oblong, with an entire acumen, which is equal in length wit! 

 the teeth; ratlier obtuse ; bracteoles below the apex of the pedicel. 



Tj . G. Native with the first. Pultenae'a nana, Andr. bot. rep. 



1 



Shrub stracaling. 



silky, by the calyx being clothed with appressed pubescence, 434. Flowers red, with the vexillum yellow at the base. 

 not hairy, and by the corolla being flesh-coloured. ~ — - - 



Z/parm-//^e Podalyria. Fl. Feb. June. Clt. 1820. Shrub 

 3 to 6 feet. 



12 P. suBBiFLORA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 102.) leaves oval, mu- 

 cronulate, pubescent on both surfaces, and reticulated beneath ; 



Z)^^?^ Chorizema. Fl. Mar. Oct. 



8 C. RHOMBEA (R. Br. in hort. kew. 3. p. 9.) leaves quite 

 entire, flat, mucronate, lower ones rhomboidal-orbicular, upper 

 ones elliptic-lanceolate; peduncles few-flowered; legumes large, 



reticulated. h . G. 



oblong, 



Native with the two preceding. 



peduncles 1-2-flowered, longer than the leaves ; calyxes clothed Sweet, fl. aust. 40. Flowers with dark copper-coloured wings 



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