Tab. 4179. 



GOMPHOLOBIUM versicolor; 



Far. caulibus purpureis. 



Changeable Gompholobium ; purple-stemmed variety. 



Nat. Ord. LeguminosjE. — Decandkia Monogynia. 



Gen. Char. Calyx 5 -partitas subaequalis. Corolla petalis 2 earinalibus con- 

 cretis, vexillo explanato. Stigma simplex. Legumen polyspermum subsphaericum 

 obtusissimum. — Frutices Amtralasici rigiduli. Folia alterna composita breviter 

 petiolata. Fructus intus extusque glabri. Pedicelb florum medio aut bad bibrac- 

 teolati. Calyces scepe lana subtili ciliati. Corolla? j?««w. Be Cand. 



Gompholobium versicolor; foliis breviter petiolatis trifoKolatis, foliolis lineari- 

 bus glabris margine revolutis, racemis laxis paucifloris, calycis laciniis ob- 

 longo-linearibus cuspidatis extus glabris intus pubescentibus, carina glabra. 

 Lindl. 



Gompholobium versicolor. Lindl., Bat. Reg. 1839. Suppl. no. 62. and Tab. 43. 



A pretty greenhouse Swan River suffruticose plant, from the 

 rich collection of Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, and Co., Exeter, who 

 raised it from seeds sent home by Mr. James Drummond. It 

 derives its specific name from the circumstance of the flowers be- 

 coming paler in age. But at all times the plant is extremely 

 beautiful and most profuse in its blossoms, if it be kept well cut 

 in, and not allowed to send out shoots that are too long and too 

 luxuriant. Dr. Lindley has well distinguished the species from 

 G. etnue and G. sparsum. It varies with purple stems, as repre- 

 sented in our plate, and flowered in May 1845. 



Descr. An upright, rather twiggy, small shrub ■ with sub- 

 angular stems and branches, deep purple in our variety, glabrous, 

 as is every part of the plant. Leaves alternate, nearly sessile, 

 trifoliolate ; leaflets linear, rather broadly so in the older parts of 

 the plant, acute, almost apiculate at the extremity, the margins 

 slightly recurved, costate, but with no evident nerves or veins, 

 dark-green above, paler beneath. Bacemes axillary (from the upper 

 leaves), and terminal, few (2-8)-flowered; pedicels furnished with 

 minute bracteoles. Flowers large, handsome, peculiarly beauti- 

 september 1st, 1845. L 



