most lovely of plants. The species is one of the late Mr. 
Baxter’s numerous discoveries in the South-west coast of 
New Holland, and was named Henchmanni by Dr. Brown, 
in compliment to Francis Hencuman, Esq., through whom 
it was introduced to the Clapton Nursery. In the green- 
house of the Glasgow Botanic Garden the plant blossoms 
in April and May, and the flowers continue in perfection a 
long time. 
Descr. An upright shrub, with numerous and downy 
branches. Leaves small, ternate, spreading, circular, dark 
green above and nearly glabrous, beneath paler, slightly 
hairy, the margins revolute. Flowers solitary, or two or 
three together from the axils of numerous leaves, so as to 
constitute, a dense elongatedraceme. Pedicel shorter than 
the flower. Calyx very hairy, tubular, two-lipped, upper 
lip bifid ; under one trifid:—at the base of the calyx is a 
small subulate bractea on each side. Flowers brick-red. 
Standard orbiculari-reniform, with a yellow eye. Wangs 
oblong, with a slight twist, the extremity bent down. 
Keel very acute. Stamens ten, free, filaments broader at 
the base, nearly of equal length. Germen elongated, silky: 
Style short : Stigma small, capitate. 
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Fig. 1. Standard. 2. Flower from which the Standard is removed. 3. 
Calyx. 4. Awing, 5. The Keel. 6. Stamen, 7. Pistil:—magnifed. 
