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Daviesia LATIFOLIA. BROAD-LEAVED 
DAVIESIA. 
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Decanprta Monocyntia,. 
Generic CharaZer. 
Cal. angulatus, ebrafteatus. Cor. papilionacea: carina vexillo 
brevior. Germen pedicellatum, difpermum. Sfylus ftri€tus. 
Stigma fimplex. Legumen compreflum, angulatum, elaftice de- 
hifcens, Stropbiola feminis poftice integra. Brown in Hort. 
Kew, = ee , 
Specific Character.and Synonyms. 
DAVIESIA Jatifolia ; ramis inermibus, foliis ellipticis ovali- 
bufve venofis bafi fubattenuatis, racemis axillaribus multi- 
floris. Brown in Hort. Kew. ed. alt. 3. p. 20. 
DAVIESIA latifolia, Bot. Repo/- 638, 
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Descr. A neat forub about two feet high. Branches few, 
ereét, long, angles obfolete when frefh, but when dry more 
evident. Leaves alternate, quite entire, oval, terminated with 
a fmall mucro, netted veined, two or three inches long, in 
width half as much. Flowers in axillary racemes, ufually folitary, 
now and then two together, with con€aye, reddifh, reflexed, 
perfiflent draées, longer than the pediclés. Calyx campanulate, 
with very fhort nearly equal bilabiately arranged : upper 
lip truncate. Vexzl/um orbiculate, ematginate: ale linear, nearly 
equal to the vexillum in length : carina very fhort, one-petaled. 
Filaments diftinét. Germen oblong, compreffed, with two ovula. 
Siyle forming a right angle with the germen: /ligma acute. 
The genus Davresra was firft eftablifhed by the Prefident 
of the Linnean Society, in the 4th volume of their Tranfaétions, 
in honour of the Reverend Hucu Davies, celebrated for his — 
knowledge of the Britifh Flora. | 
_ Native of Van Diemen’s Ifland, where it was detefted by 
Rosert Brown, Efq. and introduced to the Royal Gardens 
at Kew, in 1805. A hardy greenhoufe fhrub. Propagated by 
cuttings. ‘Thrives beft in a fandy peat foil, Communicated by 
Meflis, Loppiczs and Sons, 
