filaments distinct. Pestil (£5.) Germen oblong, silky ; 
style the length of the stamens ; sizgma quite simple. 
The figures, shewing the different parts of the flower, 
will serve as an example of the decandrous papilionaceous 
flowers in general, which differ but little from the diadelphous, 
except that the filaments in the latter are united into a sheath 
surrounding the germen, whereas in these they are distinct. 
— The Popatyria sericea is not an uncommon shrub in our 
greenhouses, and recommends itself by its fine silky foliage ; 
but does not very often blossom: when it does so, it 1s 
always, as far as we have seen, in the winter months, from 
November to February. Native of the Cape of Good-Hope. 
Propagated by cuttings. Communicated by our friends 
Messrs. Lopgiees and Sons. 
