The circumftance that principally leads to doubt the identity 

 of this plant and calyptrata is, that Mr. Brown dcfcribes the 

 latter as having the limb of the calyx fcariofe ; in ours this part 

 was rather flefhy than dry and membranaceous. At the fame 

 time the variation in the form of the leaves, and their greater or 

 lefs filkinefs which prevails in the younger and is fometimes, but 

 not always, altogether depofited when adult, makes the fynonymy 

 extremely uncertain. The quotation from the Hortus Cliffortianus 

 is rendered doubtful by the rounded branches, which in our 

 plant are angular, but fome of the fynonyms there adduced 

 certainly belong to this. 



The limb of the calyx in our plant is reflected, as is the large 

 deeply-divided, two lobed vexillum or Jlandard ; the wings are 

 large, ereft, and concave; the keel much fhorter, incurved at 

 the point ; the germen very hairy ; the legume feffile, covered 

 with a brown tomentum, very convex at the upper future, but 

 at the under concave towards the bafe and convex towards the 

 point, taking on fomething the form of a neat's tongue. 



This plant, though rarely feen in bloffom, has been long 

 known in our nurferies, where it was generally called biflora. 

 We know of no tolerable figure of it ; that of Seb a, though ex- 

 preffive enough of the leaves upon an old plant, gives little idea 

 of the flower ; by far the largeft in the whole genus. Com- 

 municated from the very refpeQable collection of Mr. Kent at 

 Clapton, where it has flowered beautifully in two fucceflive 

 years. 



Native of the Cape of Good-Hope. Requires an airy green- 

 houfe. Propagated by cuttings. Flowers in May, June, and 

 July. 



