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PuLTENjEA STRICTA. UPRIGHT PuLTEN^EA* 



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Clafs and Order. 

 Decandria Monogynia. 



Generic CharaBer. 



Cal. 5-fidus, labiis proportionatis, bibra&eatus (bra&eis fcepius 

 ipfo tubo infidentibusj. Cor. papilionacea. Gcrmcn feffile, di- 

 fpermum. Stylus fubulatus, adfcendens. Stigma (implex. Stro- 

 pbiola feminis lobis pofticis incifis. Brown. 



Specific Cbarafler. 



PULTEN/EA Jlritla : capitulis terminalibus, foliis obovatis 

 mucronatis glaberrimis, caule ftriclo, calycibus leguraini- 

 bufque pilofis. 



The Pultenia jlritla is a low upright (hrub with erecr. 

 fomewhat fiiky branches. Leaves moftly alternate, but fome- 

 times oppofite, obovate, obtufe with a fmal! curved mucro, 

 quite fm ooth on the upper furface and minutely dotted under- 

 neath. Flowers in fmall umbels (3 — 6) at the extremities of the 

 branches, on fhort pedicles furnifhed at their infertion with brown 

 fcaiy bracles. Calyx hairy, bilabiate : upper lip two-toothed : 

 lower lip three-toothed, teeth (harp-pointed, divaricate; appendages 

 or fuperior bracles two, fubulate. Vexillum orbicular, emarginate, 

 bright yellow ftreaked with red at the lower part : AU fhorter 

 than vexillum, yellow. Carina longer than the ala?, dark purple 

 at the point, paler downwards. 



We were favoured with this very pretty little flirub from 

 Mefirs. Bassington's Nurfery at Kingflartd, in June 1812. 

 It is no£ recorded in the new edition of the Hortus Keuenfis, 

 nor have we obferved it in any other collections about town. 

 Mr. Brown informs us that it is a native of Van Diemen's 

 ifland. It was from this gentleman's indigenous fpecimens that 

 we learned that the legume is hairy; and a] Co that the under 

 furface of the leaves is dotted, not having noted this appearance 

 in the living plant. 



May be confidered as a hardy greenhoufe ffirub. Flowers in 

 June. Propagated by feeds and probably by cuttings. 



