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~ Hauyuia impricata. Titep HA ua. 
Class and. Order. | 
Diapeupnia Decanpria. 
a . yn aged 
Generic Character. 
Cal. 5 -partitus, regu laris. Legumen monospermum, 
bivalve. ff. a 9 
- Specific Character and Syninyms. 
Hatasd imbyieate ; foliis\cordalb-Ovatis don volutis fbrica- 
tis, floribus axillaribus sessilibus. Thunb. Prodr. 131. 
Willd. Sp. Pl. 3. p. 1170. j 
_ Hepysarum imbricatum ; foliis simplicibus cordatis sessili- 
busstipulatis ; superioribus imbricatis floriferis. Thunb. 
Nov. Act. Upsal. 6. p.42. t. 1. f. 2. Lin. Suppl. 330. 
Gees 
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Descr. Stem. suffruticose, decumbent. Leaves alternate, 
ovate, subcordate, sessile, ciliated at the margins and along 
the mid-rib, imbricate towards the extremities of the 
branches. Stipules two at the base of each leaf, scariose, 
ovate, hairy, persistent even after the leaves fall off. 
Flowers violet-coloured, solitary, subsessile, in the bosom 
- each leaf, by the folding tog t # of 4 Pa of — 
ey are often quite concealed. Calyx 2-li > upper- 
two toothed : inci 3-toothed, the middle tooth smaller 
_ than the others. Bractes two, very small at the of the 
_ calyx. Corolla papilionaceous: vexillum, ale, and carina of 
equal length. Stamens diadel, pho us 
_ the point : stigma villous. Legum 
is species of Haxtia is not reco 
of the Hortus Kewensis. It is anative of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Flowers in June and July. Requires the protec- _ 
tion of the Greenhouse in winter. Communicated by Mr. 
Tare, from his Nursery, in 3 e Street. 
ed in the last edition 
