THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN aUIDE. 



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and shifted as often as they require it, so 

 that the plants never become stunted. If 

 care be bestowed upon this genus, it will 

 repay the little trouble that is taken with 

 it by a fine show of flowers. Where this 

 tribe of plants is grown, as little fire as 

 possible should be iised, as they do not lils.e 

 artificial heat ; but they would frequently 

 do much better if they were kept dry and 

 without fire for the most part of winter, and 

 only a little used when the frost was severe. 

 They are pretty hardy when kept rather 

 dry ; it is when the soil is wet that the 

 frost liurts them ; therefore, when they 

 want Avater it is better to give them water 

 early in the day, so that it may be dried 

 oflf by night. In the spring, when the 

 plants begin to grow, the house or pit in 

 which they are grown should be kept rather 

 close and warm, that they may get a good 

 start, and that they may be enabled to 

 make their growth as early as possible, 

 so that their wood may be well ripened 

 before winter. When the wood is well 

 ripened in the autumn, a good show of 

 flowei'S may be depended upon the follow- 

 ing spring and smnmer. That the plant 

 may be kept in good health, and without 

 much fire-heat, or rather without any, the 

 water used for watering should be as near 

 the temperature of the house in which they 

 are grown as possible, or rather above than 

 below it; for if they are watered with very 

 cold water it is apt to chill the roots, and 

 give a check to the plants, which they will 

 not easily recover. 



The species belonging to this genus are 

 not very nnmerous, but all very beautiful, 

 and well worth the greatest care and atten- 

 tion that can he given to them. I shall 

 therefore enumerate all the species that I 

 am acquainted with, which I think will be 

 valuable to some if not to others, 



Ghorozema cordata (cordate leaved). — 

 This is a beautiful species Avhen well 

 grov^ii. The leaves are heart-shaped, of a 

 dark green, and show spinous teeth all 

 round the edge ; the stems are very weak 

 and slender, and the flower-spike is some- 

 what pendant, and proceeds from the apex 

 of the shoots. The colovxr of the vexillum 

 is bright orange, with a little yellow and 

 red in the centre. The ahv, or wings, are 

 maroon, and dcflexed, or bent downward. 

 The corona or keel is very small, and straw- 

 coloui-ed, and tipped with red. The calyx 

 has five teeth, and much shorter than the 

 corollH, and soinewh;tt spreading. A na- 

 tive of Swan River, introduced in 1836. 



Chorozcma varium. — The vexillum of 

 this species varies in colour from a light 

 orange to a straw-colour. The wings are 

 nearly of the same colour as the last 



species, but are much smaller and lie close 

 together ; not so in the last species, the 

 wings spread very much. The vexillum of 

 this species is more bifid at the upper edge 

 than in cordata. The teeth of the calyx 

 arc more spreading, and somewhat bent 

 back ; the leaves are cordate and pubes- 

 cent, which gives the whole plant a grayish 

 appearance ; the edge of the leaves has 

 spinous teeth, which are somewhat bent 

 back; the whole plant is more robust than 

 the last species. A native of Nev/ Holland, 

 introduced in 1836. 



Chororxma iliclfolia. — This is another 

 very pretty species, very nearly allied to 

 cordata. A native of New Holland, intro- 

 duced in 1803. The colour of the flower is 

 scarlet. 



Chorozema nana (dwarf, prickly). — This 

 is a very curious little species, and very 

 distinct; a native of New Holland, intro- 

 duced in 1803. The colour of the flower 

 is scarlet. 



Choi-ozema Dkhsonii. — The colour of the 

 flower is scarlet and yellow ; a very stifi"- 

 growing little species. This is a beautiful 

 plant ; a native of SAvan River, introduced 

 in 1836. 



Chorozema rhomhia. — This is a climbing 

 species. The leaves in this species vary 

 very much in form ; the shoots are very 

 slender ; when well grown it is one mass of 

 scarlet flowers ; a native of New Holland, 

 introduced in 1803. 



Chorozema scandens. — The Mirhelia BciX' 

 teri of the " Botanical Register." The 

 flowers are yellow, and the plant is climb- 

 ing ; it is rather a pretty species ; a native 

 of New Holland, introduced in 1824. 



Chorozema ovata. — This is another lovely 

 species, and when well cultivated nothing 

 can exceed it in beauty, being a little 

 bushy plant, covered with large scarlet 

 flowers ; a native of New Holland, intro- 

 duced in 1830. 



Chorozema triangularis (triangular 

 leaved). — The flowers are scarlet, but not so 

 fine as the last ; a native of Neiv Holland, 

 introduced in 1830. 



Chorozema angiisiifalia. — This is the 

 Dihvi/nnia gluciwfolia. The leaves of this 

 species are very narrow ; the flowers are 

 yellow and red. It is somewhat of a climber ; 

 a native of New South Wales, introduced 

 in 1830. 



Chorozema Henchmamd. — This is one of 

 the most beautiful of the whole genus. 

 When in flower it is one splendid sheet of 

 scarlet, that is when the plant is well cul- 

 tivated, but it is rather difficult to keep 

 any length of time ; but I believe the 

 reason of its dying off so soon is, that the 

 plant has too much soil to grow in, and 



