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* INGA HarrisiT 

 Mr. Harris s Inga. 



POLYGAMIA POYANDRIA. 



Nat. ord. LEGUMijfoSiE, § Mimose^. 

 INGA. Botanical Register, vol. 2.fol. 129. 



I. Harrisii ; (Hymenaeodea) scandens, inermis, follis conjugato-pinnatis pilosis, 

 pinnis bijugis, foliolo interiore jugi inferioris deficiente ceteris obovato-ob- 

 longis obliquis subcordatis, pedunculis solitariis petiolorum longitudine, 

 floribus capitatis. 



Frutex scandens, viridis, pilosus. Petioli semipollicares, pedunculis 

 paulb breviores. ¥o\io\a stibcequalia, fore 2-pollicaria. Cayhula subvigiriti- 

 Jiora. Calyx obconiciis, albus, laciniis viridibus, rotundatis, convexis, glaji- 

 dulosis. Corolla monopetala, turbinata, rosea, viridi limbata, laciniis rotun- 

 datis glahris. Stamina ultra corollam monadelpha ; Jilamentis pollicem 

 longis basi albis ultra medium purpureis. 



A pretty climbing shrub, imported from Mexico by 

 Thomas Harris, Esq. of Kingsbury, a most zealous collector 

 of rare plants, in compliment to whom it is named. 



It seems distinct from all the published species of this 

 large genus ; approaching Inga canescens in character, but 

 with much larger leaves, shorter peduncles, and smaller 

 flowers. The crimson silken tassels of stamens are very 

 graceful and pretty. 



The drawing was made in Mr. Harris's collection in 

 February last. 



Like many Mexican plants, this species grows best in a 

 house where the temperature is a little higher than in a 

 common greenhouse. It delights in a rich fresh soil, which 



* This name first appears in the work of Marcgraaf upon Brazilian plants, 

 and appears to be the vernacular appellation of certain species of the genus to 

 which it is now applied. 



August, 1839. q 



