Xll APPENDIX. 



Fabaceve or Leguminos^. 



The abundance of this order in all the colonized parts 

 of New Holland is well known, as is the importance of its 

 Wattles, or Acacias, to the settlers. Swan River is not de- 

 ficient in its proportion of such plants, the greater part of 

 the species, and some of the genera, being peculiar to it. 



One of the most curious cliaracters of a secondary value, 

 connected with Australian FahacecB, is the general presence 

 of yellow in their flowers, and the very frequent stain of red 

 or crimson found upon the keel and alee, while the vexillum 

 remains yellow ; in these respects the Swan River Flora 

 accords with that of other parts of the continent. There are 

 however some cases of a peculiar deep blue in the whole of 

 the flower, as in Hovea pungens, now not uncommon in our 

 Gardens, H. chorozemcefolia and ilicifolia, and the still more 

 beautiful Mirhelia floribujida,^^ which must form when in 

 flower one shoot of azure; Mirhelia dilatata, R. Br., with 

 bright purple flowers, seems to be abundant. The common 

 genera, of which characteristic species exist here, are chiefly 

 Acacia, PultencBa, Oxylohium, Ckorozema, Daviesia, Jacksonia^ 

 Burtonia, Gompholohium, Aotus, Zichya, Physolohium, Ken- 

 nedya, and Hardenhergia ; Frazer also speaks of a pendulous 

 species of Viminarla, of considerable height, richly clothed 

 with yellow and crimson flowers, by which it is probable that 

 he intended to mention one of the species of Sphaerolobium, 

 which appear to be common here. Oxylohium seems one of 

 the richest in species, and is particularly deserving notice on 

 account of the singular wedge-shaped form of the leaves of 

 O. dilatatujn'^'^ and others. The Jacksonias are in most 



(39) MiRBELiA (J^'i^XoXohinm) fioribunda ; ramis pubescentlbus, foliis sparsis 

 linearibus brevibus obtusis apice uncinato-recurvis raargine revolutis glabris, 

 floribus ad apices ramulorum axillaribus subsessilibus, calyclbus sericeo-villo- 

 sis, ovarlo pluri-ovulato. {Benth. mss.J 



i'io) OxYLOBivM 2^a>'vi^orum; foliis oblongo-liiiearibus cuneatisve retusis emar- 

 ginatisve imiticis, racemis axillaribus terminalibusque elongatis laxis, calycl- 

 bus subsericeis, ovario 4-ovulato. (Benth. niss.) 



(^'^ Oxylobium cuneutum ; foliis cuneato-oblongis obtusis retusisve mucroniilatis 

 crassis coriaceis, racemis axillaribus dense capitatis multifloris, calycibus 

 sericeo-villosis subferrugineis, ovario 4-ovulato. {Benth. mss.) 



(•12) Oxylobium obovatum ; foliis late obovato-cuneatis obtusis truncatls retusisve 

 mucronulatis crassis coriaceis, racemis axillaribus dense capitatis multiflorisy 

 calycibus sericeo-villosis subferrugineis, ovario 4-ovulato. {Benth. mss.) 

 ''^^ Oxylobium dilatatum; foliis basi angustaiis apice] dilatato-subbilobis mu- 



