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unim: the hood or spatlie is twisted at the bottom, but spreads open 

 at ihc lop, and is of a pure while cohjur. In llie centre of ihis is 

 situaled ihe s|)adix or club, whicli is of an herbaceous vcllow colour, 

 upon which ihc small herbaceous iiowers are closely placed; it is 

 only about half the length of the spathe; it is succeeded by roundish 

 red berries. It is. a native of the Cape. 



Citltare. — This plant is readily increased by offsets from the root, 

 which should be separated in the autunm, and planted out singly in 

 pots of light earth, where ihcy become full plants the following year. 

 The plants may be kejil in ihe full air during the summer, but dur- 

 ing the winter should have the protection of the green-house or a 

 o;arden-frame. 



These plants, from the singularity of their growth, and their being 

 constantly furnished with leaves, have an agreeable effect, and pro- 

 duce much variety among other potted plants. 



2. CORONILLA EMERIS. 



SCORPION SENNA. 



Tins genus comprises plants of the evergreen and deciduous 

 shrubby kinds. 



It belongs to the class and order Diadelphia Decandria, and ranks 

 in the natural order of PapUionace^. 



The characters are : that the calyx is a simple umbellule: pe- 

 rianth one-leafed, veiy short, compressed, bifid, erect; the three 

 inferior teeth smaller; the two superior conjoined; permanent: the 

 corolla papilionaceous : standard heart shaped, reflected on all sides, 

 scarce longer than the wings: wings ovate, converging at top, gaping 

 at bottom, obtuse: keel compressed, acuminate, ascending, usually 

 shorter than the wings: the stamina consist of diadelphous filaments 

 (single and nine-cleft), ascending at almost a right angle, the tips 

 widish; anthers simple, small: the pistillum is a columnar, oblong 



