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intended to apply to the leaves, which, as in the majority of the 

 Diosmea, are copiously furnished with pellucid dots, reservoirs of 

 essential oil, and exhaling probably the peculiar odour which charac- 

 terizes the family. 



The plant having recently flowered at Kew, he was enabled by 

 the kindness of Sir Wm. Hooker to examine the flowers in a living 

 state, but he regrets to hear that it is not likely at present to ripen 

 its fruit at Kew, where Mr. Smith states that it was first introduced 

 in 1845 in a case sent by Dr. M' William from Norfolk Island; a 

 locality, however, in which it is scarcely possible that it should be 

 indigenous. 



The same collection from which the Acradenia was obtained, in- 

 cluded a number of highly interesting plants, quite new to the 

 Society's herbarium. Among the most striking were several alpine 

 UmhelUfercE, principally from Mt. Sorrel, of very singular habit, 

 one or two of which have been recently figured by Sir Wm. Hooker 

 in his ' Icones,' fi'om specimens forwarded by Mr. Milligan or his 

 fellow-labourer Mr. Gunn : others appear to be still undescribed. 

 Dr. Meisner found among them a few new Proteacece, and a most 

 remarkable dichotomous Pimelea, with densely silky imbricated 

 leaves, which he proposes to call after its discoverer. It contained, 

 moreover, a number of fine Epacridete ; among them a splendid 

 species of Dracophyllum (Z). Milligani, Hook.), remarkable as being 

 the first instance of the occurrence of that genus in Van Diemen's 

 Land, and a new genus of Hamadoracea, with large handsome 

 flowers and equitant leaves, recently described by Sir Wm. Hooker 

 under the name of Hewardia tasmanica. 



Read further " Descriptions of two new Swan River Papilionacece." 

 By Thomas Moore, Esq., F.L.S. 



The characters of these species, which have recently flowered for 

 the first time in English gardens, are as follows : — 



Gastrolobium pyramidale, ramulis foliis stipulis pedunculis bracteis 

 calycibusque dense tomentosis, stipulis longis setaceis recurvis, foliis 

 petiolatis 3-nis ovali-obtusis v. rotundatis mucronatis supra demum 

 glabris, racemis axillaribus dense capitatis, pedunculis foliis paullo 

 brevioribus, bracteis trifidis : superioribus obovatis mucronatis, calyce 

 campanulato ; dentibus superioribus lateralibusque obliquis, pedicellis 

 calyce brevioribus, ovario subsessili villoso. 



Hab. ad fl. Cygnorum N. Hollandise, Drummond, ser. 5. no. 54. 



Chorozema nervosum, ramulis pubescentibus, foliis late cordatis rigide 

 cuspidatis crasse marginatis integris utrinque conspicue venosis glabris 



