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and bright yellow blossoms appearing in April Native of King 
George's Sound. (Fig. 269.) 
This is known in Gardens as A. celastrifolia major, under which name the 
plant from which our drawing was made was exhibited by Messrs, او‎ 
& Co., of Pine Apple Place. Its long narrow curved slides (leaves) shorter 
spikes, and downy ovary, amply ee it des = species. To A — 
it approaches much more nearly, r. Bentham has remarked ; it seem 
indeed to be aE only by ft longer s more falcate nre and more 
owny ovary. the A. marginata o repos we believe it is more 
ine A. anh itself than anything e 
549. GASTROLOBIUM VELUTINUM. A handsome Swan River 
greenhouse shrub, of the Leguminous Order. Flowers rich orange. 
Introduced by Messrs. I. and A. Henderson. (Fig. 270.) 
oie velutinum ; einereo-velutitom, foliis ternis subsessilibus euneato-oblongis v. 
is subcrenulatis, racemis elongatis 
terminalibus, calycis villosi labio ` superiore rotundato recto bilobo inferiore 
3-fido revoluto, ovario villoso stipitato dispermo. 
This very pretty shrub was exhibited at a meeting of the Horticultural 
Society, on the 20th April last, by Messrs. Henderson, of Pine Apple oe 
a Lg lately raised from Swan River seeds received from ipe Drumm tH 
as in flower something theaspect of Chorizema Henchma ni, on nen a its 
peculiarly rich orange-coloured flowers; but it is in real ity nearer Gastrolo- 
bium bilobum than anything else. Its very small leaves, and soft velvety ties. 
are striking peculiarities, 
550. Loasa BICOLOR. Klotzsch. An annual, with white flowers. 
Native of Central America. Belongs to Loasads. Introduced by 
M. Von Warezewicz. 
L. herbacea, annua, robusta, ramosa, hispida, erecta; foliis alternis, petio- 
latis, impari-bipinnatisectis, pinnis trijugis, ovalibus, ultimis confluentibus, supra 
lete viridibus, sparsim-subtus subalbidis in nervis hispidis, segmentis se tis ; 
floribus paucis, racemosis, terminalibus : calycis tubo campanulato, hispidissimo, 
lobis ovatis, puberulis, margine subhispidis ; petalis ce a s calyce 
longioribus, &piee huge setis 2 erectis, اميه‎ ua 
Ais annual plant, one foot and a half high. he was ú ds S3 
covered in the Chiri qui Mountains, i in Central America, by M. 
Von Warczewicz, a marked it in his catalogue of seeds as a ; i A 2 Ww M 1 
species of Loasa. It is at present (November, 1851,) in the LAE 7 
gardens of Messrs. Moschkowitz and Siegling, in Erfurt. S x 7 Sy 8 NI Nir WZ 
species is closely allied to Z. rudis Benth., from Santa Mari FESR L3 EN ln. EM / ١ 
in Guatemala, but is distinguished from it by the leaves whe, T A 4 E \ V 
in the present plant, are are pinnated, whitish beneath, and six Ê KE e =N WW ١ 
inches long.— Klotzsch, in Allgem. Gartenzeit., Nov. 15, ien: ENG ال‎ "Zi 
951. PENTAPERA SICULA. Klotzsch. (aliàs Erica 
sicula Gussone.) A half-hardy evergreen shrub, with 
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globular pale pink ak Native of Sicily. Belongs 7 EN NE 
to Heathworts. (Fig. 271.) EN 1 S A 
This little known plant has linear terete leaves growing in AN y! R S 
fours, globular or ovate-oblong and downy flowers, having a - os AW IÑ ET 
membranous calyx, and growing in umbel-like APF PS > 
clusters on long slender stalks. Acco ecording to Gussone the 1 Mie MZ 
shrub grows in Sicily, on the caleareous rocks of the mountains A dh V j 
that overlook the sea, especially on M. Cofani near Trapani. : NVZ 
Its flowers are as large as as those of an Arbutus T 74 
