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Diemen's Land, and, consequently, tolerably hardy. It also grows about the height of 4 ft., and 

 produces its yellow flowers from June to September. 



Bossiis'a Vent, is a genus of New Holland shrubs, 



with compressed branches, sometimes apparently 



without leaves. R ensuta Sieb. (S»V. Ft. Aiistr , 



t .51. ; the B. riifa of But. Cab, t. 1119.) grows 



2 ft. high, and produces its yellow flowers from 



April to June. B. microfihfjlia Smith {Bot. Cab., 



t. 75<i.) has the branches less compressed and leafy, 



and the flowers with the standard yellow, and red at 



the base, and the keel of a brownish purple. It 



grows to the height of 2 ft. 



Gofirfia \otifulia Salisb. {Bot. Mag., t. 958., and our 

 Jig. 3-27., is a native of Van Diemen's Land, which 



has been in the country since 1793. It grows to the 



height of 4 ft., and prmiuccs its yellow flowers, hav- 



ing the base of the standard red, from .April to July. 



There are two other species, G. pvbi'srms Bot. Mag., 



t. 1310., and G. polyspr'rma Bot. Hep., t. 2.)7. ; both 



of which, being natives of Van Diemen's Land, 



are, doubtless, tolerably hardy. 



Scdttta dcntata R. Br. {But. Beg., 1. 123,3., and our 



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fiff. 328.) and S. aiiguslifdlia Bot. Reg, t. 1266., are elegant New Hoi- ^ 

 land shrubs, growing to the height of 4 ft., and flowering from De- 



'"''nWW.-mU Waficfl Sims {Bot. Cab.t. 764.. Bot. Beg., t.7.';9., and our ^^.s-. 329, a30.) and T. re- 

 tiiiti R Br {Bot Mag., t. 2.-338.) are elegant New Holland shrubs, growing to the height of 3 ft., and 

 flowering from March to June. The flowers are of a fine crimson colour. ^ j „ 



Uafmt Thunb is an African genus, of which eleven species, natives of the Cape of Good Hope, 

 have been described, and several have been introduced. The general appearance of these shrubs is 

 thit nf r^f isus or .Spartium : and they usually grow to the height of 3 ft. or 4 ft., and produce their 

 yellow flowers in June and July. R. triftdra Bot. Mag., t. 859.. and our figi. 331, 332., will afford a 



T"^, 



yello 



fair sp'-cimen of the genus. . „ r u- u .u 



I'ascdTi Dec. is a Cape genus, of which there are two 

 species introduced: /'. amp/cxicati/is Dec., and V. pcr- 

 fuliata Dec, the Crotalaria amplexicaiilis of Lam. Diet., 

 2. p. 1&4. 



Borhdtna L. is a Cape genus, of which 11 species have 



been described, and nearly half as many introduced. 



B. crenata L. {Bot. Mag., t. 274.) grows to the height 



Qoi of 6 ft., and produces its yellow flowers, which are less 



•^•J ' villous than those of the other species of the genus, in 



July and August. 



Achyrbnia vilJusa Wendl. {Hort. Herrenh., I. t. 12.) is 

 a New Holland shrub, growing to the height of 2 ft. or 

 3 ft, with yellow axillary, pedicellate flowers, which 

 appear in Julv and August. 



I.ipdria spftic'rica L. {Bot. Maf., t 1241. ; Bot. Cab., 

 t. 642.) is a Cape shrub, with shining leaves, and flowers 

 disposed in spherical heads, of a yellowish-brown colour, 

 \y drying black. It grows to the height of 6 ft., flowering in July and August ; and if 

 '^ a very handsome plant for a conservatory. 



Pricstlirya Dec. is a genus of Cape shrubs, of which 15 species are described in 

 Don's Miller, and nearly half as many introduced. The species have simple, quite 

 entire, exstipulate leaves, and yellow flowers, which are disposed either in heads, 

 umbels, or spikes. P. vcstita Dec. {But. Mag., t.2223.) grows to the height of 4 ft., 

 and flowers in May and June. 



Crotalaria is an extensive genus, of which no fewer than 143 species are described 

 in Don's .V;V/fr. They are herbs, or subshrubs, with simple or palmately com- 

 pound leaves, and flowers usually of a yellow colour. They are natives of Asia, Africa, and North 

 America chiefly herbaceous ; but one or two of the Cape suffrutica'-e species may be considered as 

 hall-hard'v C. pulchctia Andr. {Bot. Bcp., t. 417. ; But. Mag., t. 1699.) is a native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope which grows to the height of 3 ft., and produces its large yellow flowers in July and August. 



Hi/'pocali'/ntnx o/)eoret<)tus Thunb. is a smooth shrub, with trifoliolate loaves and jiurple flowers, a 

 native of the Cape of (iood Hope, introduced in 1S2 >, and flowering in June and July. 



I'ibdrgia Sprena. is a Cai>c genus, of which 3 species have been described, and two arc in cultiva- 



