CHAP. xLi. legumina'ce^. coroni'lla. 643 



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SwainsdniA Salisb. is a genus of elegant New Holland shrubs, all beautiful, and well deserving a 

 place against a low conservative wall in a mild locality. S. galvgifdlia R. Br. (,Soe. Mag., t. 792., and 



•; .S-iJ. «... 345 



our^^. ^44.) grows to the height of 3 ft. ; and produces red flowers from June to August. There is 



a variety of this with white flowers, figured in Bot. Beg.,t. 994. 5. cnronillcefblia Salisb. {Bot. Mag., 



t. 172o.) and S. lesserl'iaiCbWa. Dec. are rather herbaceous than ligneous ; 



but their flowers are large and handsome, and, when kept in a frame 



during winter, and turned out in the borders in spring, they make a fine 



appearance. 



Lessert'xa. Dec. contains some undershrubs. one or two of which have 

 been introduced. L.fruticusa Lindl. {Bot. Beg., t 970., and ourjig. 345.) 

 is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, which grows to the height of 3ft., 

 and produces its purple flowers in July and August 



Siit/ieHdndia frutescens R. Br., Coliitea frutescens L. 



(Bof. Mag., t. 181. ; and our^g. 346.) is a hoary shrub, 



with large, elegant, scarlet, showy flowers, a native of th. 

 Cape of Good Hope. It grows to the height of 3 fte 

 or 4 ft., flowering from June to August ; and, in very, 

 mild winters, it will stand in the borders without protec- 

 tion. S. microphylla Burch. is another Cape species, 

 which has not yet been introduced. 



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Sect. III. -Hedysa'rejE. 

 Genus XVIII. 



CORONI'LLA Xeck. The Coronilla. Lin. Si/st. Diadelphia Dec&ndria. 



Identification. Neck. Elem., No. 1319.; Lam. 111., t 630. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 309. 

 Synonyme. Corondlasp. of Lin. and others. 



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