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pods, two inches and a half long, seated on a slender stipe, and convex 

 on the upper instead of the lower edge ; so that unless attention be paid 

 to their manner of growth, it would seem as if the seeds grew to the low- 

 er instead of the upper edge. Tiiey are covered all over inside with a 

 delicate cottony down, in which lie the small kidney-shaped seeds of a 

 dull yellowish ochre color, mottled with small dark brown blotches and 

 speckles." 



The specimen was figured from the garden of Mr. Gowen, 

 who has found that it succeeds best treated as a hardy plant 

 in a peat border. The Rev. J. Colman succeeded in flower- 

 ing it in a large pot in the green-house, and also ripened its 

 seeds. The seeds were sent by the Missionaries from New 

 Zealand. (Bot. Reg., July.) 



ACACIA 



tristis Graham Mournful Acacia. A green-house shrub ; flowers yellow ; a native of New 

 Holland. (Bot. 3fag., t. 3420.) 



This species was raised from seeds received from New 

 Holland in 1828, and flowered for the first time the past 

 spring. It is somewhat similar to A. armata ; but its near- 

 est affinity is A. undulata. In the arrangement of the spe- 

 cies, it is between these two. Dr. Graham thinks that many 

 of what are now put down as species, will, when more is 

 known in regard to this genus, be considered as mere varie- 

 ties. The habit of growth is much more lengthened than in 

 A. armata. {Bot. Mag., July.) 



XCI. Empetrece. 



EMPETRllM 



rubruni JVilld. Red Crowberry. A hardy evergreen shrub, with small red flowers, growing in 

 peat; a native of South America. {Bot. Reg., nS3.) 



A very interesting evergreen shrub, but of not much beau- 

 ty ; its habit of growth is rather procumbent, and much 

 branched ; the leaves small, linear ; flowers solitary and 

 axillary ; three of the petals are of a dull red, and the other 

 an ochre color. Introduced by Mr. Low, of Clapton. (Bot. 

 Reg.., Aug.) The order Empetrete was first instituted by Mr. 

 Nuttall ; and its true character determined by Mr. Don. It 

 contains but few genera, and a limited number of species ; 

 natives of North America, the south of Europe and the 

 Straits of Magellan. (Bot. Reg.., Aug.) 

 CXVI. Rhamnece. 



COLLETIA 

 horrida Broigniart, Bristly Colletia. C. ftrox Gill and Hook in Bnt. Misc., t. 1. 154., t. 44. 

 F. B. A hardy evergreen shrub ; flowers greenish white and purple ; appearing in May and 

 June ; propagated by seeds. A native of Chili. (Bot. Reg., t. 1776.) 



A species "by no means as handsome as the C. spinosaof 

 the same country ;" it has much the habit of a furzebush, 

 and so thickly set with spines as to have the appearance of 

 branches. The plant loses its leaves when old. " It grows 

 in common garden soil, and prefers a hot dry situation, such 

 as the foot of a south wall, without any kind of shade." 

 *' Probably common in Chili and Mendoza." {Bot. Reg.y 

 July.) 



