124 



LEGUMINOS^:. XXIX. PULTEN.EA. XXX. DAVIESIA. 



subulate, mucronate, scabrous from tubercles, with one furrow 

 above, floral ones bearing long hairs. J? . G. Native of New 

 Holland. Stipulas subulate, permanent, black, and stiff, parti- 

 cularly on the old heads, in which they appear like spines. 

 Stipulas and bracteas crowded. 



Small prickly Pultensea. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1823. Shrub 

 1 to 2 feet. 



26 P. ARGE'NTEA (Cung. in Field's new south wales, p. 347.) 

 heads terminal, villous ; leaves linear-lanceolate, mutic, acute, 

 rather concave above and glabrous, but silvery beneath. Jj . G. 

 Native of New Holland, on hills at Cox's River. 



&'i(very-\ea\'ed Pultensea. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1824. Shrub 

 1 to 2 feet. 



27 P. PROCU'MBENS (Cung. 1. c.) branches prostrate, stipula- 

 ceous ; racemes leafy ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, rather 

 concave above, ending in a refracted mucrone, but villous be- 

 neath as well as the calyxes. Jj . G. Native of New Holland, 

 on exposed hills on the western interior. Allied to P. villosa. 

 A reclining shrub. 



Procumbent Pultensea. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1823. Sh. pr. 



28 P. VESTITA (R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 19.) 

 flowers axillary ; leaves linear-lanceolate, mucronate, glabrous, 

 with indexed margins ; Stipulas imbricate, ciliated ; calyxes and 

 bracteas awned. Tj , G. Native of New Holland, on the 

 southern coast. 



Clothed Pultensea. Fl. April, Ju. Clt. 1803. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



29 P. DENTA'TA (Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 103. t. 131.) heads of 

 flowers terminal ; bracteas rather orbicular, toothed, length of 

 calyx ; leaves linear, tubercled, glabrous ; stipulas distinct, mi- 

 nute. Jj . G. Native of New Holland in Van Leuwin's Land. 

 Legume ovate, acuminated, gibbous. 



Toothi rf-bractead Pultenaea. Shrub 1 foot. 



30 P. JUNIPE'RINA (Labill. 1. c. t. 130.) flowers axillary and 

 terminal ; bracteas entire, hardly longer than the pedicels ; leaves 

 linear, somewhat triquetrous, acuminated, pungent, glabrous ; 

 stipulas subulate, a little longer than the petioles, fj . G. Na- 

 tive of Van Diemen's Land and New Holland. Leaves 3 or 4 

 lines long. 



Juniper-like Pultensea. Fl. April, Ju. Clt. 1824. Sh. 2 to 8 ft. 



31 P. TENUIFOLIA (R. Br. in hot. mag. t. 2086.) heads ter- 

 minal, usually 2-flowered ; fruit lateral ; leaves linear-subulate, 

 mutic, concave above and convex beneath, and are as well as 

 the branches rather pilose. T? . G. Native of New Holland, 

 on the southern coast. 



Fine-leaved Pultenaea. Fl. April, Ju. Clt. 1817. Sh. 1 to 3 ft. 



32 P. VILLOSA (Smith, in ann. bot. 1. p. 503.) racemes leafy ; 

 leaves linear-oblong, pilose beneath as well as the branches and 

 calyxes. Tj . G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. 

 Sims, bot. mag. 967. Stipulas setaceous, length of petioles. 

 Leaves spreading, 2-3 lines long. Flowers pure yellow. 



Villous Pultenoea. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1790. Sh. 1 to 3 ft. 



33 P. STIPULA'UIS (Smith, 1. c. et nov. holl. spec. t. 12.) heads 

 many-flowered ; bracteas about equal in length to the calyxes ; 

 leaves linear, flat, acute, younger ones ciliated ; stipulas 2 joined 

 in one, which is bifid at the apex, flat, imbricate, much longer 

 than the petioles. T? . G. Native of New Holland, on the 

 eastern and southern coast. Curt. bot. mag. 435. P. protas- 

 oides, Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 382. 



Stipular Pultensea. Fl. April, Jul. Clt. 1792. Sh. 1 to 3 ft. 



34 P. PEDUNCULA'TA (Hook, bot. mag. 2860.) pedicels axil- 

 lary, twin, elongated ; stipulas setaceous, twin at the base of 

 the leaves ; leaves linear-lanceolate, flat, and are as well as the 

 branches clothed with adpressed pili. P? . G. Native of New 

 Holland. A weak shrub. Flowers yellow, but with the keel 

 and edges of calyx reddish. 



Stalked-flowcrcd Pultenaea. Fl. May.Ju. Clt. 1820. Sh. 1 ft. 



35 P. STENOPHY'LLA (Cung. mss.) heads few-flowered, ter- 

 minal ; leaves linear, mucronate ; stipulas numerous ; calyx 

 villous ; branches villous. !? . G. Native of New Holland. 



Narrow-leaved Pultenaea. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1824. Shrub 

 1 to 3 feet. 



36 P.STAPHYLEOIDES (Cung. mss.)flowers sessile, solitary, ax- 

 illary ; leaves ovate, acute, stiff, ending in a pungent mucrone, 

 reflexed, rather villous beneath when young, but only at the 

 edges in the adult state ; stipulas twin, linear ; branches pubes- 

 cent or villous. >? . G. Native of New Holland. Habit of 

 Sprengelia incarnata. 



Staphylea-like Pultensea, Fl. April, Jul. Clt. 1824. Sh. 1 ft. 



SECT. II. PHYLLOTA ((pv\\or, phyllon, a leaf, and one wror, 

 ous o'.os, an ear ; in allusion to the twin leafy bracteas). D. C. 

 prod. 2. p. 113. Stipulas wanting. Flowers bearing oppo- 

 site or twin, leafy bracteas at the base, which are usually longer 

 than the calyx. Pods unknown. Perhaps a proper genus. 



37 P. A'SPERA (Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 408.) flowers 

 axillary at the tops of the branches, disposed in terminal, capi- 

 tate, leafy spikes ; bracteoles length of calyx ; leaves linear, 

 with revolute margins, smoothish above but scabrous beneath 

 from tubercles, without stipulas ; branches and calyxes pubes- 

 cent. Tj . G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. 

 Bracteoles oval-oblong, glabrous. Lobes of calyx acute. Shrub, 

 with the habit of Dilhvyniafloribunda. 



Rough Pultensea. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1824. Sh. 1 to 3 ft. 



38 P. COMOSA (Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 407.) flowers 

 axillary, disposed in a somewhat terminal leafy spike ; bracteoles 

 longer than the calyx ; leaves exstipulate, linear, with revolute 

 margins, scabrous from tubercles above, but clothed beneath 

 with adpressed pubescence as well as the calyxes and branches. 



(7 . G. Native of New Holland. Shrub almost with the habit 

 of Abtus virgala. 



Tufted Pultensea. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1825. Sh. 1 to 3 ft. 



39 P. SQUARROSA (Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 406.) flowers 

 axillary, disposed in a leafy terminal head ; leaves exstipulate, 

 linear, acute, with revolute margins, scabrous from tubercles 

 above, young and floral ones villous and mucronate ; bracteoles 

 longer than the calyx ; lobes of calyx ending in spiny mucrones. 



fy . G. Native of New Holland. 

 Squarrose Pultensea. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1825. Sh. 1 to 3 ft. 



40 P. PHYLICOIDES (Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 405.) heads 

 terminal, roundish ; leaves linear, bluntisli, with revolute mar- 

 gins, scabrous from tubercles above, but pubescent beneath on 

 the nerves and on the branches ; bracteoles length of calyx ; lobes 

 of calyx short, bluntish. ^ . G. Native of New Holland. 



Phylica-like Pultenaea. Fl. April, Ju. Clt. 1822. Sh. 1 to 3 ft. 



41 P. CA'NDIDA (Lodd. bot. cab. 1236.) flowers axillary, very 

 small ; leaves linear, obtuse, crowded, beset with long hairs, as 

 well as the branches, giving the whole plant a white or hoary 

 aspect. Jj . G. Native of New South Wales. Flowers yellow, 

 tinged with red. 



While-leaved Pultensea. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1825. Shrub 

 1 to 2 feet. 



Cult. Pullence'a is a genus of elegant small shrubs ; they 

 succeed best in an equal mixture of loam, peat, and sand, and 

 cuttings root readily in a pot of sand, with a bell-glass placed 

 over them. The species shew to most advantage when planted 

 out into a border or conservatory. 



XXX. DAVIE'SIA (in honour of the Rev. Hugh Davies, 

 F.L.S. a Welsh botanist). Smith, in Lin. trans. 4. p. 222. 9. 

 p. 255. R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 20. 



LIN. SYST. Dccandria, Monogynia. Calyx angular, bract- 

 less, 5-toothed, somewhat bilabiate. Carina shorter than the 



