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Harfh-leaved upright Mimo/a. 
CLASS XXIII. 
POLYGAMIA MONOECLA. 
GENERIC 
nD 2: 48 
4 é ae 4 ° 
minimum. 
Corotra. Petalum unicum, infundibuliforme, 
femiquinquefidum, parvum. 
Stamina. Filamenta capillaria, longiffima. 
ere incumbentes, 
Pistittum. Germen oblongum. Stylus fili- 
Pericarrium. Legumen longum, diffepimentis 
tranfverfis, pluribus. 
Semina plurima; figura varia. 
SPECIFIC 
Mimofa foliis fimplicibus, utrinque venofis, 
in ibus, obtufis; ramis ftriétiffimis; ca- 
pituli geminati, oppofiti, ex alis folio- 
rum. 
formis, ftaminibus brevior. Stigma trunca- © 
tum 
ORDER I. 
Various difpofitions. Upon one Plant. 
CHARACTER. 
Empatement. One leaf, five-toothed, and very 
fi 
Biossom. One petal, funnel-fhaped, cut half 
way down into five divifions, and fmall. 
Cuives. Threads like fine hairs, and very long. 
Tips laying on the threads. 
Pointat. Seed-bud oblong. Shaft  thread- 
fhaped, fhorter than the chives. Summit 
| appearing cut off. 
Sgep-vesseL, A long pod, the partitions run 
acrofs the pod, and are numerous. 
SEEDs many; of different fhapes. 
CHARACTER. 
linear, and blunt ended; branches growing 
clofe and upright; flower heads grow by 
pairs, oppofite, and at the infertion of the 
Mimofa with fimple leaves, veiny on both fides, — 
leaf into the ftem. 
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REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 
1. A Floret, (natural fize). 
2. The Empalement, (magnified). 
3. The Bloffom, (magnified). 
4. One Thread and its Tip, (magnified). “i 
5. The Pointal, (magnified). 
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Tuts fpecies of New Holland Mimofa, has as yet, efcaped even the indefatigable, and accurate Dr. 
Smith; it is from Port Jackfon, whence the feeds were tranfmitted by Colonel Paterfon in the year 
1793. Being eafily raifed, it is found in moft colletions; the feeds preferving their vegetative quality 
many years, and ftriking readily by cuttings. It has the peculiar charaéter attached to the caer. 
of that country, viz. winged feed-leaves, which are loft after the firft year's growth. This fpecies has 
no fmell, and grows to the height of three or four feet before it flowers ; perfectly ftraight and com- 
pact, from which circumftance we have taken its trivial name. 
