ELATE CCV. 
PLATYLOBIUM LANCE OLATUM. 
Lance-/haped-leaved Flat-pea. 
CLASS XVII. ORDER IV. 
DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. Chives in two Sets. Ten Chives. 
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Catyx campanulatus, quinquefidus ;~ laciniis Cur bell- — five-cleft ; the two upper feg- 
duabus fupremis maximis, obtufis. Stamina ments very large and obtufe. Chives all 
omnia coalita. Legumen pedicellatum,com-_ || ented Pod on a footftalk, compreffed, 
preffum, dorfo alatum ; polyfpermum. inged along the back; many feede 
See Plate CXCI. “Vol Il, Prartcoston SCOLOPENDRUM, 
. SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
ee iy ai pe diftichis Acie Flat-Pea with very {mooth leaves pointing oppo- 
lanceolatis; fl ed; 
us folitariis, gxillarib te ways, linear-lance-fhaped ; flowers grow 
ramis rect ws ae mpreffis. __ folitary from the lower part of the leaves 
clofe to the branches; the younger branches 
are rather flatifh. 
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE, 
The Empalement of the flower. 
4 The Standard, or upper petal of the bloffom. 
= One of the Wings, or fide petals of the bloffiom. 
. The two lower Petals, or ead of the bloffom. 
5. The Chives, natural fize 
tural fize, ; 
8, The fame magnified, but rather more mature. 
Se _ = , 
No. Clafs, amongft the 24, is more difting i in its natural chara@ter than ee 3 yet, fince the dif- 
covery of New South Wales, no one has prefented more difficulty to the botanist. From the great 
number of plants of that country, appertaining to this Clafs, and the ftrong differing chara@ters which 
moft of them exhibit, fuch indeed, as might formerly have been thought of fufficient moment to confti - 
time become doubled i in number ; a matter of no {mall moment to weak although willing memories. 
se Hae sae the P. Solent this Volume, Pl. CXCLI., and our prefent plant to the Genus 
but 
mode than from the feed; fome of which has been procured from the P. formofum, only. The 
_ -Fequire to be kept in the dryeft part of the ar -houfe, 2s they are impatient of damp. Our drawing 
_ Was made in November 1801, at the Nurfery of M leffrs. Lee and K ennedy, Hammerfmith, by whom it 
Was firft raifed in 1792. The genera ht of the Pl. is ab a half, at moft, 
_ In this country, and they do not pa os uthy fhrubs. They spre a light, fandy peat foil, with rather 
‘ les root room, than is in 1 general eceffary for ea of equal fize 
