PLATE CCCCXI. 
PSORALEA SPICATA. 
Spikedflowered Psoralea. 
CLASS AVE. ORDER IV. 
DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. Two Brotherhoods. Ten Chives. 
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Caxyx longitudine leguminis. Stamina dia- Empatemenr the length of the pod. Chives 
delpha. Legumen monospermum subro- diadelphous. Pod one-seeded roundish 
stratum evalve. and yalveless. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER, &c. 
Psoraxea, foliolis obovatis recurvato-mucro- _|| + Psoraea, with leaflets inversely egg-shaped, 
natis subtus punctatis, spica terminali -__ recurvedly mucronated and dotted beneath, 
oblonga. - Willd. Sp. Pl. 3. 1345. and an oblong terminal spike of flowers. 
(Se coe 
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 
1 The empalement. 
2. A standard, 
3. One of the wings. 
4. The keel. 
5. The chives and pointal. 
6. The seed-bud and pointal. 
Tus spiked-flowered Psoralea is a shrubby plant, and rises to the height of a foot or two; producing 
its spikes of flowers in the months of July-and August, at the ends of its branches. It is a native of 
the Cape of Good Hope, and in this country is found to succeed very well in any green-house which 
has a flue to keep out the frost: and is propagated by seeds, and also by cuttings if carefully managed. 
Although not a very newly-introduced plant, it is certainly not a frequent one in our gardens ; indeed 
we do not recollect having ever seen it in any coilection, except the Nursery of Messrs. Whitley and 
Brames, Old Brompton ; where our drawing was made some time since ; and where it was considered 
and treated as a new species : which, however, as appears by our synonym above given, is not the case. 
