PLATE LXVIII. 



GOODENIA OVATA. 



Oval-leaved Goodenia. 



CLASS V. ORDER I. 



PENTANDRIJ MONOGYNIA. Five Chives. One Pointal. 



ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Corolla fupra longitudinaliter filTa, genitalia 

 exferens, quinquefida. Stigma urceolatum, 

 ciliatum. 



Blossom longitudinally cloven on the upper fide, 

 expofing the organs of generation, and five- 

 cleft. Summit cup-fliaped, and fringed. 

 See Goodenia calendulacea. Plate XXII. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Goodenia foliis ovatis, ferratis; corollis luteis, 

 laciniis duobus exterioribus ere&is. 



Goodenia with egg-ihaped leaves, fawed at the 

 edges ; bloifoms yellow, the two outer leg- 

 ments grow upright. 



REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 



1. The Empalement and Seed-bud. 



2. A Blofibm, with the parts of fructification attached. 



3. The Chives, and Pointal (magnified). 



In the fecond volume of the Linnsean Tranfaclions, Dr. Smith enumerates ten fpecies of the genus 

 Goodenia; this fpecies makes an addition to the number. The oval-leaved Goodenia is a half woody 

 plant, making long willow-like branches, which rnoitly decay in the winter, though a great part of 

 the plant remains; it is a hardy greenhoufe plant, requiring little trouble either to keep or propagate; 

 the latter of which is done by cuttings. About the year 1/93, a parcel of feeds was received by Meflrs. 

 Lee and Kennedy, fent to them by Colonel Paterfon from Port Jackfon, New Holland; amonglt them, 

 the feeds of this plant; it neverthelefs did not flower till the year 1799) about the month of June. 

 It is certainly a dctirable plant, never failing to flower from June till September, if kept growing in 

 vigour, which it will furely do if planted in light peat earth. 



