PLATE CCXXXV. 



MIMOSA DISCOLOR. 



Two-coloured leaved Mimofa. 



CLASS XXIIL ORDER L 



POLYGAMIA MONOECIA. Various difpofitions : Upon one plant. 



ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Hermaph. Calyx 5-dentatus. Cor. 5-fida. 

 Stamina 5 feu plura. Pill. 1. Legumen. 

 Masc. Calyx 5-dentatus. Cor. 5-lida. 

 Stamina 5, 10, plura. 



Hermaph. Cup 5-toothed. BlofTom 5-cleft. 

 Chives 5 or more. Pointal 1. Apod. 

 Male. Calyx 5-toothed. Bloflbm 5-deft. 

 Chives 5, 10, or more. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Mimofa inermis; foliis bipinnatis, fexjugis, bi- 

 coloribus; pinnis acutis, cequalibus; fpicis 

 axillaribus; capitulis globofis; filiquis latif- 

 limis, planis. 



Mimofa without fpines; leaves doubly winged, 

 in fix pairs, and two coloured; wings fliarp 

 pointed and equal; fpikes grow from the 

 infertion of the leaves; fmall heads globu- 

 lar; pods very broad and flat. 



REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 



1. The Empalement, natural fize, 



2. The fame, magnified. 



3. A Bloffom. 



4. A Chive, magnified. 



5. The Pointal natural fize, from an hermaphrodite flower. 



6. The fame, maffnificd. 



In the year ]"6S the feeds of this plant were received, from New South Wales, by a number of per- 

 fons- and were raifed, the fame year, by molt of thole who lowed the feeds. The charaiSter of the 

 plant from whence it derives its fpecific title is much loft in its advanced Hate; but in the firft t*o or 

 three years ot its growth, it is extremely powerful; the under part of the young leaves being of a 

 bri'-'ht uurple. It is extremely difficult to propagate from cuttings; and it has not, as yet, pcifedled its 

 feeds in England. It grows to the height of fix or feven feetj is a hardy green-houfe plaijt; and thrives 

 moll in fendy peat earth. Our figure was made from a very fine fpecimen, communicated by the 

 Hon. W. H. Irby, in September IbOl, from his elegant colle£Uon at tlie Parfonage, Farnham Hoyal^ 

 near Windfor, Bucks. 



