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LEGUMINA CE^. LO TE2E- 



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App. I. Sujfruticose hardy Species belonging to the Tribe Lbtece. 



Tiorycnium Tourn. is a genus, the species of which were included by Linnaeus under Lotus. They 

 are herbs, or subshrubs, with trifoliolate leaves, and with the stipules in the same form as the leaflets. 

 The flowers are usually numerous, in small heads, and white or pale red ; they are natives of Eu. 

 rope, and grow from 1 ft. to 6 ft. in height ; but, though technically they are ligneous, they are much 

 better calculated for being treated as herbaceous plants than as shrubs. D. sujfruticbsum Vill., 

 Lotus .Dorycnium L., (Lob. Icon., 2. p. 51. f. 1. and 2.) is a native of the south of Europe, with hoary 

 leaves and shoots, and white flowers, with the keel reddish. It flowers from July to September, and 

 has been in cultivation since 1640. D. rectum Ser. (Barrel. Icon., t. 544.), Lotus rectus L., has pale 

 rose-coloured flowers. D. latifblium Willd. has white flowers. D. hirsidum Ser., Lotus hirsutus 

 L., has larger pale red flowers. D. tomentbsum G. Don, D. hirsutum var. incanum Ser., has large 

 pale rose-coloured flowers, and grows to the height of 4 ft. D. arginteum. Delil. (Fl. uEgypt., 113. 

 t. 40.) is a native of Egypt, and has yellow flowers, streaked with bay colour. 



App. II. Half-hardy ligneous Species qf\J)tece. 



The number of half-hardy ligneous species belonging to this section is con- 

 siderable : but, as they are all beautiful, and most of them natives of Australia, 

 and not very tender, we shall notice one or two species of most of the genera ; 

 referring the reader, for other species already in the country, to our Hortus 

 Britannicus ; and, for those not yet introduced, to Don's Miller. All the species 

 are of easy culture, in light sandy soil, in sand and peat, loam and peat, or 

 sand, loam, and leaf mould ; and they are all readily propagated by cuttings 

 in sand under a glass. 



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Hbvea. R. Br. is a very beautiful genus of New Holland shrubs, with purple or violet-coloured flow- 

 ers, all of which will grow in cold-pits, or against a wall, if the frost be completely excluded. The hand 

 somest species is considered to be 

 H. Celsi Bonp. (Bot. Reg., 280., and 

 our/%. 324.), a shrub, introduced in 

 1818, which grows to the height of 

 4 ft. or 5 ft. H. kitifblia Lodd. (Bot. 

 Cab., t. 30., and our Jig. 325.) is a 

 very fine species, with the standard 

 of the flower blue, and the keel pur- 

 ple. H. lanceolata Sims (Bot. Mag., 

 t. 1764.) has purplish blue flowers. 

 One great advantage of all the 

 species is, that they commence 

 flowering in March, and continue 

 profusely covered with flowers for 

 3 or 4 months. They are admirable 

 conservatory plants. 



Plagiolbbium Uic/Jblium Swt. (Fl. 

 Austr., No. 2., note) is a singularly 

 beautiful plant, known in the nur- 

 series as Hbvea rticifblia ; but it is 

 rather difficult to cultivate. P. cho- 

 roxemcefblium Swt. (Fl. Austr., No. 

 2.), the Hbvea chorozemaefolia of 

 the nurseries, is a handsome little 

 evergreen shrub, which, according 

 to Sweet, will grow quite well in a 

 pit, without any artificial heat. 



Platylbbium Sm. is a genus of 

 New Holland shrubs, of which four 

 beautiful species have been intro- 

 duced. P. formbsum Smith (Bot. 

 Mag., t. 469., and our fig. 326.) grows to the height of 4 ft., and produces its fine large yellow flowers, 

 tinged with red, from June to August. P. triangulhre R. Br. (Bot. Mag., 1. 1580.) is a native of Van 



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