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Diemen's Land, and, conseqnently, tolerably hardy. It also grows about the height of 4 ft., and 

 produces its yellow flowers from June to September. 



Bossice^a Vent, is a genus of New Holland shrubs, 



with compressed branches, sometimes apparently 



without leaves. B. ensata Sieb. {Swt. Ft. Austr., 



t. 51.; the B. riifa of Bot. Cab, t. 1119.) grows 



2 ft. high, and produces its yellow flowers from 



April to June. B. microphylla Smith {Bot. Cab., 



t. 756.) has the branches less compressed and leafy, 



and the flowers with the standard yellow, and red at 



the base, and the keel of a brownish purple. It 



grows to the height of 2 ft. 



Good'ia \otifblia Salisb. {Bot. Mag., t. 958., and our 



fig. 3-27., is a native of Van Diemen's Land, which 



has been in the country since 1793. It grows to the 



height of 4 ft, and produces its yellow flowers, hav. 



ing the base of the standard red, from April to July. 



There are two other species, G. pube'scens Bot. Mag., 



t. 1310., and G. polysperma Bot. Rep., t. 237. ; both 



of which, being natives of Van Diemen's Land, 

 ^ are, doubtless, tolerably hardy. 

 ^ Scdttxa deiituta R. Br. {But. Reg., 1. 1233., and our 

 fig. 328.) and S. angustifdlia Bot. Reg., t. 1266., are elegant New Hol- 

 land shrubs, growing to the height of 4 ft., and flowering from De- 

 cember to June. 



TempletbnvA glatica Sims {Bot. Cab.,t. 764., Bot. Reg., t. 759., and our ^s. 329, 330.) and T. re- 

 tusa R. Br. {Bot. Mag., t. 2338.) are elegant New Holland shrubs, growing to the height of 3 ft., and 

 flowering from March to June. The flowers are of a fine crimson colour. 



Rafn\a T/iunb. is an African genus, of which eleven species, natives of the Cape of Good Hope, 

 have been described, and several have been introduced. The general appearance of these shrubs is 

 that of Cytisus or .Spartium ; and they usually grow to the height of 3 ft. or 4 ft., and produce their 

 yellow flowers in June and July. R. triflbra Bot. Mag., t. 859., and our figs. 331. ~~ 



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\ 



331 



332., will afford 

 fair specimen of the genus 



Vascda Dec. is a Cape genus, of which there are two 

 species introduced: V. ample xica&lis Dec, and V. per- 

 forata Dec, the Crotalaria amplexicaulis of Lam. Diet 

 2. ]>. 194. 



Borbdn'ia L. is a Cape genus, of which 11 species have 

 been described, and nearly half as many introduced. 

 B. crenuta L. {Bot. Mag., t. 274.) grows to the height 

 >f 6 ft, and produces its yellow flowers, which are less 

 villous than those of the other species of the genus, in 

 July and August. 



Achyrbnia villhsa Wendl. {Hort. Herrenh., 1. t. 12.) is 

 a New Holland shrub, growing to the height of 2 ft. or 

 3 ft, with yellow axillary, pedicellate flowers, which 

 appear in July and August. 



Liparia sphat'rica L. {Bot. Mag., t 1241. ; Bot. Cab., 

 t 642.) is a Cape shrub, with shining leaves, and flowers 

 disposed in spherical heads, of a yellowish-brown colour, 



drying black. It grows to the height of 6 ft, flowering in July and August: and is 

 a very handsome plant for a conservatory. 



Priettleua Dec. is a genus of Cape shrubs, of which 15 species are described in 

 Don's Miller, and nearly half as many introduced. The species have simple, quite 



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pound 



entire, ex stipulate leaves, and yellow flowers, which are disposed either in heads 

 umbels, or spikes. P. vcsDla Dec {Bot. Mag., t.2223.) grows to the height of 4 ft' 

 and Sowers in May and June. 



Crotaliria is an extensive genus, of which no fewer than 143 species are described 



in Don's Miller. They are herbs, or subshrubs, with simple or palmately com- 



arid flowers usually of a yellow colour. They are natives of Asia, Africa, and North 



i ., chiefly herbaceous ; but one or two of the Cape suffruticoce species may be considered as 



h .It-hanly. C pulclu'lla Amir. {Sot. Hep., t 417. ; Hot. Mag., t. 1699.) is a native of the Cape of Good 



Hope, which crows to the height of 3 ft., and produces its large yellow flowers in July and August 



Hypoealtrptut obeorddtus Thunb. is a smooth shrub, with trifoliolate leaves and purple flowers, a 



native o< tn< ' ■<,.< oi Good Hope, introduced in 1823 ; and flowering in June and July. 



Plbtrgia 8preng \t a Cape genus, of which 3 species have been described, and two are in cultiva- 



