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POPULAR GARDEN BOTANY. 



and many of them brown on the outside ; the following is a 

 list of the principal : — P. triloba, cordifolia, daphnoides, lino- 

 johylla, ericoides, flexilis, obcordata, subumbellata, sericea, 

 splendens, striata, stipulacea, etc. 



GASTEOLOBIUM. 



Gen. Char. {Decandria Monogynia.) Calyx five- cleft, two-lipped, 

 without bracts; petals of equal length; ovary two-seeded, 

 stalked ; pod ventricose. 



The word means something inflated, from the form of the 

 pod. Beautiful New Holland shrubs, with orange or yellow 

 flowers ; the specific names are, bilobum, calycinum, Drum- 

 mondii, epacrioides, caudatum, gracile, pyramidale, velutinum, 

 spinosum, spectabile, trilobatum, etc. 



DAVIESIA. 



Gen. Char. (Decandria Monogynia) Calyx angular, without 

 bracts; keel shorter than the standard; ovary stalked, two- 

 seeded ; pod compressed, angular, opening with elasticity. 



Named after Mr. Hugh Davies, a Welsh botanist. Plants 

 from Australia, somewhat resembling furze; they have 



