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EUTAXIA BAXTER!. 



more closely arranged, appearing almost imbricate ; indeed our figure does not 

 well express the obovate form of the leaves, being too narrow at the top. 



Our drawing was taken from a plant in the collection of the Birmingham 

 Botanical and Horticultural Society. 



The order Leguminosse, or Pea tribe, is so natural, that it is unnecessary to 

 offer many remarks on its distinguishing characters. The flowers of this order are 

 composed of five petals. The upper one is usually larger than the rest, and more 

 or less erect, and called the standard ; there are one on each side, called the wings, 

 and the two petals at the bottom shaped like a little boat, and containing the 

 stamens form what is called the keel. Flowers so constructed are called papilio- 

 naceous flowers, from a fancied resemblance that they bear to a butterfly : where 

 these exist, there is no difficulty in recognising the order Leguminosce , for the 

 papilionaceous flower is not seen in any other. But although this is the structure 

 of all British Leguminosse, there are several exceptions in the Exotic genera of 

 the order, as, for example, Edward sia and Mimosa. There is, however, another 

 character by which this order is distinguished, and which is invariable, viz., the 

 leguminose fruit, commonly called the pod. The stamens are disposed in various 

 ways; in some they are in two sets (diadelphous), one free and nine combined, 

 as may be seen in the common clover ; in one set (monadelphous), as in the 

 common broom ; and free or not joined, as in our present plant. To this order 

 we are indebted for some of our most delicate vegetable productions, peas, beans, 

 &c, and the physician is also indebted to it for some of his most useful medicines, 

 as senna. Our green-houses and gardens are continually enlivened by the 

 charming brilliancy of their flowers, as the Laburnum, and Clianthus, a splendid 

 New Holland plant. But to enumerate all that is useful and beautiful in this 

 natural order, would far exceed the limits of our publication. 



It is a green-house plant, a native of New Holland, and was probably raised 

 by Mr. Knight, from Mr. Baxter's last importation of seeds in 1830. The soil 

 should be peat, loam, and sand. It may be increased by cuttings of the young 

 wood. The plants are rather disposed to run too high ; to prevent which, and to 

 form bushy plants, the leading shoots should be often topped during summer. 



The generic name is derived from Eura£ia (Eutaxia), modesty, and the specific 

 in compliment to Mr. Baxter. 



Fig. 1, calyx ; 2, stamens ; 3, germ. 



