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CHORIZEMA HENCHMANNIL 
(mR. henchman's CHORIZEMA.) 
CLASS. OKDER, 
DECANDRIA. MONOGi^NIA. 
NATURAL ORDER. 
LEGUMINOSiE. 
Generic Character Calyx five parted. Corolla consisting of three petals. Keel inflated, sLorter 
than the wings. Pod inflated, many seeded. 
Specific Character. — A greenhouse shrub of great beauty. Leaves hairy, bluish green, needle-shaped. 
Flowers produced thickly towards the extremity of the branches ; axillary, usually in pairs, but 
sometimes singly. Calyx two lipped, the lower lip cut into three parts, the upper one into two. 
Vexillum, or upper petal, much larger than the other petals, yellow at the base, and the rest a rich 
crimson-purple, inimitable by art. Wings somewhat sickle-shaped, longer than the keel, of a 
crimson-purple. Keel of a paler colour than the wings. 
This beautiful species is a native of New Holland, where it was discovered by 
Mr. William Baxter, who collected the seeds and introduced the plant to this 
country in 1824. Notwithstanding its beauty, and the length of time it has been 
in this country, the plant is far from being common, this is the more surprising, 
when we take into consideration the ease with which this kind of plants is 
cultivated. 
The culture is very simple, the plants merely requiring to be potted in a mix- 
ture of equal parts of peat and loam, with a little fine sand, and to be kept in an 
airy greenhouse. 
It is easily propagated by cuttings, which should be planted in pots of sand, and 
covered with a glass, and subjected to a gentle heat. But the best way is to grow 
it from seeds, which are usually produced freely. 
We are indebted for the drawing of this fine plant to Mr. Campbell, curator of 
the Manchester Botanical Garden, where we saw it flower in very fine perfection 
i amongst many other beautiful and well grown plants. 
I The generic name is derived from the Greek words Tcoros, a dance or merry 
I assembly, and zema, drink. Alluding no doubt to the following circumstance : M. 
I Labillardiere, the discoverer of the first species of this genus, travelling in New 
! Holland, he and his party began to suffer from thirst, they had discovered many 
springs of water, which, on tasting, were found to be salt, but just previous to meet- 
ing with the plant which first constituted this genus, they found a good supply of 
fresh water, and from the pleasure they felt at this unexpected discovery the above 
name was suggested for this genus. The specific name was given by Mr. Brown, 
in honour of F. Henchman, Esq. 
This species may be purchased at Messrs. Knights', Youngs', Lees*, and indeed 
any of the nurseries around London, also the greater part of the country nurseries^ 
at a moderate price. 
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