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EUTAXIA PUNGENS. 
' (pungent-leaved eutaxia.) 
class. order. 
DECANDRIA. MONOGYNIA, 
natural order. 
LEGUMINOS^. 
Generic Character. — Ca/j/^ two-lipped, upper somewhat emarginate, lower trifid. Vexillum {staudsird) 
broader than long. Ovary two-seeded. St?/le hooded. Stigma capitate. Leguma moderately 
ventricose Seeds with an appendage. 
Specific Character Plant a greenhouse shrub from two to four feet high. Leaves either scattered 
or whorled, something recurved, terminating in a pungent sharp point, smooth, with the margins 
turned back. Peduncles few-flowered, axillary much crowded. Ovary hairy, the branches and 
footstalks of the flowers clothed with hoary down. 
Synonyme. — Dillwynia pungens, Cunningham's MSS. 
The g-enus Eutaxia comprises two species, namely, E. myrtifolia B,nd.JE, pungens, 
both peculiar to New Holland. The former has been long known to our collections, 
where it still remains a favourite ; the latter has been more recently introduced, 
and, of the two, is the most handsome ; still both, in a state of flowering, are truly 
elegant. 
The subject at present under consideration, produces an immense number of yellow 
flowers near the extremity of the branches, each marked with a dull orange circle 
round the base of the vexillum, which greatly enlivens the dense cluster, and 
renders the w^hole extremely pleasing. The plant from which our drawing was 
taken, flowered in the manner represented, in the collection of Mr. Bows, about 
June last. 
Both species grow freely in a compost of loam and peat, with the addition of a 
little sand, and the whole well incorporated, but not sifted. In shifting, the pots 
should be well and carefully drained with potsherds, for the escape of water, which 
should at all times be given with a degree of caution. Cuttings root with facility 
in a pot of sand under a glass ; if a moderate bottom heat could be applied the 
success would be more certain. 
The generic name is taken from evra^ia, signifying modest^/) and alludes to the 
delicate and easy appearance of the plants when in flower. The specific name 
{pungens), implies pricking, and alludes to the sharp point at the end of the leaves. 
