GOMPHOLOBIUM HIRSUTUM. 
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KENNED YA EXIMIA. (Choice Kennedya.) 
Class, DiADELPHiA. Order, Decandria. Nat. Order, Fabace^e 
Generic Character. — CaZyj? two-lipped, upper lip biden- 
tate, lower lip three-toothed, equal. Corolla papilionaceous. 
Vexillum emarginate, recurved, but not bent back from the 
carina. Wings pressed close to the keel. Stamens dia- 
delphous. Stigma obtuse. Legume linear, compressed, 
transversely many-celled. 
Specific Character. — Plant an evergreen shrub. Stem 
twining, hairy. Leaves trifoliate; leaflets ovate-oblong, 
acuminate, slightly hairy, of a lively green. Flowers 
racemose. Racemes axillary. Peduncles pilose. Calyx 
green, tinged with reddish-brown, villous. Standard bright 
scarlet, with a yellow blotch near the base in the centre. 
Wings and keel scarlet, the latter shorter than either the 
wings or standard. Legume hairy. 
Authorities and Synonvmes.— Caulinia, Moench. Supp. 
Kennedya Ventenat, Kennedya tabacina, Labill. Kennedya 
eximia, Lindl., and. of the Nurseries. 
This is a very handsome climbing plant, which was raised by Messrs Knight and Perry, 
from seeds received from Swan River about four years ago, through Mr. Drummond. It 
flowered for the first time in the nursery of those gentlemen, in May, 1846, when our 
drawing was prepared. 
The name we have adopted was given by Dr. Lindley, but the plant is evidently 
identical with the K. tabacina of Labillardiere. 
It is a profuse flowerer, and from its twining habit may be made a very gay object ; 
when trained to a trellis, in such a manner that every side becomes exposed to the light, it 
is then, when in bloom, a mass of brilliant scarlet and gold. 
The treatment requisite for this plant is the same as for the other species. A light 
loamy soil, mixed with an equal quantity of heath mould, and a portion of sand ; — frequent 
potting to prevent the roots ever becoming matted; and good drainage, are the three 
important requisites. 
A dry, airy greenhouse, careful watering, and little fire heat must also never be lost 
sight of; for dampness, stagnant water and strong fires, are almost certain to prove 
fatal to it. 
Increase is effected by cuttings, w^hich should be taken off from the plant when the 
wood is half ripe, planted in pots of sand, and placed in a little bottom-heat. 
The generic name was given by Ventenat, a French Botanist, in honour of Mr. Kennedy, 
formerly of the firm of Lee and Kennedy, nurserymen, Hammersmith. 
GOMPHOLOBIUM HIHSUTUM. (Hirsute Gompholobium.) 
Class, Diadelphia. Order, Decandrta Nat. Order, Fabace^e. 
Generic Character. — See Gompholobium venustum. 
Specific Character. — Plant an evergreen upright grow- 
ing shrub, covered on every part with fine hairs. Leaves 
alternate, pinnated, consisting of six or eight pairs, glaucous ; 
leaflets linear, obtuse, with revolute margins, and fringed 
with long hairs. Petioles short. Flowers corymbose, yellow. 
Peduncles terminal, many-flowered. Calyx pale green, to- 
mentose. Standard large, deep yellow, pale at the base. 
Wings narrow. Keel bearded. Legume smooth. 
This is another fine introduction of Messrs. Knight and Perry, through their collector 
Mr. Drummond, who discovered it growing in the same locality with G, venusta, and sent 
seeds to this country in 1844. It flowered in June 1847, when our drawing was made. 
The habit is very like that of G. veimsta, but the plant is of more robust growth, with 
less inclination to twine ; the foliage is also smaller, very glaucous, and covered with soft 
white hairs, which also prevail over the whole of the plant, hence the name hirsiita. 
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