KENNE'DYA BIMACULA'TA. 
TWO-SPOTTED KENNEDYA. 
Claifs. 
DIADELPHIA. 
Order . 
DECANDRIA. 
Natural Order. 
leglminosa;. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration 
Introduced 
Australia? 
2 feet. 
1 May. 
Perennial. 
in 1835? 
No. 1016. 
This genus received its name as a mark of 
respect towards the late Mr. Kennedy, nurseryman 
of Hammersmith. 
Several species of Kennedya are well suited for 
windoAv plants, and this in particular. Its blossoms 
continue long in succession, and from its slender 
growth it is capable of being trained to a wire or 
other ornamental trellis, according to the fancy of 
the cultivator; for window culture, however, flat 
trellis-work is preferable to globular. 
The chief requisites for maintaining it in a 
healthy state of growth, as a window ornament, are 
light sandy peat, and uniform moisture. It should 
be remembered, too, that all sorts of manure must 
be avoided, whether solid or liquid. Very few of 
those plants, to which peat is indispensable, are 
benefited by manure in any form whatever. The 
plant should be turned round frequently to give 
all sides the benefit of the light. It may be 
increased by cuttings of the young shoots, which 
\A*ill strike root, in sand, under a bell-glass, if placed 
in a hotbed ; but it is doubtful whether this oper- 
ation would prove successful in a sitting-room. 
