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same time the thick roots of this species, Hardenber- 
gia monophylla, the ‘ ‘ Purple Coral Pea, ’ ’ have a cer- 
tain medicinal value as a blood purifier. The rich 
purple flowers come so profusely in spring as almost 
to hide the foliage. The plant grows in the driest 
situations possible, and thrives wonderfully, scram- 
bling up rocks and saplings and climbing over logs 
and fences. It requires constant support, and if 
allowed to train over a rough treUis, or on a wire- 
netting framework, it soon covers quite a good area 
with its growth. It likes the sun; and planted on 
the north side of the house, it seems to revel in its 
bright and sunny position. In such places, parti- 
cularly in a clay soil, and free from manure, it 
rambles and grows luxuriantly. 
A near relation of this, Kennedya prostrata, the 
“Scarlet Coral Pea,” often called “the post- 
man,” a scarlet-flowered trailing plant common in 
many places, gives a brilliant patch of colour in the 
spring and should succeed well as a rockwork plant. 
The more robust species Kennedya rubicunda, with 
dark red flowers, is a good climber for covering up 
fences or trailing over trees. It is gommon in East 
Gippsland. 
The most extensive genus of legumes in Victoria 
is Pultenaea. All of the species but one, have yellow, 
brown, or dark red petals, some species having a com- 
bination of the three colours. The one exception is 
Pultenaea rosea, the “Rosy Bush Pea,” with helio- 
trope-pink petals, which is one of our rarest plants. 
It is found only in Victoria, and here only on the 
summits of Mounts William and Rosea in the Gram- 
