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HIBBERTIA perfoliata. 
Thorough-wax Hibbertia. 
POLYANDRIA DI- PEN TA G YN I A . 
Nat. ord. Dilleniace^e. 
HIBBERTIA. Botanical Register , vol. 4. fol. 282. 
H- perfoliata ; glaberrima, glaucesceus, ramis subteretibus, foliis obovato- 
oblongis oblongisque amplexicaulibus et perfoliatis denticulatis apiculatis 
subtus lsevibus opacis, pedunculis solitariis foliis subsequalibus unifloris 
basi squamatis, petalis bilobis calyce triplo longioribus, ovariis 4-5 
glabris. 
H. perfoliata, Hugel Enumeratio, p. 6. 
Ibis is i eally a beautiful Swan River shrub, particularly 
well adapted to pot culture, on account of the neatness of its 
appearance at all seasons. According to Baron Hugel it has 
a tendency to climb, but that has not been observed in our 
gardens. 
hen it first flowered it was of one uniform glaucous hue, 
almost as much so as the fruit of the Plum when ripe and 
covered with bloom ; but that appearance has gone off, and 
the foliage is now of a deep rich glossy green. 
While the beautiful yellow flowers are as large and showy 
as in the old Hibbertia volubilis, they are quite free from the 
offensive smell of that species. 
Fig. 1. represents the appearance of the ovaries. 
Our drawing was made in the garden of the Horticultural 
Society m May last. It there proves to be a greenhouse shrub, 
requiring the same treatment as many other New Holland 
plants It grows freely, if potted in a compost consisting of 
peat, loam, and sand in equal proportions. The pot should 
be well drained, and a few pieces of potsherds mixed through 
the soil. Plenty of air and water must be given in summer, 
