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OASTROLOBIUM HUGEI.II. l(ii 
GASTliOLOBIUM HUGELII. 
Nat. Order, LiicuMiNos^E i r^Pit.ioNACK.w. 
GENERIC CiiAnACTEn.— Gastrolobium, 7^. JBf. — Calpx cam- ; tate, ovoid sub-glubose, inflated ; st'crfA-stropliiulatt;.— (i?/i(//it7fc 
pauulate, five-tootlied at the apex, two-lipped, CorvJla papili- 
onaceous, petals with short elaws ; standard broadly orbiculatc, 
emnrginate, rather exeeediny: the oblong u-i/ie/i:. Kect oblnnfr, 
obtuse, a little shorter than the winjjfs. Stamens ten, free, 
filaments glabrous. Ocary stipitate with two ovules; stytc 
ftliform, ascending ; stigma thin, sub-capitate. Legume stipi- 
Gmi. Fluiii.) 
Gastrolobium IIugelii.— Hugel's Gastrolobium. — Stem 
rigid, repeatedly three-forked, haii-y ; leaves in whorls of three, 
cordate-orbiculate, obtuse, with a longish awn. Flowers axil- 
lary, peduncles longer than the calyx ; calyx teeth acute, cili- 
ated ; corolla deep yellow. 
BESCmPTION. — A dwarf slirub, witli rigid stems repeatedly di\'ided into tliree, by opposite 
branching ; hairy. The leaves are almost orbiculate, with a cordate base, sessile, and pro- 
vided with a long awn at the obtuse apex ; they are arranged in whorls of three, and from their 
axils arise the single pedicels, so that the flowers are also in whorls of three. The pedicels, 
somewhat longer than the calyx, are without bracts. The five-toothed, two-lipped calyx has 
acute cUiated teeth. The corolla is of a deep yellow colour, \\dth a large, transversely 
expanded, rellexed, and deeply bifid standai'd ; the wings are incurved, overarching the 
keel. 
HiSTOKT. — The plant from which om- figure is taken was raised from seeds sent by Mr. 
Drmnmond from Swan River. It is in the j^ossession of Messrs. Knight and Pei-rj', Exotic 
Nursery, Chelsea. The drawing was made in August of last year ; but like its congeners 
it may be exijected to prove an early summer-blooming plant. — A. H. 
CuLTiTKE. — This very pretty addition to the Gasti'olobiums appears likely to flower more 
profusely than most species of the genus. To grow it to perfection take small healthy jjlants any 
time in March, and pot them, if they are well rooted, into pots two sizes larger than those they 
were previously growing in, using a compost of rich tm-fy jseat, with about one fourth of turfy 
loam, liberally intei-mixed with sand, potsherds, and charcoal broken small. After the plants 
are potted, place them in a close frame or intermediate house ; water cautiously for the fii'st few 
weeks, but when the plants begin to grow, they may be liberally supplied. Syi'inge them 
daily, and keep a moist growing atmosphere. During their growth, take care to train them 
careftilly, and stop the stronger growing shoots, until you get the plants into compact form. 
If the plants grow jjroperly, they will require a second shift about the end of June, and 
probably a third in August ; this, however, will of course depend upon the growth, and the 
direction indicates what they ought to do under projDcr management. When the pots are 
filled Vi-ith roots, a little clear weak liquid manure water may be used with advantage once 
or twice a-week. 
Gastrolobiums are very subject to the attacks of red spider ; therefore, keep a sharp eye 
upon them, and if you cannot clean them by powerfal syringing with clean water, dust them 
over with sulphur for a day or two, and then wash it off again. By this treatment specimens 
of considerable size will be produced the first season, which should jiroduce a profusion of 
flowers in the second year. After blooming, remove the seed pods immediately, and if 
uecessaiy shorten the branches a little to promote compact growth. Keep the plants rather 
cool for a short time after blooming ; but when they break, and get into free growth, pot them 
if they require it, and grow them in the open air throughout the summer and autumn. 
Although the temperature of the intermediate house has been recommended for young plants, 
the Gastrolobiums are of course greenhouse jalants. They are propagated by cuttings of the 
half ripened wood, taken ofi" in August, and inserted in sand under a bell-glass. Do not place 
the cuttings in heat, but let the j)ot stand in a cool frame until the ends of the cuttings are 
cicatrized, when by placing them in a gentle heat they wiU emit roots immediately, and may 
be potted off in spring. — A. 
The name Gastrolobium, comes from gaster, the belly, and lobos, a pod ; and is applied 
in consequence of the peculiar form of the seed-pods, which are more or less swollen or inflated. 
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