OF ORNAMENTAL EXOTIC PLANTS. 
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GENUS XXXVIII. 
ADESMIA Gill. THE ADESMIA. 
Lin. Syst. DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
transversely many-jointed, having the 
upper suture straight and 
thickish, hut the lower suture is sinuately lobed ; joints one-seeded, 
nearly orbicular, at length separating from each other. Seeds com- 
pressed, reniformly orbicular. (6r. Lon.) 
' Generic Character. — Calyx five-cleft, with the segments acute 
and nearly equal. Corolla papilionaceous. Vexillum complicated 
• above the rest of the petals when young. Keel curved and truncate 
at the apex. Stamens distinct, approximate. Legume compressed. 
Description, &c. — The species included in this genus are South American herbaceous plants, generally with 
large yellow flowers. They are ornamental, and some of the species are nearly hardy in this country. The 
name of Adesmia is derived from two Greek words, signifying no bond, in allusion to the stamens being free. 
1.— ADESMIA LOUDONIA Hook, et Arn. MR. LOUDON’S ADESMIA. 
SvNONYMEs. — Loudonia anthylloides Bert.-, L. superba Hort. 
Engravings. — Bot. Reg., t. 1720; and omx jig. 4, in PI. 25. 
.1 Specific Character. — Shrubby, the whole plant covered with a 
greyish silky down, erect, much branched, and very leafy. Leaves 
with three pairs of leaflets ; leaflets linear-lanceolate, very soft, 
spreading, longer than the petioles. Peduncles axillary. Calyx five- 
cleft, equal, covered with silky down. Vexillum silky. Legume 
three-jointed. 
■ Description, &c. — This plant, which is a native of Chili, was originally supposed to be the type of a new 
j genus, which Dr. Bertero, an Italian botanist, named Loudonia, in honour of my late husband. On examination, 
1 however, it was found not to be sufficiently distinct from the other species of Adesmia to authorise its being placed 
Ij - in a new genus ; and it is, therefore, considered to be only a species of Adesmia, the compliment to Mr. Loudon 
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'being perpetuated by the specific name. The plant is not very ornamental, being small and of a greyish hue. 
with yellow flowers, which are neither large, numerous, nor of a brilliant colour. It was introduced in 1832. 
OTHER SPECIES OF ADESMIA. 
A. VISCOSA Gill. 
A slender upright shrub, the branches and leaves of which feel clammy to the touch, and have a balsamic 
odour. The leaves are composed of very small leathery leaflets, each of which is cmiously crenated ; and the 
flowers, which are of a golden yellow, are twice as large as those of any other species of the genus. The plant 
is a native of Chili, whence it was introduced in 1832. 
A. USPALLATENSIS Gill. 
A dwarf thorny shnib, growing about a foot liigh, and having verj^ small leaves and flowers. It is a native 
of Chili, and was introduced m 1832 with the other species. 
GENUS XXXIX. 
KENNEDYA Vent. THE KENNEDY A. 
Lin. Syst. DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA 
Generic Character. — Calyx bilabiate, upper lip bidentate, lower 
one trifid, equal. Corolla papilionaceous, with the vexillum emargi- 
nate, recurved, but not bent back from the carina. Stamens diadel- 
phous. Stigma obtuse. Legume linear, compressed, transversely 
many-celled from cellular membranous dissepiments. Seeds stropliio- 
late. (G. Lon.) 
Description, &c. — This genus was fonnerly a very extensive one, comprising almost all the ornamental 
Australian plants with climbing stems and pea flowers. It has, however, within the last few years, been 
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