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THE LADIES’ FLOWER-GARDEN 
H. MACROPHYLLA Bentli. 
A handsome species, nearly allied to H. Comptoniana ; but much larger in all its parts, particularly in its 
leaves, each of which has three leaflets, and veiy long footstalks. It is a very ornamental species, and was 
introduced from the Swan River in 1835. 
GENUS XLI. 
ZICHYA Hilgel THE ZICHYA. 
Un. Syst. DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 
Generic Character. — Caly.v campanulate, bilabiate ; upper lip 
bidentate, lower lip tbrec-cleft. Vexillum unguiculate, broadly orbicu- 
latc, emarginate, reflexed. Wings oblong, adhering as far as the 
middle to the keel. Keel curved, obtuse. Stamens distinctly diadel- 
])bous, the separate stamen having a straight filament not articulated 
at the base. Ovary containing several ovules. Style short, ascending, 
and ending in a subcapitate stigma. Legume oblong, linear, com- 
pressed, leathery, and separated internally into several cells by a cellu- 
lar substance. Seeds with a strophiola. 
Desceiption, &c. — The species included in the genus Zichya are easily distinguished from all the others which i | 
compose the old genus Kennedya hy the flowers being disposed in heads or umbels. The flowers themselves are ‘ 
also easily distinguished by the breadth and shortness of the standard. All the species of Zichya are very l 
ornamental, and they all grow freely and produce abundance of flowers. The stems are extremely slender, and | ‘ 
where they are not tramed, but left to grow in a state of nature, five or six become twisted together. The name | ' 
was given to the genus by Baron Hiigel, in hoiioui’ of the Countess Molly Zichy Ferraris, now Princess | ^ 
Metternich. 
1.— ZICHYA COCCINEA Eiigel. THE SCARLET ZICHYA. 
the leaves, and bearing at the extremity a head or umbel of from six 
to twelve nodding flowers. Calyx divided to near the middle into five 
lanceolate pointed teeth, of which the two upper ones are joined some- 
what higher up than the low’er ones. Keel nearly as long as the wings. 
Style scarcely dilated at the extremity. 
Synonyme. — Kennedya cocciuea Vent. 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag.,t. 2664 ; Sweet’s Flora Austriaca, t. 23 ; 
The Botanist, t. 120 ; and our fig. 5, in PI. 25, under the name of 
Kennedya coccinea. 
Specific Character.— Leaflets obovate or oblong, the upper leaves 
sometimes lanceolate. Peduncles axillary, usually much longer than 
Desceiption, &c. — A very pretty species, chiefly distinguished by its very slender stems, which are twisted 
together in a very graceful, though somewhat negligent, manner. The species is a native of Australia, whence it 
was introduced in 1803, and it is of vei-y easy cultui-e, except that the plants require to be frequently repotted, and 
that they should never be planted in the open air dui'ing summer. The plant is propagated by cuttings, which 
require a little management. “ In the spring a plant should be selected for the pm’pose, from which all the flower 
buds should be taken as they appear ; and all the shoots should be stopped as they begin to grow, until young 
shoots are emitted from their joints. These must be taken with a heel of the old stem, be planted in sand, and 
placed in heat.” 
2.— ZICHYA PANNOSA Hort. THE CLOTHED-LEAVED ZICHYA. 
ternate. Le-aflets oblong, mucronate. Flowers in dense heads or 
umbels on very long peduncles. 
Engraving. — Paxt. Mag. of Bot., vol. viii., p. 147. 
Specific Character. — The whole plant thickly covered with soft 
downy hair. Stem strong, scarcely climbing. Leaves on long petioles, 
Desceiption, &c. — This species is very distinct from most of the others, from the strength and thickness of its 
stems, which when young can almost support themselves. The leaves are also much larger than in any of the other 
