


OF ORNAMENTAL EXOTIC PLANTS, 39 
1.—LASIOPETALUM QUERCIFOLIUM Andry. THE OAK-LEAVED LASIOPETALUM. 
Synonyme.—Thomasia quercifolia Gay. lobed; lobes obtusely sinuated ; stipules opposite, three-lobed, petiolate. 
Encravines.—Bot. Rep., t. 459; Bot. Mag., t. 1485; and our jig. | Calyx coloured, five-cleft, rotate, campanulate. Bracts three, linear, 
2, in Pl. 11. reflexed, nearly as long as the calyx. 
Speciric Cuaracter.—Pubescent. Leaves alternate, three or five- 
Description, &c.—A very handsome though a very singular plant, which has a remarkably rich appearance 
from the dark brown woolly hair which covers it on every part. The leaves are shaped like those of the oak; and 
the flowers, which are of a deep rose-colour, are very pretty. The plant is a native of New South Wales, whence 
it was introduced in 1803, and it is now very common in collections. 
2.—LASIOPETALUM SOLANACEUM Sims. THE POTATO-LEAVED LASIOPETALUM. 
Synonymes.—L. triphyllum Smith ; Thomasia solanacea Gay. Speciric Cuaracter.—Petals five. Leaves sinuate, lobed, hairy. 
Encravinc.—Bot. Mag., t. 1486. (G. Don.) 
Description, &c.—This species is a native of the south-west coast of New Holland. The flowers are white, 
and very curious; and the leaves are generally bordered by a yellowish stripe, which forms a decided margin to 
them, the leaf-like stipules having the same peculiarity. The whole forms a pretty and curious shrub, growing 
from two feet or more high, and requiring the protection of a greenhouse. The flowers are produced from May to 

July. The species was introduced in 18038. 
OTHER SPECIES OF LASIOPETALUM. 
L, PURPUREUM 4it,; Bot. Mag,, t. 1755. 
This is a pretty little decumbent shrub, producing abundance of small purple flowers from April or May till 
September or October. It is a native of New Holland; introduced in 1803. It should be grown in sandy peat, 
with a very small quantity of loam, and the pot in which it grows should be placed on a high shelf, so that the 
decumbent branches may hang down. 
L, FERRUGINEUM Smith; Bot. Mag., t. 1766. 
This is one of the two plants still left by modern botanists in the genus Lasiopetalum. It is covered in every 
part with rusty tomentum, and the calyx, which constitutes the principal part of the flower, is green. It was 
introduced in 1791. | 
There are several other species, but they do not possess any beauty. 

= « GENUS IV. 
HERMANNIA Lin. THE HERMANNIA. 
Lin. Syst. MONADELPHIA PENTANDRIA. 
Generic Cuaracter.—Calyx almost naked, campanulate, five-cleft. Petals five. Stamens five. Filaments lanceolate, usually winged, 
monadelphous at the very base. Styles five, joined into one. Capsules five-celled, five-valved; cells many-seeded. (@, Don.) 

Description, &c.—The species belonging to this genus are all natives of the Cape of Good Hope. They are 
shrubs, generally covered with star-like hairs, and though their flowers are small, they are generally brilliantly 
coloured. There are nearly fifty species, but I shall only give a few of the most ornamental. 






