





OF ORNAMENTAL EXOTIC PLANTS. 85 
GENUS II. 
EDWARDSIA Salish. THE EDWARDSIA. 

Lin. Syst. DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA., 
Generic Cuaracter.—Calyx obliquely five-toothed, with the upper | into a cup-shaped, ten-angled torus. Legume moniliform, one-celled, 
side cleft. Petals five, distinct, conniving into a papilionaceous corolla. | two-valved, four-winged, and many-seeded. (G, Don.) 
Keel long. Stamens ten, with the filaments deciduous, and inserted 
Description, &c.—All the species belonging to this genus are shrubs or little trees, with pinnate leaves, which 
have an immense quantity of leaflets that fall off late in the autumn. The flowers are of a golden yellow, and they 
are produced in very short clustered spikes. The genus is named in honour of Sydenham Edwards, a celebrated 
botanical draughtsman, who acted in that capacity for many years to the ‘‘ Botanical Magazine,” and who first 
commenced the ‘‘ Botanical Register.” 
1.—EDWARDSIA MICROPHYLLA Salish. THE SMALL-LEAVED EDWARDSIA. 
Synonyme.—Sophora microphylla Ait. roundish, emarginate leaflets, which are sometimes smooth, and some- 
Eneravincs.—Bot. Mag., t. 1442; and our jig. 2, in Pl. 21. times pubescent beneath. Petals of the keel elliptic, hooked on the 
Speciric Cuaracter.—Leaves with twelve or fifteen pairs of obovate, | back. 
Description, &c.—This is a very handsome small tree, which thrives best planted in the ground in a conser- 
vatory, and in such a situation it flowers abundantly. The leaves are remarkable for their immense number of 
leaflets, which in some cases are upwards of forty, or even forty-five. They are very small and neatly formed, so that 
they are ornamental even when the plant is not in flower. The flowers are very showy, and the seed-pod is 
curiously winged and drawn in between every seed, so as to have somewhat the appearance of a necklace of beads. 
The species is a native of New Zealand, whence it was introduced in 1722. 
2.—EDWARDSIA GRANDIFLORA Salish. THE LARGE-FLOWERED EDWARDSIA. 
Synonymes.—E. macrophylla Wand.; Sophora tetraptera Azt. | oblong-linear, somewhat lanceolate, rather villous beneath. Petals of 
Eneravincs,—-Bot. Mag., t. 167; and Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 1162. keel broadly falcate. (G@. Don.) 
Speciric Cuaracter.— Leaflets from seventeen to twenty-one, 
Description, &c.—This plant is less ornamental than the preceding species, as the flowers are not only 
somewhat smaller, but they appear before the leaves. The species is a native of New Zealand, whence it was 
introduced in 1774. In that year a tree was planted by Mr. Forsyth against a wall in the Botanic Garden at 
Chelsea, where it still remains, flowering freely every year, but requiring a slight protection every winter. 

3.—EDWARDSIA MACNABIANA Graham. MR. MACNAB’S EDWARDSIA. 
Encravine.—Bot. Mag., t. 3735. wings. Petals of the keel longer than the wings. Stamens as long as 
Speciric Cuaracter.— Leaflets twenty or more, elliptic-obovate, | the keel. Anthers small. Germen covered with silky, adpressed, 
glabrous above, downy beneath. Vexillum rounded, shorter than the | rufous hairs, and marked externally by the numerous ovules. 
Description, &c.—This is by far the handsomest species of the genus, and its flowers, which are produced in 
very great abundance, scarcely appear to belong to a leguminous plant, from both the wings and keel being shorter 
than the standard. It is a remarkably ornamental shrub, and has been for several years in cultivation in the 
Botanic Garden at Edinburgh; and, though its exact origin is unknown, it is supposed to have been raised in that 
garden, either from seeds received from abroad or produced by E. grandiflora. If the latter were the case, it is 




