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greenhouse all the year, and it is generally considered by gardeners to be what is called a shy plant, that is, one 
which requires more than ordinary care to preserve it. 
There are several other species of Gompholobium, but the two that have been mentioned are decidedly 
the most ornamental. | 
| GENUS XI. 
| EUCHILUS R. Brown. THE EUCHILUS. | 
| Lin. Syst. DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Generic Cuaracter.—Calyx profoundly five-cleft, bibracteolate at | Style subulate, ascending. Stigma simple. Legume compressed. Seeds 
the base, bilabiate; lobes of the upper lip ovate and large, of the lower | strophiolate, with the lobes of the strophiola entire behind. (@. Don.) 
one setaceous. Carina length of wings. Ovary two-seeded, pedicellate. 
Description, &c.—There is only one species in this genus, the name of which is derived from two Greek 
words, signifying well-lipped. 
1.—EUCHILUS OBCORDATUS &. Brown. THE HEART-LEAVED EUCHILUS. | 
| Encravines.—Bot. Reg., t. 403; Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 60 ; and our jig. 3, in Pl. 23. 
Sprciric CuaracTeR.—Branches terete, canescent. Leaves obcordate, or wedge-shaped, villous beneath. 

Description, &c.—A little plant, of no great beauty, with small yellow flowers marked with red. It is a 
native of the south-west coast of New Holland, whence it was introduced about 1803. It is very seldom met with, 
as it is rather troublesome to cultivate. 
GENUS XII. 
DILLWYNIA Smith. THE DILLWYNIA. 
Lin, Syst. DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Generic Cuaracter.—Calyx five-cleft, bilabiate, tapering at the , Ovary two-seeded. Style hooked. Stigma capitate. Legume ven- 
base. Petals inserted in the middle of the calyx. Lamina of vex- | tricose. Seeds strophiolate. (@. Don.) 
illum twice the breadth of the length, two-lobed, lobes spreading. 

Description, &c.—This is a very extensive genus, the species of which are all small heath-like shrubs, with 
abundance of bright-yellow flowers. They all strike freely from cuttings, and require very little care, provided 
they are planted in a light sandy loam, and the pots in which they are grown are filled to about one-third of 
their depth with potsherds. All the species are natives of Australia; and the genus is named in honour of 
| L. W. Dillwyn, Esq., of Sketty Hall, near Swansea, a well-known and very able botanist. 

| 1.—DILLWYNIA PARVIFOLIA &. Brown. THE SMALL-LEAVED DILLWYNIA. 
Synonyme.—D. microphylla $70. Sreciric Cuaracter.—Leaves short, spreading, decussate, crowded. 
Eneravines.—Bot. Mag., t. 1527; Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 559; and | Flowers sub-capitate. Peduncles bibracteate. Stigma capitate, 
our jig. 4, in Pl. 23. 
| | Description, &c.—A very pretty little shrub, with abundance of bright-yellow flowers, and short heath-like 
| leaves. A native of the eastern coast of New Holland, whence it was introduced in the year 1800. It generally 
| grows about a foot high, and is a very common plant in greenhouses, from the ease with which it is cultivated, 
and particularly the readiness with which it strikes from cuttings. It was first raised in this country by 
Messrs. Loddiges. 




