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96 THE LADIES’ FLOWER-GARDEN 
OTHER SPECIES OF EUTAXIA. 
E. BAXTERI Hort. 
An evergreen plant, of a loose rambling habit of growth, with abundance of orange-yellow flowers. 
GENUS XIV. 
PULTENAA Smith. THE PULTEN AA. 
Lin. Syst. DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Generic Cuaracter.—Calyx five-cleft, bilabiate ; lips equal in length, bibracteolate at the base; bracteoles sometimes adhering to the tube. 
Ovary sessile, two-seeded. Style subulate, ascending. Stigma simple. Strophiola of the seed with the lobes cut behind. (G. Don.) 
Description, &c.—A genus of very pretty little Australian plants, rarely exceeding a foot in height, and 
having very pretty yellow flowers. The name is given in honour of Dr. Pulteney, who wrote some works relating 
to botany soon after the time of Linnzus. 
1.—PULTENHA DAPHNOIDES Smith, THE DAPHNE-LIKE PULTEN AA. 
Encravines.—Bot. Mag., t. 1394; Bot. Rep., t. 98. oblong, quite glabrous, smooth, three times longer than they are broad, 
Sreciric Cuaracter.—Heads of flowers terminal. Leaves obovate- | ending in a pungent mucro, 
Description, &c.—Though this species is by no means so ornamental as many others belonging to the genus, 
I have thought it advisable to describe it at full length, because it was the first that received the name of Pultenwa. 
It is a pretty little plant, with a crowded head of orange-yellow flowers slightly marked with red. The leaves are 
also handsome, being broad and smooth, and they terminate in a sharp mucro or point. The plant is a native of 
New South Wales, where it is found in the neighbourhood of Port Jackson, and whence it was introduced in 1792. 
2.—PULTENAHA CORDATA Hook. THE HEART-SHAPED PULTENAA. 
Encravine.—Bot. Mag,, t. 3443. 
Speciric Cuaracter.— Leaves cordate-ovate, cach armed with a sharp mucro, somewhat fleshy, concave, and smooth. Stipules rough. 
Description, &c.—A very ornamental species, with abundance of pale-yellow flowers, and somewhat fleshy 
leaves. The stem and branches are of a reddish-brown, and the whole plant is not at all ornamental, except when 
it is in flower. The plant was raised at the Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, in the year 1882, from seeds received 
from Van Diemen’s Land. It is very nearly hardy, and may be grown in the open garden with a slight protection 
from frost. 

PIII 
OTHER SPECIES OF PULTENAMA. 
P. STRICTA Sims. 
A very elegant little plant, with abundance of bright-yellow flowers, having a purple or dark crimson keel; and 
leaves covered with white silky down. It is a very pretty little plant, of very easy cultivation, and deserves to be 
grown in every greenhouse. It is a native of Van Diemen’s Land, and was introduced in 1803. 


