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GENUS XxX. 
SCOTTIA R. Br. THE SCOTTIA. 
| Lin. Syst. MONADELPHIA DECANDRIA, 
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Generic Cuaracter.—Calyx five-toothed, imbricated with bracteas, | cellate, compressed, with the margin thickened on both sides. Sides 
with the teeth rather unequal. Vexillum complicated, short. Wings | three or four, strophiolate. (G. Don.) 
equal in length to the keel. Stamens all connected. Legume pedi- 

Description, &c.—There are only two species in this genus, both of which are ornamental plants. The 
name was given in honour of Dr. Robert Scott, formerly Professor of Botany in Dublin. 
1._SCOTTIA DENTATA R. Br. THE TOOTHED-LEAVED SCOTTIA. 
- Encravines.—Bot. Reg., t. 1233; The Botanist, t. 134; and our fig. 2, in Pl. 24. 
Sprciric Cuaracter.—Leaves opposite, sessile, cordate, triangular, toothed ; flowers solitary, axillary, on very short pedicels. (G. Don.) 
Description, &c.—A. free-growing branching shrub, with dentate leaves, and rather ornamental flowers. It 
is a native of the south-west coast of New Holland, whence it was introduced by Mr. Good in 1803; but though 
it has been so long in the country, it has always been rather scarce in collections. It is not, however, difficult to 
cultivate, and it is by no means tender. 
2.—SCOTTIA ANGUSTIFOLIA Lindl. THE NARROW-LEAVED SCOTTIA. 
Encravine.—Bot. Reg., t. 1266. truncate at the base, glabrous, revolute, unequally dentated, subsessile, 
Speciric Cuaracter.—Shrub much branched ; branches rough, | Flowers solitary, and axillary. 
with very small warts; smaller ones filiform. Leaves linear-oblong, j 
Description, &c,—A pretty little shrub, with very slender branches, and elegantly-formed leaves. The 
flowers are large for the size of the plant, and indeed closely resemble those of S. dentata. Like the preceding 
species, it is a native of New Holland: it is tolerably hardy, but cannot well be grown in the open ground, because 
it flowers in winter. It was introduced in 1825. 

GENUS XXI. 
TEMPLETONIA R&R. Br. THE TEMPLETONIA. 
Lin. Syst. MONADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 
Generic Cuaracter.—Calyx five-toothed, with the teeth rather ; nearly free. Anthers uniform. Legume pedicellate, plano-compressed, 
unequal. Keel oblong, a little longer than the wings. Stamens all | many-seeded. Seeds strophiolate. (G Don.) : 
connected, the tenth one sometimes shorter than the others, and 

Description, &c.-—Australian shrubs, with simple wedged-shaped leaves, which always terminate in a short 
bristly point. The genus was named in honour of John Templeton, an Irish barrister, residing near Belfast. 
1.—TEMPLETONIA RETUSA &. Br. THE RETUSE-LEAVED TEMPLETONIA. 
Synonyme.—Rafnia retusa Vent. Eneravincs.—Bot. Mag., t. 2334; and our fig. 3, in Pl. 24. 
Sreciric Cuaracrer.—Bracteoles rather remote from the calyx. Standard reflexed. Stamens monadelphous. 
Description, &c.—This is a very handsome and rather curious plant. The leaves are of a rich dark green, 
blunt, and rounded at the end, but with the midrib ending in a sharp mucro. The flowers are of a brilliant crimson ; 



