


110 THE LADIES’ FLOWER-GARDEN 
GENUS XXXIII. 
SWAINSONIA Salish. THE SWAINSONIA. 
Lin. Syst. DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 
Generic Cuaracter.—Calyx bicallous at the base, five-toothed. Vexillum large, flat. Stamens diadelphous. Carina obtuse, rather longer 
than the wings, Stigma terminal. Style bearded longitudinally, but beardless in front. Legume turgid, (G. Don.) 
Description, &c.—All the plants belonging to this genus are natives of New Holland, and they are all 
suffruticose, with pinnate leaves and elongated racemes of crimson or scarlet flowers. The name of Swainsonia 
was given in honour of Isaac Swainson, Esq., who had a private Botanic Garden at Twickenham about the end of 
the last century. 
1.—SWAINSONIA GALEGIFOLIA R&. Brown. THE GALEGA-LEAVED SWAINSONIA. 
Synonymes.—Vicia galegifolia Andy. ; Colutea galegifolia Sims. of oval leaflets, which are somewhat emarginate. Pedicel of the legume 
Eneravines.—Bot. Rep., t. 139; Bot. Mag., t. 792. somewhat elongated. 
Speciric Cuaracter.—Suffruticose, erect. Leaves with nine pairs 
Description, &c.—A very ornamental plant, with a shrubby stem and herbaceous flexible branches. The 
flowers are large, and of a bright scarlet ; but the leaflets are very small. The pod is inflated, and is produced on 
a long pedicel. The seeds are black, shining, and kidney-shaped. It is a free-growing plant, producing an 
abundance of flowers. It is a native of New South Wales, whence it was introduced in 1803. ‘There is a variety 
of this species with white flowers, which is very ornamental, and which is sometimes called S. albiflora. 

2.—SWAINSONIA CORONILLAFOLIA Salish. THE CORONILLA-LEAVED SWAINSONIA. 
Eneravines.—Bot. Mag., t. 1725; and our fig. 2, in Pl. 25. to eleven pairs of obovate emarginate leaflets, Pedicel of legume a 
Speciric Cuaracrer.—Suffruticose, erect. Leaves with from nine | little shorter than the permanent filaments. (@. Don.) 
Description, &c.—A very ornamental species, with abundance of rose-coloured flowers, which are produced in 
succession nearly all the summer. It is a native of New Holland, and was introduced by Sir Joseph Banks 
in 1802. 

OTHER SPECIES OF SWAINSONIA. 
S. GREYANA Jindl. 
This is a very pretty half-herbaceous species with dull-brownish hoary leaves, from the axils of which, a 
profusion of large purple flowers with a white eye appear in the summer. The plant is a native of New 
Holland, whence it was introduced in 1845 by Captain Grey, in compliment to whom it is named. It may be 
easily increased by cuttings of the young shoots taken off in the early part of the summer. 
GENUS XXXIV. 
LESSERTIA Dec. THE LESSERTIA. 
Lin. Syst. DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 
Generic Cuaracter.—Calyx half five-cleft. Yexillum flat. Keel obtuse. Stamens diadelphous. Stigma capitate. Style bearded transversely 
in front at the apex, but beardless behind. Legume scarious, indehiscent, compressed, or inflated, the uppermost side the shortest. (G. Don.) 
Description, &c.—The plants contained in this genus are all delicate little shrubs or herbs which will grow 
freely in a greenhouse, and which may be raised either by cuttings or from seeds, which they ripen abundantly. 




