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The flowers are small, and generally purple. The name was given to the genus in honour of the late Baron 
Delessert, a highly cultivated and liberal botanist, who was remarkable, not only for his splendid collection of 
pooks, shells, and other objects connected with Natural History, but for the liberality with which he permitted 
students to have free access to them. 
GENUS XXXV. 
SUTHERLANDIA &. Br. THE SUTHERLANDIA. 
Lin. Syst. DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 
Generic Cuaracter.—Calyx five-toothed, nearly equal. Vexillum with replicate sides, short. Keel oblong. Wings very short. Stamens 
diadelphous. Stigma terminal. Style bearded lengthwise behind and transversely at the apex. Legume inflated, scarious. (G. Don.) 
Description, &c.—There are only two species in this genus, viz. S. frutescens and S. microphylla. Both are 
very ornamental plants with pinnate leaves, and axillary racemes of large scarlet flowers. S. frutescens, which is 
the most common kind, is very nearly hardy. Both species are natives of the Cape of Good Hope. The name of 
the genus was given in honour of James Sutherland, one of the first Curators of the Botanic Garden at Edinburgh. 
GENUS XXXVI. 
CLIANTHUS Solander. THE GLORY PEA. 
Lin. Syst. DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 
Generic Cuarnacter.—Calyx campanulate, five-toothed. Vexillum |) Stamens diadelphous, perigynous, unequal. Style filiform, longitudi- 
acuminate, reflexed. Wings short, incumbent. Keel longer than the | nally bearded. Legume oblong, acuminate, stipitate, ventricose, 
vexillum, cuculate, ventricose, acuminate and recurved at the point. | leathery, many-seeded, woolly on the inside. Seeds kidney-shaped. 
Description, &¢.—The name of Clianthus is taken from two Greek words, which signify literally glory-flower. 

1.—CLIANTHUS PUNICEUS Solander. THE CRIMSON GLORY PEA. 
Synonyme.—Donia punicea G Don. Sprorric Cuaracter.—Sufiruticose, adpressedly pubescent. Leaf- 
Eneravines.—Bot. Mag., t. 3584; Bot. Reg., t. 1775; Sweet’s | lets oblong, retuse. Flowers racemose. Calyx five-toothed. Legume 
Brit. Flow. Gard., 2nd series, t. 397; The Botanist, t. 445; and our | smooth. 
Sig. 3, in Pl. 25. 
Description, &c.—A very showy plant, with a woody stem four or five feet high, and covered when in flower 
with a profusion of large scarlet blossoms. The plant is a native of New Zealand, whence it was introduced in 
1832, and where the natives call it ‘‘ Kowanautukaka,” or Parrot’s Bill, from the shape of the corolla. It is very 
nearly hardy, and will grow in the open air in a sheltered situation; but as it is killed by frost, it is much better 
to plant it in the free ground of a conservatory. It is not at all adapted for growing in pots, as it will not flower 
till it is of a large size, and it will not grow freely unless it has plenty of room for its roots. 
2.—CLIANTHUS CARNEUS Lindl. THE FLESH-COLOURED GLORY PEA. 
Synonyme.—Streblorhiza speciosa Endl. Encravine.—Bot. Reg. for 1841, t. 51. 
Sreciric Cuaracrer.—Leaflets in two or three pairs, ovate, very smooth, and shiny. Racemes erect, few-flowered. Vexillum nearly straight. 
Description, &c.—This species is a native of Norfolk Island, and some of the smaller islands in its vicinity. 
It is very inferior in beauty to the common Glory Pea, but it is still worth cultivating for its pink flowers, which 






