116 THE LADIES’ FLOWER-GARDEN 
H. MACROPHYLLA Benth. 
A handsome species, nearly allied to H. Comptoniana; but much larger in all its parts, particularly in its 
leaves, each of which has three leaflets, and very long footstalks. It is a very ornamental species, and was 
introduced from the Swan River in 1835. 

GENUS XLI. 
ZICHYA Hiigel. THE ZICHYA. 
Lin. Syst. DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 
Generic Cuaracter.—Calyx campanulate, bilabiate; upper lip | at the base. Ovary containing severalovules. Style short, ascending, 
bidentate, lower lip three-cleft. Vexillum unguiculate, broadly orbicu- and ending in a subcapitate stigma. Legume oblong, linear, com- 

late, emarginate, reflexed. Wings oblong, adhering as far as the | pressed, leathery, and separated internally into several cells by a cellu- 
middle to the keel. Keel curved, obtuse. Stamens distinctly diadel- | lar substance. Seeds with a strophiola. 
phous, the separate stamen having a straight filament not articulated 
Descriprion, &c.—The species included in the genus Zichya are easily distinguished from all the others which 
compose the old genus Kennedya by the flowers being disposed in heads or umbels. The flowers themselves are 
also easily distinguished by the breadth and shortness of the standard. All the species of Zichya are very 
ornamental, and they all grow freely and produce abundance of flowers. The stems are extremely slender, and 
where they are not trained, but left to grow in a state of nature, five or six become twisted together. The name 
was given to the genus by Baron Hiigel, in honour of the Countess Molly Zichy Ferraris, now Princess 
Metternich. 
1.—ZICHYA COCCINEA Higel. THE SCARLET ZICHYA. 
Synonyme.—Kennedya coccinea Vent. the leaves, and bearing at the extremity a head or umbel of from six 
Enecravines.— Bot. Mag., t. 2664; Sweet’s Flora Austriaca, t. 23; | to twelve nodding flowers. Calyx divided to near the middle into five 
The Botanist, t. 120; and our jig. 5, in Pl. 25, under the name of | lanceolate pointed teeth, of which the two upper ones are joined some- 
Kennedya coccinea. what higher up than the lower ones. Keel nearly as long as the wings. 
Sprciric Cuaracter.—Leaflets obovate or oblong, the upper leaves | Style scarcely dilated at the extremity. 
sometimes lanceolate. Peduncles axillary, usually much longer than 
Description, &c.—A very pretty species, chiefly distinguished by its very slender stems, which are twisted 
together in a very graceful, though somewhat negligent, manner. The species is a native of Australia, whence it 
was introduced in 1803, and it is of very easy culture, except that the plants require to be frequently repotted, and 
that they should never be planted in the open air during summer. The plant is propagated by cuttings, which 
require a little management. ‘‘ In the spring a plant should be selected for the purpose, from which all the flower 
buds should be taken as they appear; and all the shoots should be stopped as they begin to grow, until young 
shoots are emitted from their joints. These must be taken with a heel of the old stem, be planted in sand, and 
placed in heat.” 
2—ZICHYA PANNOSA Hort. THE CLOTHED-LEAVED ZICHYA. 
Eneravinc.—Paxt. Mag. of Bot., vol. viii., p. 147. ternate. Leaflets oblong, mucronate. Flowers in dense heads or 
Speciric Cuaracter.—The whole plant thickly covered with soft | umbels on very long peduncles. 
downy hair. Stem strong, searcely chmbing. Leaves on long petioles, | 
Description, &c.—This species is very distinct from most of the others, from the strength and thickness of its 
stems, which when young can almost support themselves. The leaves are also much larger than in any of the other 




