A greenhouse shrub, growing to the height of six or 
seven feet, perhaps higher, branching’ upwards with nu- 
merous rushy twigs, generally thickened or swollen 
towards the end, altogether reminding us of those of the 
Spanish Broom. eaves scattered, rather distant, linear- 
oblong, narrow, somewhat cuneate, with a small point, ses- 
sile, tapered downwards. Racemes terminal, spiked, loosely 
flowered, upright; rachis, or general stalk, interruptedly 
angular ; pedicles one-flowered, three times shorter than the 
corolla, downy, bending; bractes 2 or 3 at the base of each, 
minute, deciduous. Flowers large, about 3 parts of an inch 
long, of a violet-purple colour, but when dried fading 
to a pale rose or flesh colour. Calyx with 3 hard round- 
pointed segments of a livid green, three times shorter than 
the two larger petal-like ones of the sides, which are round 
and coloured. Corolla of 3 petals, bilabiate; upper “ip a 
small vexillum or standard of two petals rolled together 
intoa tube, but little longer than the upper segment of the. 
calyx and resting upon the lower portion of the keel or 
under petal; wnder lip a. keel or carina of one petal, folli- 
cular, rather longer than the wings of the calyx, falcate, 
compressed, ventricose at the bend, acuminate, edges of 
the fissure ciliate and connivent, bearing beneath from 
below the apex a large bipartite decompoundedly multifid 
crest of its own colour and projecting horizontally; a part 
when inspected through a magnifier of great beauty. 
Stamens tubularly connate below, with a ciliated fissure 
above: anthers upright, continuous with the filaments, one- 
celled, cylindric, opening by an urn-like orifice, revolute 
at the edge, and projecting a lanceolate appendicle from 
the under part; pollen grumous, of a shining yellow colour 
like the shell-gold used for painting in water-colours, , Style 
fusiform, rigid, bent upwards, Stgma hooked. Cells of 
the germen one-seeded. 
The drawing was taken from a-plant in the collection of 
Mr. Griffin, at South Lambeth; by whom we understand 
the species was introduced. We also received a specimen 
from Messrs. Lee and Kennedy, of the Hammersmith 
nursery. As yet a rare plant. 
: eee ST 
.. a The calyx, showing the two alate or petal-like segments. The 
stamens. ¢ The superincumbent vexillum of two petals, ¢, The pistil 
@ The carina, boat, or keel. 
