Messrs. Whitley and Co., in whose Nursery our drawing 
was made in June last. 
Although we have referred it to Sophora, we are by no 
means satisfied that it is a genuine species of that genus, 
from which it differs in its equal, 5-toothed calyx, imbri- 
cated petals, and bifid vexillum. It is not, however, 
worth while distinguishing it at present, nor perhaps at 
all, unless other species should be discovered agreeing 
with it in those characters. 
We should suspect S. glauca, found by Leschenault 
upon the Nilgherry range, to be nearly related to the 
present plant, if it were not to be expected that the 
‘remarkable characters existing in the petals and calyx of 
this would have been noticed by M. Decandolle, had they 
been visible in that species. 
Could this be naturalised in our Shrubberies, it would 
be a most desirable addition to our collections of hardy 
plants: it would no doubt bud readily upon the common 
Sophora Japonica. an 
