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Scaly Pultenæa.
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DECANDRIA Monogynia. Fl. of many unequal petals.
Gen. Char. Cal. quinquedentatus, utrinque appendiculatus. Cor. papilionacea: alis vexillo brevioribus. Legumen uniloculare, dispermum.
Cal. five-toothed, with an appendage on each side. Cor. papilionaceous; the wings shorter than the standard. Pod of one cell, with two seeds.
Spec. Char. P. foliis linearibus mucronulatis subciliatis, stipulis solitariis binerviis laceris.
Leaves linear, tipped with a small point, slightly ciliated. Stipulæ solitary, two-nerved, lacerated.
NEW Holland abounds with papilionaceous plants, mostly belonging to new genera, and many of them having perfectly distinct stamina, which therefore can