Volume 6 — PLATE CCCXCIV.

MIMOSA LINIFOLIA.

Flax-leaved Mimosa.

CLASS XXIII. ORDER I.

POLYGAMIA MONŒCIA. Various Dispositions upon one Plant.

ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.

Hermaph. Calyx 5-dentatus. Corolla 5-fida. Stamina 5 sive plura. Pistillum 1. Legumen.

Mascul. Calyx 5-dentatus. Corolla 5-fida. Stamina 5-10, sive plura.

Hermaph. Empalement 5-toothed. Blossom 5-cleft. Chives 5 or more. Pointal 1. A Pod.

Male. Empalement 5-toothed. Blossom 5-cleft. Chives 5-10, or more.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER, &C.

Mimosa, foliis sparsis suberectis angustissime linearibus.

Mimosa, with scattered erectish very narrow linear leaves.

Mimosa linifolia. Ventenat Plantes Nouvelles, tab. 2.

REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.

The Mimosa linifolia is a native of New South Wales, from whence it was introduced to this country several years ago.

It has been considered in the gardens as a new species, and is known under the name of pinifolia; but as it has been recently named linifolia, by M. Ventenat in his Plantes Nouvelles, from plants which we believe were sent to France from England, we have adopted the latter name.

It is a very elegant greenhouse shrub; and arises with stiff erect slender branches to the height of several feet, and does not flower when young.

The Flax-leaved Mimosa is propagated chiefly by seeds, and either not at all, or with great difficulty, from cuttings; and is usually cultivated in light rich earth.

The individual here represented flowered very fine in the month of May at Mrs. Wright’s, Bayswater; where our drawing was made.