SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Hebenstreitia foliis linearibus, integris, sub-teretibus, obtusis, glabris; floribus congestis, racemosis, aurantiis.
Hebenstreitia with linear leaves entire, roundish, blunt, smooth; flowers grow crowded together in long bunches, of a gold colour.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. A flower.
2. The Empalement magnified.
3. A Blossom cut open with the chives remaining attached, magnified.
4. The Pointal natural size.
5. The same, magnified.
The Hebenstreitias may all be reckoned as rather biennial plants than perennial shrubs; they must be increased every year to keep up a succession, which is a matter of no difficulty; as, if cuttings of any of the species are put into separate small pots, and kept from the air by a hand-glass, for about a month, they will become flowering plants by September, if the cuttings are made in May. Our present plant was introduced in 1796 by Messrs. Lee and Kennedy, Hammersmith, at whose nursery the drawing was made this year in the month of March. They mostly flower in spring, and autumn; the flowers are very fragrant at night. They are natives of the Cape of Good Hope.[Pg 438]