Leguminosæ.

Clianthus puniceus, Banks and Sol. One of the most beautiful of all shrubs; is too well known to require any remark.

Sophora tetraptera, Aiton. This valuable tree is very peculiar looking in its young state, when its flexible sprays are so much interlaced, that it appears almost incredible that from the thicket of pliant twigs should be produced the graceful straight-stemmed tree, the wood of which is unsurpassed for fencing purposes. From the end of August, through September and October, its racemes of yellow flowers make a handsome appearance. The young trees are frequently injured by the attacks of a boring insect. From about midsummer, through the early part of January, its leaves supply food for a caterpillar that entirely strips its foliage, leaving the trees bare for two or three weeks. The Kowhai prefers a cool moist situation, and even then it makes very slow growth. On very bleak exposures a decumbent variety is frequently met with.