six feet, and flowers from the middle of
Summer to Autumn; its bark, he observes, as in other plants of the same
genus, is extremely bitter.

From Mr. AITON we learn, that it was introduced here by ---- ELLIS, Esq.
in 1775.

It forms a very beautiful stove plant, not of difficult growth, and
readily disposed to flower; we have seen blowing plants of it little
more than a foot high; its blossoms are not only uncommonly large,
shewy, and curious in their structure, but fragrant also, and very much
so when dried.

It is usually increased by cuttings.

[Footnote 3: We wish that every person who describes foreign plants on
the spot, would do thus; it would greatly facilitate their culture.]

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GOODENIA LAEVIGATA. SMOOTH GOODENIA.

_Class and Order._

PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

_Generic Character._

_Flores_ monopetali, superi. _Caps._ bilocularis. _Cor._ supra
longitudinaliter fissa, stigma urceolatum ciliatum. _Smith Trans.
Linn. Soc. v. 2. p. 346._

_Specific Character._

GOODENIA laevigata foliis obovato-lanceolatis dentatis glabris.

In the Autumn of 1792, SAMUEL TOLFREY Esq. most kindly invited me to
inspect a vast number of the natural productions of Botany-Bay, in his
possession; collected with great assiduity, and brought over in high
preservation by Captain TENCH; among other curiosities, he shewed me
specimens of the earths of that country, imported in very small bags. I
suggested to Mr. TOLFREY, that those earths might possibly contain the
seeds of some curious and unknown plants; he readily acquiesced in the
idea, and permitted me to make trial of them: accordingly, in the Spring
of 1793, I exposed them in shallow pans, on a gentle tan heat, keeping
them duly watered; in the course of the Summer they yielded me fourteen
plants, most of which were altogether new, and among others the species
of _Goodenia_ here figured; this we have since found to be a hardy
greenhouse plant, flowering from July to October, and very readily
increased by cuttings.

The oldest plant in our possession is about a foot and a half high, much
branched, the stalks are round and smooth to the naked eye, green below,
above purplish, the leaves are smooth, a deep bright green colour,
alternate, standing on footstalks, which gradually widen into the
leaves, somewhat ovate, and deeply toothed; the flowers grow in the alae
of the leaves, forming