Dr. FOTHERGILL is regarded as the first who introduced this Chinese native, he cultivated it in the year 1780; such plants of it as were in his collection, passed at his decease into the hands of Messrs. GORDON and THOMPSON, in whose rich and elegant Nursery, at Mile-End, this tree may be seen in great perfection. Though perfectly hardy, as its blossoms are liable to be injured by cutting winds, it will be most proper to plant it in a shelter'd situation. It is usually increased by grafting it on the Crab stock. [268] GLYCINE RUBICUNDA. DINGY-FLOWERED GLYCINE. _Class and Order._ DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. _Generic Character._ _Cal._ 2-labiatus. _Corollae_ carina apice vexillum reflectens. _Specific Character._ GLYCINE _rubicunda_ caule perenni volubili, foliis ternatis, foliolis subovalibus integerrimis, pedunculis subtrifloris. The plant here figured, and very generally known to the Nurserymen, in the neighbourhood of London, by the name of _Glycine rubicunda_, is a native of New South-Wales, and was introduced to this country about the same time as the _Glycine bimaculata_ already figured. It is a shrubby, twining plant, running up to the height of five, six, or more feet, producing blossoms abundantly from April to June, which are usually succeeded by seed-vessels which ripen their seeds with us. The flowers though large and shewy, have a kind of dingy or lurid appearance, which greatly diminishes their beauty. We have observed the blossoms of some plants more brilliant than those of others, and we think it highly probable, that, at some future period, seminal varieties may be obtained with flowers highly improved in colour. This species is readily raised from seeds, is of quick growth, and may be regarded as one of our more hardy green-house plants: probably it may succeed in the open air, if planted in a warm situation, and sheltered in inclement seasons. [Illustration: No 268] [Illustration: No 269] [269] ORNITHOGALUM NUTANS. NEAPOLITAN STAR OF BETHLEHEM. _Class and Order._ HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. _Generic Character._ _Cor._ 6 petala, erecta, persistens, supra medium patens, _Filamenta_ alterna basi dilatata. _Specific Character and Synonyms._ ORNITHOGALUM _nutans_ floribus secundis pendulis, nectario stamineo campaniformi. _Linn. Syst. Vegetab. ed. 14._ _Murr. p. 328._ _Ait. Kew. v. i. p. 443._ ORNITHOGALUM exoticum magno flore minori innato. _Bauh. Pin. p. 70._ ORNITHOGALUM Neopolitanum, the Starre-flower of Naples. _Park. Parad. p. 138. p. 137. f. 8._ _Clus. app. alt. p. 9. fig. 7._