Streblorhiza
(from streblos, twisted, and rhiza, a root; in allusion to the shape of the root). ORD. Leguminosae. A monotypic genus. The species is an elegant, glabrous, half-hardy, climbing shrub, allied to Clianthus. Loamy soil, with the admixture of a little charcoal and leaf mould, is most suitable for the culture of this plant. The compost should not be sifted, but broken up by hand, and pressed firmly in the pots. After potting, the plants should be placed in a pit with other hard-wooded subjects, and kept close for a few weeks, being syringed daily. If it is desirable to keep the plants in pots, they can be either trained out on sticks or a trellis, or on pillars or walls, for which purpose they are well adapted. Thorough drainage must be insured when planting out, and the compost may be the same as for potting, a depth of about 18in. being sufficient. Abundance of water must be given at the roots, and the syringe freely used. When grown in pots, the plants will require shifting annually during March or April, previous to which all the laterals should be pruned hard back, and the leading shoots also shortened. Propagation may be effected by seeds, or by cuttings.
S. speciosa (showy). fl. flesh-coloured, rather large, in axillary racemes; two upper calyx teeth very short; standard ovate, erecto-patent, sub-sessile; wings short. May. l. impari-pinnate; leaflets few, rather large, entire, exstipellate; stipules small. h. 3ft. Norfolk Island, 1840. (B. R. 1841, 51, under name of Clianthus carneus.)