1572 



* 



BANKSIA* prostrata. 



Prostrate Banksia. 



TETRANDRIA MONOGYNIA 



Nat 

 Botany, p. 68.) 



{Introduction to the natural system of 



BANKSIA. —Supra, vol. 8.fol 



B. prostrata; foliis elongatis sinuato-pinnatifidis lobis integerrimis : subter 

 venuloso-reticulatis venulis glabriusculis lacunis tomentosis, caule pros- 

 trato tomentoso, amento aphyllo, perianthii unguibus crispato-tomentosis ; 

 laminis glabriusculis nunc apice pilosis, stigmate subulato subexsulco. 

 R. Br. suppl. prodr. p. 36. 



A very distinct species, found by Mr. Baxter, in 1823, 

 on the south-west coast of New Holland, in the country 

 about St. George's Sound. It appears to be a prostrate 

 shrub, not exceeding a foot or two in height. Its branches 

 are deep brown, and covered with a close down. The 

 leaves are seated on long hairy stalks, and are deep bright 

 green on the upper surface, but somewhat glaucous beneath, 

 except the veins, which are brownish.. The flower-heads 

 are rather small, but of a deep rich cinnamon brown, beauti- 

 fully set off by the bright yellow stigmata. 



Our drawing was made in Mr. Low's Nursery in August 

 1832. 



The species was first described in Dr. Brown's learned 

 memoir upon the new Proteacea? of New Holland, pub- 

 lished in 1 830. In this very curious dissertation are several 

 highly interesting remarks upon the anatomical structure 

 of the order, some of which, as the work must be in very 

 few bands, we shall take this opportunity of translating, 





* See fol. 1316 



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