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MYRTACEiE. I. Calythrix. IL Darwinia. III. Verticordia. IV. Cham^elaucium. V. Genetyllis, &c. 



3 C. tetra'ptera (Labill. 1. c) icosandrous ; leaves petio- Lobes of calyx 5, each palmately parted into 5-7 lobules. Pe- 

 late, stipulate, glabrous in the adult state, as well as the brae- tals 5. Stamens 20, of which 10 are sterile and ligulate, the 

 teas; branchlets villous. Tj . G. Native of New Holland, in other 10 fertile and equal among themselves. Style filiform, 

 Van Lewin*s Land. Petals yellowish according to the dried exserted. Stigma bearded. Ovarium 1 -celled, inclosing 5-6 



Fruit 1 -seeded. 



specimen, (f. 115.) 



Four-winged Calythrix. 



Shrub 2 to 3 ft. 



ovula, which are erect and fixed to the centre. 



Seed globose. — Australian shrubs, with the habit of Pilednihus. 



4 C. sca'bra (D. C. prod. 3. p. 208.) icosandrous ; leaves Leaves opposite, linear, somewhat triquetrous. Flowers on 



FIG. 115. 



petiolate, with 2 very short stipulas, scabrous in the adult state, 

 83 well as the bracteas ; branchlets villous. ^ . G. Native of 

 New Holland, on the eastern coast. C. glabra, Sieb. fl. nov. 

 holJ. exsic. no. 285. but not of R. Br. 



Scabrous Calythrix. Shrub 2 to 3 ft. 



5 C. ericoIdes (Cunning, in 

 Fields* new south wales, p. 350.) 

 icosandrous ; leaves scattered, 

 petiolate, stipulaceous, glabrous ; 

 stipulas deciduous ; bracteas one- 

 half shorter than the tube of the 

 calyx. 12 * G. Native of New 

 Holland, in pine ridges, at Ba- 

 thurst. 



Clt. 



Heath-lihe Calythrix. 

 1 824. Shrub 4 to 6 ft. 



Cult. The species grow well 

 in a mixture of loam, peat, and 

 sand ; and young cuttings strike 

 root readily in sand under a 



hand-glass. All the species are 

 singular. 



longish pedicels, rising from the axils of the upper leaves, dis- 

 posed in a terminal corymb. 



1 V. Fontaine'sii (D. C. prod. 3. p. 209.) calycine lobes 

 linear, ciliated ; bracteas concrete on one side, and separating 

 lengthwise on the other ; leaves acutish. Ij . G. Native of 

 New Holland, at King George's Sound. Chamelaucium plumo- 

 sum, Desf. in mem. mus. 5. p. 42. t. 4. 



Desfontatne's Verticordia. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



2 V. Brow^nii (D. C. 1. c») calycine lobes linear-subulate, 

 bearded, and ending each in an awn ; bracteoles distinct ; leaves 

 obtuse, adpressed. Tj . G. Native of New Holland. Chame- 

 laucium Brownii, Desf. in mem. mus. 5. p. 272. t. 19. 



BroTvn^s Verticordia. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Calythrix. 



IV. CHAMiELAU'CIUM (we suppose this name to be from 

 Xai/iatXcvK-Ty, an humble poplar ; but the application is unknown 

 to us). D. C. prod. 3. p. 209. — Chamelaucium, Desf. in mem. 



mus. 5. p. 39. 

 Lin. 



SYST. 



Mono 



Flower girded by 



concave bracteas before evolution, each terminating in a dorsal 

 mucrone, afterwards separating transversely. Lobes of calyx 

 5, undivided, petaloid. Petals 5. Stamens 20, of which 10 

 are sterile and ligulate, and the other 10 fertile and alternately 

 author of the botanic garden, a Poem). Rudge, in Lin. trans! shorter. Style inclosed ; stigma capitate. Ovarium 1-celled, 



inclosing 5-2 erect ovula, which are inserted in the central pla- 



Australian shrub, with the habit of Pilednthus. Leaves 



n. DARWINIA (in honour of the celebrated Dr. Darwin, 



IL p. 299. t. 22. D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. July, 1829. 



Lin. SYST. Deca-Icosdndria, Monogynia. Tube of calyx 

 adhering to the ovarium from the middle downwards, the other opposite, crowded, Hnear, triquetrous. Flowers axillary, white, 



centa. 



half membranous and deciduous, with the throat dilated ; limb 



5-cleft ; lobes roundish-cordate, concave, full of pellucid dots, 



imbricate in aestivation. Petals wanting. Stamens indefinite, 



from 10-15, inserted in the limb of the calyx, usually approxi- striated, glabrous, with the lobes roundish and ciliated. 



mating by threes; filaments very short, flat, glabrous; anthers ' ' "^' 



on short pedicels. 



1 C. CILIA TUM (Desf. 1. c. p. 40. t. 3. f. B.) Tj 

 of New Holland, at King George's Sound. Tube of calyx 



Native 



inserted by their bases. Ovarium 1-celled, 1-ovulate; ovulum 

 erect. Style tapering to the top, and bearded at the apex ; 

 stigma a pruinose dot. — Seed pentagonal, scrobiculate on the 

 outside. — Australian decumbent leafy shrubs. Leaves scattered, 

 narrow, full of pellucid dots, articulated to the branches. Flow ers 

 in terminal fascicles, red or white, interspersed with chaffy 

 leaves or bracteas. 



1 D. fascicula'ris (Rudge, in Lin. trans. 11. p. 299. t. 22.) 



leaves acerose ; receptacle chafFy ; style thrice the length of the 

 flower. ' -^ -- • '-*-' ,* .. - « . 



A sin- 



h 



Native of New Holland. Calyx red. 



2^af5c?c/^rf-flowered Darwinia. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1820. 

 Shrub decumbent. 



2 D. TAxiFoLiA (Cunning, in Fields* new south wales, p. 352.) 

 leaves acinaciform ; style shorter than the flower. Tj . G. Na- 

 tive of New Holland. Calyx white. 



Yew-leaved Darwinia. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1824. Shrub 

 decumbent. 



Ci/iaferf-calyxed Charaselaucium. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 

 Cult. For culture and propagation see Calythrix 

 gular shrub. 



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V. GENETY'LLIS (meaning unknown to us). D. C. diet, 

 class, vol. 2. and not. 1826. prod. 3. p. 209. 



Lin. SYST. Icosdndria^ Monogynia. Bracteoles 2, distmct, 

 girding the flower ; limb of calyx 5-cleft ; lobes very short, 

 obtuse, entire. Petals 5, ovate, acutish, permanent, J^^^^^^.^^f' 



Stamens 20, short; of these many are sterile and fili- 

 form, not strap-formed. Style filiform, exserted; stigma 

 bearded. Ovarium 1-celled, bearing 5-6 seeds at the base. 

 Australian shrubs, with the habit of Pi/eanMw^. Leaves crowded, 

 linear-triquetrous, full of glandular dots, but the upper or floral 

 ones are linear, flat, and rather membranous. Flowers bibrac- 

 teolate, capitate, white, sessile in the axils of the bracteas. 

 The calyx is like that of Chamcelaucium ; the style is like that 

 of Verticordia, but differs from both in the sterile stamens not 



nous. 



Cult. The species o£ Darnhiia are singular plants; their being ligula-formed, but filiform, 

 culture and propagation are the same as that recommended for 

 Calythrix. 



in. VERTICO'RDIA (meaning unknown to us). D. C. diet, 

 class, vol. ii. and not. 1826. prod. 3. p. 208.— Chamelaucium 

 species of Desf. in ann. mus. 5. p. 29. and p. 271. 



Lin. SYST. Icosdndria^ Monogynia. Flower girded by 2 



free or concrete involucrum-formed bracteas before evolution, within a 1-leaved involucrum before expansion) 



1 G. DiosMoiDEs (D.C. diss, with a figure). Tj . G. Mativeu* 

 New Holland, on the eastern coast. D. C. coll. 3. with a figure. 

 Diosma-like Genetyllis. Shrub 1 foot. 

 Cult. For culture and propagation see Calythrix^ p. 812. 



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VI. PILEA'NTHUS (from iviX^k, pHeos, a cap, and a>^«^ 

 anthos, a QowGT ; In reference to the flower, which is inclos^ 



