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MYRTACE^. VL Pileanthus. VII. Astartea. VIIT. Tristania. IX. Beaufortia. 



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lioU. 2. p. 11. U 149. Juss. ann. mus. 19. p. 432. D. C. prod, inclosed. 



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LlN. SYST. 



Seeds wingless. 



Australian 8hrul3S, with lanceolate 



Monogy 



Flowers inclosed in a 



1-leaved involucrum before evolution, which is closed on all 

 sides, but at length is circumcised at the base, and falls off in 

 one piece, leaving a campanulate base. Ximb of calyx 10- 

 parted ; lobes roundish. Petals 5, Stamens 20, all fertile ; 

 filaments free, some simple and others bifurcate at the apex ; 

 the anthers are therefore of 2 approximate or of 2 separated 

 cells. Ovarium 1 -celled, 5-6.ovulate ; the ovulas erect, and 

 fixed to the base of the fruit. Stigma obtuse. Mature fruit 

 unknown. — An Australian shrub, with the leaves and branches 

 opposite. Flowers axillary, nearly terminal, ' white, on short 

 pedicels. 



1 P. LimaVis (Labill. 1. c). Pj . G. Native of New Hol- 

 land, in Van Lewin's Land. Desf. ann. mus. 5. t. 3. f. A, 

 Leaves terete, and rather clavate, crowded at the tops of the 

 branches. Lobes of calyx white. 

 LimaxAike Pileanthus. Shrub 2 to 3 feet 

 Cult. For culture and propagation see Calylhrix, p. 812. 



leaves and pedunculate sub-corymbs of flowers. 



1 T. neriifolia (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves opposite, lanceolate, 

 glaucescent beneath ; bundles of stamens triandrous or pentan- 

 drous. b • G. Native of New South Wales. 



Bonpl. 



nav. 



t. 3. Rchb. gart. mag. 1. t. 17. Melaleuca neriifolia, Sims, 

 bot. mag. t. 1058. Melaleiica salicifolia, Andr. hot. rep, 485. 

 In each branch of the corymb there are 3 pedicellate flowers, 

 one of which is quadrifid, and the other 2 quinquefid. Petals and 



stamens yellow. 



Oleander 'leaved Tristania. 

 10 to 30 feet. 



FI. June, Sept. Clt. iSOk Tr. 



2 T. lau'rina (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves alternate, cuneate-lanceo- 



late ; branchlcts and calyxes pubescent; capsules half superior. 



^2 . G. Native of New South Wales. Sieb. nov. hoU. exsic. 



Melaleixca laurina. Smith, in Lin, trans. 3. p. 275. 



Habit almost of 



no. 220. 



Teeth of calyx shorter than the capsule. 

 D/tphne Laureola. Flowers yellow. 



Laurel'hke Tristania. Shrub 5 to 10 feet. 



3 T. PERsiciFoLiA (Cunningh. in Fields' new south wales, p. 



Tribe II. 



350.) leaves opposite, lanceolate, attenuated, acute, smooth, 



glaucous beneath, with undulately crenated or quite entire mar- 



LEPTOSPE'RMEjE (plants agreeing with Leptosperinum in gins ; calycine segments ovate, acute. ^ . G. Native of New 



important characters). D. C. diet, class, vol. ii. and not. 1826. 

 prod. 3. p. 209. Lobes of calyx 4-5 (f. 116. 6. f. 117. b.). 



Holland, in ravines in spring wood. Allied to T. neriifolia. 

 Peach-leaved Tristania. Shrub 12 to 16 feet. 



Petals 4-5. Stamens free (f. 119. e.) or polyadelphous (f. 1 17. 5. j. 4 T. confe'rta (R. Br. he.) leaves alternate, lanceolate- 



Fruit dry, many-celled. Seeds exarillate and exalbuminous. — eUiptic, acute, those at the tops of the branches crowded ; seg- 

 ments of calyx acute, foliaceous. T2 . G. Native of New South 

 Wales. Leaves almost of Piliosporum* 



Shrubs and trees, all natives of New Holland, with the exception 

 of a few from the neighbouring regions. Leaves opposite or 

 alternate, usually full of pellucid dots. Inflorescence variable : 

 sometimes cymose and centrifugal, with pedicellate flowers (f. 

 118.); sometimes spicate and centripetal, with sessile flowers leaves alternate, elliptic ; calyx somewhat hemispherical, with a 



CroWerf-leaved Tristania. Fl, Jul, Sep. Clt. 1805. Sh.4to6ft. 

 5 T. suAVE^oLENs (Smith, in Rees' cycL vol. SQ. no. 2.) 



rv flowers. Habit of Bceckea. but differs from it in the 



i (f. 116. f. 1 17.), which are as if they were somewhat immersed 

 in hollows in the branches ; but are sometimes produced in leafy 

 spikes at the tops of the branches. 



SuBTRiBE I. MELALEu^cEiE (plants agreeing w^ith Melaleuca 

 in the stamens being polyadelphous). D. C. prod. 3. p. 210. 



Stamens polyadelphous (f. 116. c. f. 117. e,). 



VII. ASTA'RTEA (a mythological name; Astarte, inSyriac, 

 Venus). D. C. diet, class, vol. 2. and not. 1826. p. 210. 



Lin. SYST. Polyadelphiaj Polydndria. Tube of calyx he- 

 mispherical ; limb 5-parted ; lobes semi-orbicular. Petals 5. 

 Bundles of stamens alternating with the petals, and shorter than 

 them. Style short; stigma capitate. Capsule half adhering 

 to the calyx, 3-celled, 3-valved, many-seeded. — An Australian 

 shrub, with opposite, linear, fleshy leaves, which, when young, 

 are disposed in axillary fascicles; and pedicellate, solitary, axil- 

 la 



stamens being polyadelphous, and from Melaleuca in the bundles 

 of the stamens being alternate with the petals, not opposite to 

 them, and in the flowers being pedicellate, not adnate to the 



branches. 



1 A. FAScicuLA^Ris (D. C prod. 3. p. 210.). ^7. G. Native 

 of Van Dieman's Land. Melaleuca fascicularis, Labill. nov. 



holl. 2. p. 29. t. 170. 



Fascicled-leaved Astartea. Shrub 6 to 9 feet 



Cult. For culture and propagation, see Cdlythrix,}^. 812. 



VIII. TRISTA'NIA {rpeig, treis, three, and trrau}, staa, to 

 stand ; disposition of flowers and leaves). R. Br. in Ait. hort. 

 kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 417. but not of Poir. D. C. prod. 3. 



p. 210. 



Lin. SYST. Polyadelphiaj Poly6ndria. Calyx 5-cleft, per- 

 manent ; tube turbinate. Petals 5* Bundles of stamens 5, 

 opposite the petals, and hardly longer than them. Anthers in- 

 cumbent. Capsule S-celled, many-seeded, half exserted, or 



repand margin. T2 • G^. Native of New Holland, at Endeavour 

 River. Melaleuca suaveolens, Gaertn. fruct. 1. p. 173. t. 35. 

 Smith, in Rees'cycl. 23. no. 4. Flowers yellow. Calyx villous. 

 Sweet-scented Tristania. Tree. 



6 T. a'lbens (Link, et Ott. in hort. berol. ex D. C. prod. 3. 

 p. 210.) leaves elliptic, ciliated, rather hairy on the nerves on 

 both surfaces. Fj . G. Native of New Holland ? 



Whitish Tristania. Tree. 



7 T. depre'ssa (Lodd. cat. ex Link. enum. 2. p. 273.). Pj • G. 

 Native of New Holland. This species is not described. 



Depressed Tristania. Clt. 1820. Shrub. 



Cult. Tristania is a genus of fine-leaved trees or shrubs. 

 The species grow well in an equal mixture of peat, loam, and 

 sand; and cuttings, not too ripe, strike root readily if planted 

 in a pot of sand, and placed under a hand or bell-glass. 



IX. BEAUFO'RTIA (so named in compliment to Mary 

 Duchess of Beaufort, a botanical patroness). R, Br. in Ait. 

 hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 418. D.C. prod. 3. p. 41 1. 



Lin. SYST. Polyadelphia Polydndria. Tube of calyx tur- 

 binate ; limb 5-parted ; lobes acute. Petals 5. Bundles of 

 stamens 5, opposite the petals. Anthers inserted by the base, 

 bifid at the apex ; lobes deciduous. Style filiform. Capsule 

 corticate, incrusted to the tube of the calyx, 3-celled ; cells 1- 

 seeded. — Elegant Australian shrubs, with sessile, opposite, or 

 scattered leaves, and scarlet flowers. 



1 B. decussaVa (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves opposite, decussate, 

 ovate, or oval, many-nerved ; bundles of stamens on very long 

 claws ; filaments radiating. Ij . G. Native of New Holland, 

 on the south-west coast. Ker. bot. reg. t. 18. Sims, bot. mag. 

 1733. Colla, hort. ripul. p. ZO. t. 22. Flowers scarlet. Styles 

 usually flexuous. 



DecussateAe^vedi Beaufortia. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1800, 

 Shrub 3 to 10 feet. 



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