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MYRTACEyE. XVIII. Leptospermum. 



7 L. trine'rve (White, journ. 229. with a figure) leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, 3-nerved ; calyx clothed with adpressed silky 

 villi ; calycine teeth foliaceous, permanent. Tj . G- Native of 

 New Holland. Leptospernium lanigerum, var. Smith, in Lin. 

 trans, 3. p. 263. Willd. spec. 2. p. 949. Flowers white. 



Three-nervedAesived Leptospermum. Shrub 4 to 6 ft. 



8 L. scopa'rium (Smith, in Lin. trans. 3. p. 262.) leaves ovate, 

 mucronate, obsoletely 3-nerved ; calyxes glabrous ; calycine teeth 

 membranous, coloured. ^2 • ^" Native of New Zealand and New 

 Holland, on the sea-shore. Andr. bot. rep.622. Philadelphus sco- 2 on a short silky peduncle. Perhaps L. glomeratumj^Nendl. 



obovate-oblong, 3-nerved, dotted, rather pubescent while young; 

 calyxes clothed with silky villi ; with the lobes membranous, 

 coloured, and pubescent. Tj . G. Native of New Holland. 

 Flowers solitary, sessile, yellowish when in a dry state. 



Myrtle-leaved Leptospermum. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 



14 L. ATTENUA^TUM (Smith, in Lin. trans. 3. p. 262.) leaves 



linear -lanceolate, acute, 3-nerved; calyx clothed with silky villi; 



with the teeth membranous, coloured, and nearly glabrous. 



Tj . G. Native of New Holland. Flowers for the most part 



pkrius. Ait. hort. kew. ed. 1. vol. 2. p. 156. Melaleuca scoparia, 

 Wendl. sert. bann. p. 25. t. 15. Flowers white. The leaves of 

 this species were used by Captain Cook's ships' crews as tea, 

 wbence they named it the tea-plant. They have a very agree- Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 



in flor. 1819. p. 678. and Z. resimferum, Bertol. amoen. p. 28. 

 differs from the present plant. Flowers white. 



Attenuated-leaved Leptospermum. Fl. May, Jul. Clt. 1795. 



able bitter flavour, with a pleasant smell when fresh, but lose 



15 L. MULTiFLORUM (Cav. icon. 4. p. 17. t. 331. f. 1.) leaves 



something of both when dry. A strong infusion of them proved linear, attenuated, acuminated, 1 -nerved, dotless ; calyxes gla- 

 emetic to some, in the same manner as green tea. They were brous, with the lobes deciduous. T? . G. Native of New Hol- 

 also used with spruce leaves in equal quantity to correct their land. Flowers white. 



astringency, in brewing beer from them, and they rendered the 

 beer exceedingly palateable. 



Many-Jlowered Leptospermum. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



16 L. thymif6lium (Cunningh. in Field's new south wales, 



Var. a, Unifdlium (D. C. prod. 3. p. 227.) leaves lanceolate. p. 349.) rather villous ; leaves oval, obtuse, flattish ; flowers 

 Tj . G. Native of New Zealand. L. scoparium, Forst. gen. axillary, solitary, or twin ; segments of the calyx deciduous. 



36. trav. 1.' t. 22. Melaleuca scop'^ria diosmatifolia, Wendl. 

 1. c. f. 1. L. squarr6sum, Gsertn. fruct. 1. p. 174. 



Var. /3, myrtifdlium (D. C. 1. c.) leaves ovate-elliptic. "^ . G. 

 Native of New Holland. Wendl. 1. c. f. 2. Philadelphus flo- 

 ribundus, Roem. et Ust. mag. 7. t. 2. 



Var. y, ruhricdule (D. C. prod. 3. p. 227.) leaves flattish, 

 hardly 3-nerved. I2 • Gr. R. rubricaule. Link, enum. 2. p. 25. 



Tj. G. 



Native of New Holland, growing in swampy forest 



Broom Leptospermum or New Zealand T 

 Clt. 1772. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



Fl. June, July. 



9 L. flave'scens (Smith, 1. c. Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. 

 p. 181.) leaves linear-lanceolate, obtuse, 1-nerved, dotted; 

 calyxes glabrous ; calycine teeth membranous, at length deci- 

 duous. Pj • ^» Native of New Holland. L. thea, Willd. L. 

 flavescens, Willd. spec. 2. p. 949. Hook, bot. mag. 2695. 

 Melaleuca thea, Wendl. sert. hann. 1. p. 24. t. 14. L. polyga- 

 laef olium, Salisb. prod. p. 3. Flowers white, but yellowish in 

 a dried state. Wendlend says the leaves are 3-nerved, and in 

 tbe Hortvis Kewensis they are said to be nerveless, but in the spe- 

 cimens examined they are 1-nerved, as in the figure of Wendland. 



Yellowish Leptospermum. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1788. Sh. 

 4 to 6 feet. 



10 L. GNiDiiEFbLiUM (D. C prod. 3. p. 228.) leaves linear- 

 lanceolate, acutish, 3-nerved, dotless ; calyxes covered with 

 silky villi ; calycine teeth smoothish, and coloured a little. 



^ .G. Native of New Holland. L. pendulum, Sieb. Flowers 

 white. 



Gnidia-leaved Leptospermum. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



11 L. porophy'llum (Cav. icon. 4. p. 17. t. 330. f, 2.) leaves 

 oblanceolate, acutish, 1-nerved, densely dotted, glabrous; calyxes 

 silky, with the teeth acute. T2 . G. Native of New Holland. 

 In the figure of this plant, given by Cavanilles, the teeth of the 

 calyx are deciduous, and the pubescence of the calyx is not taken celled. Tj . G. 

 any notice of, but it is probably the same. Flowers white. 



Porous-leaved Leptospermum. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1800. 

 Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 



12 L. PARviF^LiUM (Smith, in Lin. trans. 3. p. 263.) leaves 



land on the Macquarie River. 



Thyme-leaved Leptospermum. Clt. 1824. Shrub. 



17 L. MULTICAU LE (Cuuniug. 1. c.) silky ; leaves oval, or ovate- 

 lanceolate ; teeth of calyx coloured. ^. G. Native of New 

 Holland, in barren bushy hills, near Bathurst. 



Many-stemmed Leptospermum. Clt. ? Shrub. 



18 L. obli'quum (Coll. hort. ripul. append. 2. p. 351.) leaves 

 oblique, sessile, linear-lanceolate, attenuated at the base, and 

 mucronate at the apex, dotted, pale beneath; stem reddish, 

 branched. T2 . G. Native of New Holland. Nearly allied to 

 L. multiflorum. Flowers white. 



Oblique -\ed^\ed Leptospermum. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1800. 



Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



19 L. junipe'rinum (Smith, in Lin. trans. 3. p. 263.) leaves 

 linear-lanceolate, pungent, 1-nerved, silky while young as well 

 as the branchlets ; calvx glabrous, with membranous, coloured 

 teeth. Tj . G. Native of New Holland. Vent. malm. t. 89. 

 L. recurvif olium, Salisb. prod. p. 350. Melaleuca tenuif oha, 

 Wendl. obs. p. 50. ex Willd. Flowers white. 



Juniper-like Leptospermum. Fl. June, July. Clt. 17 JO. 

 Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



20 L. bacca'tum (Smith, 1. c.) leaves linear-lanceolate, pun- 

 gent, 1-nerved, but 3-nerved at the very base ; branches hairy; 

 calyxes glabrous : with coloured, pubescent teeth ; capsule bac- 

 cate, b . G. Native of New Holland. L. juniperifolmni, 



Shrub 



Cav. icon. 4. p. 18. t. 331. f. 2. Flowers white. 



Berry-^xmied Leptospermum. Fl. July. Clt. 1790. 

 4 to 5 feet. 



21 L. ARACHNoiuEUM (Smith, 1. c.) leaves subulate, pungent; 

 branchlets hairy ; tube and teeth of calyx villous ; capsule 0- 



Native of New Holland. L. arachnoides, 

 Gffirtn. fruct. 1. p. 174. t. 55. f. 3. Lam. diet. 3. p- 466. Me- 

 laletica arachnoidea, Raeusch. Flowers white. , 



Cobwehbed Leptospermum. Fl. May, Jul, Clt. 1795. ^n. 

 2 to 3 feet. 



oblong-obovate, nerveless, dotted, glabrous; calyxes villous, „ ^--, 



with the teeth membranous and coloured. Tj . G. Native of gent, dotted, ciliated ; \alyx clothed witV silky villi, l^^^^^J^^ 



New Holland. L. eriocalyx, Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. hoU. no. 313. 

 Branches villous when young, but at length becoming glabrous. 

 Leaves 2 lines long. Flowers white. 



Small-leaved Leptospermum. Fl. June, July, Clt. 1789. 

 Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



13 L. MYKTiFoLiDM (Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. hoU. no. 314,) leaves 



1 



22 L. TRiLOcuLA^RE (Vent. malm. t. 84.) leaves linear, pun 



tube and teeth ; capsule 3-5-celled ; stamens 15. f2 . vj- 

 tive of New Holland. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 791. Bracteas gem- 

 raaceous, permanent, glabrous. Leaves usually t**^^*^ , .^ 

 liquely, 1 -nerved, hardly 3-nerved at the base. Flovvers whue. 



Three-celled-frahed Leptospermum. Fl. June, July. 

 1800. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



