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MYRTACE^. XXI. B^ckea. 



Smith, in Lin. trans. 3. p. 260. B. Chmensis, Gaertn. fruct. 1. solitary, approximate, sessile. T2 . G. Native of New Holland- 



p, 157. t. 31. Capsule 3-celled. 



Shrubby Baeckea. Fl. Sept. Dec. Clt. 1806. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 



Myrtkeea, Sieb.pl. exsic. nov. boll, no, 585. 



Diosma-leaved Bddckea. Fl. Aug. Oct. Clt. 1824. Sbrub 



2 B. PA RVULA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 229.) leaves elliptic-oblong, 1 to 2 ft. 

 obtuse, rather mucronate ; peduncles axillary, umbelliferous. 12 B. camphora'ta (R. Br. ex Sims, bot. mag. t. 2694.) quite 



r^ *, ^* Native of New Caledonia. Leptospernium parvulum, glabrous ; leaves loosely imbricated in 4 rows, obovate-lanceo- 



late, flat, dotted, finely marginate, on short petioles ; flowers axil- 

 lary, twin or solitary, pedicellate ; stamens 15. T2 • Gr, Native 

 of New Holland. * * 



Camphor-scented Baeckea. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. Shrub 



Labill. sert. caled. p. 62. t. 61. Capsule" 3-c'elled. Stamens 10, 

 Small Baeckea. Shrub 1 foot. 



3 B. viRGA TA (Andr. bot. rep. t. 598.) leaves linear-lanceo- 



T? • Gr. Native of 



late ; peduncles axillary, umbelliferous. 

 New Caledonia. Sims, bot. mag. 2127. 



Lodd. bot. cab. t. 2 to 3 ft. 



341. Colla, hort. ripul. t. 6. Leptospermum virgatum, Forst. 13 B. microphy'lla (Rudge ex Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 



gen. p. 36. 



Lin. fil. suppl. t. 343. Stamens 5-10*. 



Melaleilc 



282.) leaves triquetrous, short, obtuse, glabrous, imbricated; 

 flowers axillary, solitary, sessile ; tube of calyx 5-furrowed ; 



Twiggy Baeckea. Fl . Aug. Oct. Clt. 1806. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. calycine segments ciliated and membranous. I2 • G- Native of 

 4 B. piNiFoiiA ^(D. C. 1. c.) jeaves long, linear, acuminated, New Holland, on the eastern coast. Imbricaria ciliata. Smith in 



Lin. trans. 3. p. 176. and therefore Escallonia ciliata, Roem. et 

 Schultes. Stereoxylum ciliatum, Poir. Jungia tenella, Gaertn. 

 Stamens 5. 



nerveless ; peduncles axillary, 3-flowered, longer than the leaves. 

 ^2' G. Native of New Caledonia. Leptospermum pinifolium, 

 Labill. sert. caled. p. 63. t. 62. Stamens 10. Capsule 3-celled. 

 Pine-leaved Baeckea. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



Small-leaved Baeckea. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



5 B. LINIFOUA (Rudge, in Lin. trans. 8. p. 297. t. 12.) leaves 14 B. brevif6lia(D. C. prod. 3. p. 230.) leaves triquetrous, 



linear, long, mucronate; pedicels short, axillary, 1-flowered. 

 h • G. Native of New Holland, about Port Jackson. B. tri- 

 cbophylla, Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 280. Leaves 6-8 lines 



long, distant. 



Flax-leaved Baeckea. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. Shrub 2 



9 — _ _ 



under the flower. 



very short, obtuse, glabrous, imbricated in 4 rows ; flowers axil- 

 lary, solitary, on very short pedicels ; tube of calyx turbinate ; 

 calycine lobes glabrous, acute. Tj . G. Native of New Hol- 

 land. Leptospermum brevifolium, Rudge in Lin. trans. 8. p. 



299. t. 14. Bae'ckea carnosula, Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 



278. 



r 



Short-leaved Baeckea. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 

 15 B. micra^'ntha (D. C. prod. 3. p. 230.) leaves obovatc, 

 triquetrous, glabrous, imbricated in 4 rows ; flowers axillary, 

 Native of New Holland. The 2 solitary, sessile. \ . G. Native of New Holland. A much 



to 3 feet. 



6 B. piFFU sa (Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holK no. 276.) leaves 

 linear, ciliately crenulatcd, nerveless, acutish ; pedicels axillary, 

 1-flowered, about the length of the leaves, with 2 bracteoles 



^. G. 



bracteolesare just under the flower-bud at first, but at last in 

 the middle of the peduncle, in consequence of its elongation. 

 Segments of calyx obtuse, and ciliately crenulated. 



Var.p, striata (D. C. prod. 3. p. 230.) leaves striated lensth- 

 wise. ^ 



species. Habit stiffer. 



Diffuse Baeckea. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



branched shrub. 



Small-flowered Baeckea. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



16 B. crenula'ta (D. C. 1. c.) leaves obovate-cuneiform, 

 ^JJ. U. prod. 3. p. 230.) leaves striated length- crenulated upwards ; flowers axillary, solitary, sessile ; calycine 

 Native of New Holland. Perhaps a proper lobes roundish, denticulated. Tj . G. Native of New Holland ? 



Imbricaria crenulata, Smith in Lin. trans. 3. p. 259. Jungia im- 

 ^ , bricata, Gaertn. fruct. 1. p. 175. t. 35. Mollia imbricata, Gmel. 



. 7 B. DENsiFOLiA (Smith m Lin. trans. 3. p. 260.) leaves linear- syst. p. 420. Stereoxylum crenul^tum, Poir, Escallonia cre- 

 subulate, acerose, crowded on the branches, quadrifariously im- nulata, Roem. et Schultes. Stamens 5. 



CrenulatedAeaved Baeckea. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



17 B. obova'ta (D. C. L c.) leaves obovate, entire, glabrous, 

 spreading ; pedicels axillary, rather longer than the leaves, bear- 

 ing 2-3 sessile flowers in an umbel at the top. ^ . G. Native 

 of New Holland, at King George's Sound, 



Obovate-lesiveA Baeckea. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



18 B. DiosMoiDEs (Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 277.) leaves 

 ovate, acute, erect, rather concave, and somewhat imbricated ; 

 flowers axillary, solitary, sessile ; lobes of calyx ovate, membra- 

 nous, somewhat denticulated at the apex. Tj . G. Native of 

 New Holland. 



bricated, each terminated by a short, somewhat deflexed deci- 

 duous mucrone. Tj . G. Native of New Holland. B^'ckea 

 fasciculita, Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 260. Leaves 2-3 lines 



long. Calyx not ciliated. 



Dense-leaved Baeckea. Fl. Aug. Oct. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



8 B. gra^cilis (Cunningh. in Field's new south wales, p. 349.) 

 leaves linear, obtuse, imbricated in 4 rows ; stem branched, 

 erectish; flowers capitate, terminal, and lateral, fj . G. Native 

 of New Holland, in arid rocky situations. A slender shrubby 

 plant. 



Slender Baeckea. Clt. 1826. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



oAa ?' ^ VT'''^l'''', (9"""*"g^- '" P^^^^'s new south wales, p. Diosma-like B^ckea. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



84y.) much branched, diffuse; leaves lanceolate-linear, acutish, 



spreading, with scabrous margins; teeth of calyx coloured, 

 ciliated ; flowers solitary, axillary, pedunculate, bibracteate. 

 ^ . G. Native of New Holland, on the Blue Mountains. 



Much 



Clt. 1824. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



10 B. pulciie'lla (DC. prod. S. p. 230.) leaves linear, for FaftHcia, see p. 827. 

 acute, crowded in the axils and on the branchlets ; pedicels axil- 



19 B. SAxicoLA (Cunningh. mss.) ^. G. Native of New 

 Holland. This species is not described. 



Rock Baeckea. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



Cult. All the species of Bcechca are delicate little shrubs. 

 Their culture and propagation are the same as that recommended 



Native 



l^ry, 1-flowered, bractless, length of the leaves. \i 



of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Leaves crowded, spread- 

 ing. Flowers innumerable. 



Tribe III. 



Neat 



Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



MY'RTE^ (plants agreeing with Myrtus in important cha- 

 ,, ,^ _ . /^ J • T- « racters). D. C. diet, class, vol. xi. and note, 1826. prod. S. ?• 



Wes obw"" rX ^^^^^^^ P- ^^'y^ ^-5--l-f^- Petals 4-5. Stamens free. Fruit 



catrand^a^^^^^^^^ keeled^^ acute, crowded, imbri- fleshy, many-celled.-Trees and shrubs, for the most prt 



cate, and are, as well as the calyxes, ciliated ; flowers axillary, natives within the tropics, and a very few of New Holland. 



