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ISOPOGON SCABER. RoUGH-LEAVED 

 ISOPOGON. 



Class and Order. 

 Tetrandria Monogynia. 



( Nat. Ord. — Proteacejj. ) 



Generic Character. 



Perianthium quadrifidum, tubo gracili diutius persis- 

 tente. Squamce nullae hypogynae. Stylus totus deciduus. 

 Stigma fusiforme v. cylindraceum. Nux sessilis, ventricosa, 

 undique comosa. — Frutices rigidi. Folia glabra, plana, v. 

 jiliformia, divisa v. integerrima. Capitula terminalia, raro 

 axillaria. Flores modo densissime imbricati, strobilo globoso; 

 rnodo fastigiati, receptaculo communi planiusculo subinvo- 

 lucrato, paleis deciduis, congestis. Br. 



Specific Character and Synonym. 



Isopogon scaber; ram u lis pubescenti-tomentosis junioribus 

 saepe etiam hirsutis, ioliis linearibus canaliculars ru- 

 goso-scabris superne subbiternatim divisis laciniis sur- 

 sum di\atatis integris vel trifidis mucrouatis, strobilis 

 terminalibussessilibus solitariis sphaericis, squamisova- 

 tis acutis imbricatis sphacelatis surnmis linearibus, 

 stigmate elongato articulato articulo superiore hirsuto, 

 paleis hirsutissimis. 



(3) strobilis axillaribus aggregatis. 



Isopogon scaber. Lindl. Sw. Riv. Bot. p. xxiv. 



This is another of the many Swan River novelties for 

 which our greenhouses are indebted to the researches ot 

 Mr. James Drummond. Seeds were sent by him to the 

 Royal Botanic Gardens, and the plants bore their hand- 

 some flowers in April, 1843. Of the Genus Isopogon, 



twelve 



