Tas. 5943, 
MACROZAMIA CORALLIPES, 
Native of New South Wales. 
Nat. Ord. CrcapEa. 
Genus Macrozamia, Miquel ; (Prod. Syst. Cycad., p. 8 & 18). 
Macrozamta corallipes ; caule subspherico, foliis suberectis tortis rigidis 
linearibus pinnatis, petiolo inermi compresso, pinnis strictis distan- 
tibus erecto-patentibus anguste lineari-lanceolatis acuminatis integer- 
rimis luride viridibus in petiolulum brevem basi tumidum corallinum 
angustatis, strobilis glaucis, masculo cylindraceo 6-8-pollicari, squamis 
rhombeis basilaribus muticis mediis mucronatis superioribus cal- 
care suberecto rigido ornatis, pollinis loculis globosis perplurimis 
superficem totam inferiorem squame cuneiformis tegentibus, strobil 
femineo fructifero pedunculo breviore crassiore: late ovoideo 4—5 poll, 
longo, squamis: pedicellatis vertice incrassato et dilatato 14 poll. lato, 
inferiorum in apicibus acutis, superiorum longe acuminatis, summorum _ 
in calcar erectum productis, seminibus globosis rubro-aurantiacis, 
It has rarely been the good fortune of the Editor of the 
Botanical Magazine, to be enabled to represent a new and 
remarkable Cycadeous plant in both flowering and fruiting 
condition ; such, however, is now the case, thanks to Mr. 
Bull, F.L.8., who imported the subject of the accompanying 
plate from New South Wales, and brought two specimens of 
it to such high condition that both male and female cones 
were produced during the present year, and within a few 
weeks of one another. Unfortunately the male cones ripened 
so long before the female were in good condition, that ferti- — 
lization was not possible by these. Mr. Bull has, however, 
used the pollen of Macrozamia spiralis for this purpose, and — 
fully formed seeds have been produced, but it remains to be — 
seen whether these contain an embryo, or only albumen; it _ 
being a well-known fact that Cycadee freely form, without __ 
fecundation, seeds which are to all appearance perfect, but 
JANUARY Ist, 1872. 
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