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Persoonia Linearis. Linear-Leaved 

 Persoonia. 



C/i2/> j»^ Order. 

 Tetrandria Monogynia. 



Generic Cbaratler. 



Cat. o. Petala quatuor, bafin verfus ftaminifera. Glandule 

 4 ad bafin germinis. Stigma obtufum. Drupa monofperma. 

 Smith in Aft. Soc. Lin. v. 4. p. 215. 



Spec if c Char ail er and Synonyms. 



PERSOONIA linearis ,• foliis linearibus. 

 PERSOONIA linearis. Bot. Rep. 77. 

 PERSOONIA anguftifolia. Bank/. Herb. 



This genus was named by Dr. Smith, in honour of Mr. 

 Chistian Henry Persoon, author of feveral T rafts upon 

 Fungi. Is a native of New South-Wales, in the neighbour- 

 hood of Port Jackfon. A hardy greenhoufe fhrub, propagated 

 either by cuttings or feeds which it produces freely with us. 

 Flowers the latter-end of Summer, 



Introduced by the late J. Robertson, Efq. of Stockwell, 

 who was fo much attached to the fcience of Botany as to 

 intend leaving his garden for the ufe of the public ; but 

 through fome informality in the inftrument, the will was fet 

 afide, and his intention of courfe fruftrated. 



