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Epacris Pungens. Rigid Epacris. 

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Oafs and Order, 

 Pentandria Monogynia. 



Generic Qjaracler. 



Cal. duplex : exterior imbricatus. Germen cinclum fqua- 

 mulis 5. Capf 5-locularis, 5-valvis : valvulis medio feptifens. 

 Sem. plurima. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



EPACRIS pungens s foliis imbricatis ovato-acuminatis rigid" 

 pungentibus, corollis infundibuliformibus : lacimis 

 mucronulatis. 



EPACRIS pungens. Cavan. Icon. v. 4. p. 26. /. 34°^ 



The fpecific chara&er of Epacris grandifiora in Willde- 

 now's Species Plantarum will equally anfwer for this fpecies, 

 which, though very like the former in the foliage, is however 

 totally different in the form of the corolla, having a tube not 

 much exceeding the limb, whereas the tube of grandifiora is 

 cylindrical, and exceeds the limb in length many times. 



Though this fpecies frequently occurs among dried fpecirnens 

 fent from New South-Wales, we have not heard of any living 

 plant in this country except the one from which our drawing 

 was made in March laft, fent us by Mr. Colville, Nurfery- 

 man, in King's-Road, Chelfea. The whole plant confifted 

 of one fimple Item, but among dried fpecirnens it ufually oc- 

 curs branched, in this ftate too the limb of the corolla is 

 perfectly white and the red colour is feen only in the tube 

 and the unopened flower-buds ; in our plant a blufh-colour 

 pervaded the whole flower, but very pale on the infide the 

 limb and much deeper in the tube and buds. . 



It is a greenhoufe fhrub, and feems equally hardy with 

 others from the neighbourhood of Port-Jackfon. Was railed 

 from feeds imported from that country, and whether it will 

 admit of being propagated in any other way we are as >e 

 uncertain. 



