M. De Cannorte the Chamelauciee, the characters of which 
were we believe, very ably defined, many years ago, by 
that eminent botanist, Mr. Brown. 
The Genus of our present subject, which appears to 
have an extensive geographical range on the Australian 
continent, (the species having been observed sparingly 
scattered on all the coasts within and beyond the tropic, as 
well as in the explored tracts of the interior to the west- 
ward of the colony at Port Jackson, and one species having 
been found in Van Diemen’s Land,) was originally proposed 
by M. Lazitrarprere in his work on the plants of New 
Holland: but the description and figure there given of it, 
which appear evidently to have been taken from a dried 
specimen of the plant he had himself discovered (as he 
says) at ‘ Leeuwin’s Land’ (properly Nuyt’s Land) on the 
southern coast of Australia, are not sufficiently accurate to 
enable us to determine what the particular species may be, 
which he gathered so long back as the year 1792. Three 
species are now in cultivation in the English gardens, and 
the one now figured differs from C. glabra (to which it is 
very closely allied) in having its leaves considerably less 
crowded on the branches, which are altogether smoother, 
more slender and twiggy, and much more productive of 
flowers at the extremities. It is moreover a freer flowering 
shrub, and as it continues in that condition longer than 
C. glabra, and is readily increased by cuttings ; it has much 
to recommend itself to the choicer cultivators, of this country. 
It was originally discovered by Mr. Attan Cunninenam, 
in the hilly country around Bathurst, who introduced it in 
1823 to Kew Gardens, whence our specimens were oblig- 
ingly communicated by W. T. Arron, Esq. 
Descr. <A twiggy shrub, with glabrous stems and 
branches. Leaves scattered, lax, patent, (less so and more 
crowded in the younger branches,) tereti-filiform, acute, 
dotted, shortly petiolated. Stipules deciduous. Flowers 
axillary, mostly collected in tufts at the ends of the branches, 
white, very fragrant. Bracteas 2, erect, membranaceous, 
almost convolute, combined at the base, keeled at the back, 
about half as long as the tube of the calyx. Calyx-tube 
elongated, very narrow upwards ; segments broadly ovate, 
with very long hair-like points. Petals five, oblong, pa- 
tent, white. Stamens about twenty, inserted on the mouth 
of the calyx. Style as long as the stamens. 
PAE 3 1. Unexpanded Flower. 2. Flower. 3. Calyx and Bracteas. 4. 
weal -—magnified. 
