49 Mr. Brown, on the Proteacee of Jussieu. 
the species, and most of them are described from specimens 
then in his Herbarium; five species are added which had alread y 
been published by the accurate Bergius; and three, P. totta, 
strobilina and parviflora, are here first met with: in his descrip- 
tion of the last, he seems to suspect it to be a male plant, which 
we now certainly know to be the case. P. glomerata is here 
again taken up; but Protea acaulis, cancellata and conocarpa 
are omitted ; and Protea conifera of the second edition of the 
Species Plantarüm is subdivided into three species, P. conifera, 
pallens and saligna. J 
In the thirteenth edition of the Systema Vegetabilium pub- 
lished in 1774, the essential character of the genus is adapted 
to its present state, and no alteration occurs among the species, 
except that P. speciosa is considered as a variety of P. Lepido- 
carpodendron. ai D'xpeitauudstiap alt. 
. From this statement it appears, that Linnzeus in his earlier 
works had not sufficient materials for obtaining an accurate no- - 
tion of this family; and hence that perpetual fluctuation of 
opinion concerning it, which has been now. pointed out, and 
may in few words be recapitulated. | HIS) tu 
1st, He gave the genus Protea the same extent which he at 
length assigned to it in the Mantisa, | | eee S 
_ 2dly, He limited it, leaving unnoticed that par to which at a 
latter period he exclusively applied the name. . | 
. Sdly, He resumed his first opinion. = =, = 
- Athly, He subdivided it into two genera, giving them the same 
names which are adopted in the present paper. . Be 
5thly, He continued the subdivision but reversed the names, 
and for a reason, as it would seem, which is now known to. be 
founded in error. i Decree E = 
