374 HARVEY ON A NEW GENUS OF PROTEACEÆ, 
Frutex. Rami adulti glabri, corrugati, cylindrici, flexuosi; — 
juniores minutissime appresse pubescentes. Folia alterna, - 
lanceolata, acuta, basi secus petiolum attenuata, 3-4 uncias 
longa, subfalcata, verticalia, patentia, glaberrmia, nitentia, 
minutissime punctata, uninervia, venis reticulatis, anasto- 
mosantibus.  Pefioli plano-compressi, supra minutissime 
pubescentes. Spice terminales, subsessiles, 3-4 uncias - 
longæ, involucro nullo suffultæ. Flores sessiles, numero- 
sissimi, sparsim in rachi sulcato inserti, spiraliter quadri- 
farii, approximati, quisque bractea squamæformi minuta 
subtensus. Alabastri (tantum visi) appressæ, pubescentes, 
patentes, sursum leviter curvati, 3 lineas longi, clavati, 
Stamina ad apicem laciniarum inserta ; filamenta brevia; 
antheræ oblongæ. Ovarium ovatum, sessile, lana longa 
sericea vestitum, uniovulatum.  Stylis filiformis, longus. 
Squame hypogyne 4, deltoideæ, acuminate, glabre. Nus 
capillis lutescentibus densissimis barbata, stylo persis- 
- tente rufo nitido glabro caudata. Semen..+-? | — 
From the above generic character it will at once. be seen 
that Faurea is mainly distinguished from Protea by. 
inflorescence; but this is accompanied by so great a 
rence in habit, and affords, throughout the order, si 
important guide to affinity, that it will be allowed ! 
the present case, of generic importance. In Profe 
well known, the flowers are aggregated in Ber. 
surrounded by an Loariad involucre composed 
per di cot re ce d 
m the bearded nut, tipped with its permanent style, ; 
- close resemblance to Protea. From all the other 
genera, the differences, independently of inflc 
more marked. In no other genus is the style. i 
The nearest npproarh i in inflorescence occurs in Mus 
