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* ANlGOZANTHUSManglesii, var. angustitblia. 

 Narrow-leaved Manglesian Anigozanthus. 



HEXANDRIA MONOGYKIA. 



Nat. nrd. H^modorace^e. 



ANIGOZANTHUS, Labill. Perianlhium superum, coloratum, tubu- 

 losum, laiiatum pilis rainulosis, limbo 6-fido, laciniis subsequalibus sursilm se- 

 cundis ; tardiils deciduum. Stamina 6, fauce inserta, adscendentia. Antheree 

 erectae. Ovarium triloculare, loculis polyspermia. Stylus filiformis, deciduus. 

 Stigma simplex. Capsula trilocularis, apice deliiscens. Semina numerosa. 

 Yieihx perennes. KsiAix fasciculato-Jibrosa, Jibris crassis. Caulis in- 

 teger V. superne divisus. Folia ensiformia, aversa, basibus semivaginantibus. 

 Flores suhcorymbosi, e spicis brevibus, bracteis suboppositifioris. R. Br. 

 prodr. 157. 



A. Manglesii ; foliis sparse ciliatis acutissimis, caule lanato, racemo simplicii 

 paucifloro, perianthio subti'is fisso limbo revoluto unilaterali, antlieris muticis. 

 A. Maiiglesii. D. Don in Sweet's Flower Garden, n. s. 3. 265. 

 Var. ungustifolia ; foliis linearibus acuminatissimis. 



Pili omnes plumosi, marginibus foliorum rari, sparsi, caule perianthio- 

 qve densissime intertexti, lanam tacta subasperam constiiiientes. Perian- 

 lhium aut virens unicolor, aut basi rufoaiirantiacum, liinbo aquali sexden- 

 tato replicato, tubo nd basin usque subtus Jisso,intus glabrum, nisi in fundo 

 ubi papillis horret numerosissimis carnosis apice pilosis. Ovarium oblongwn, 

 om7iinb inferu7n 3-loculare ; ov\\\s. placentce centrali adharenlia, numerosis- 

 sima in apice fmiiculi dolabriformis verticalis inversa, foramine basin 

 ovarii spectante. 



A very distinct variety of the beautiful A. Manglesii, ob- 

 tained like its prototype from Swan River by Mr. Mangles, 

 through the good offices of Sir James Stirling. It differs 

 from the broad-leaved form of the species in having very 

 narrow leaves, and somewhat smaller flowers which are 



* From ftWiTxw I raise up, and ardos afiower ; but with what application' 

 is not evident. 



