1363 



BANKSU* littoralis. 

 Shore Ba7iksm. 



TETRANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



Nat. ord. Proteace/e Jussien. {Introduction to the natural system of 

 botany, p. 68.) 



BANKSIA.—Supn), vol 16. /o/. 1316. 



B. littoralis; foliis elongato-linearibus spinuloso-dentatis basi attenuatis 



subti!ls aveniis, perianthiis deciduis, folliculis compressis bracteisque 



strobili apice tomentosis, caule arboreo, ramulis tomentosis. — Broivn in 



Linn, trans. 10. p. 204. Prodr. 392. Romer et Schultes, 3. 438. 



Frutex i?i horto orgyalis, ramulis gracilibus purpureo-cinereis villosis. 



Folia linearia, in petiolo attenuata, apice truncata, spinuloso-dentata 



prcesertim ultra medium, suprd subtilissime pubescentia, subtils albo-lanata, 



avenia, costd denudatd. Amentum cylindraceum, calycibus rufis bracteisque 



sericeis, stylis rigidis, purpureis. 



i 



A native of the southern part of New Holland, where it 

 was found by Mr. Brown without flowers. It is now not 

 uncommon in our conservatories, but rarely flowers. Our 

 drawing was made in the conservatory of his Grace the 

 Duke of Northumberland, at Syon, in March last. 



If we can judge from our wild New Holland specimens, 

 the species is subject to variation in the denticulations of 

 the leaves. We have what appears to be identical with 

 this, with some leaves altogether entire, and the remainder 

 very slightly toothed. 



A shrub, growing as high as a man in our conservatories, 

 with slender purple-gray villous branches. Leaves long, 

 linear, tapering to the petiole, truncate, spinous-toothed, 



* See fol. 1316. 

 VOL. XVI. K 



