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interest, with the exception of T. stipulacea, paniculata, gliitl- 

 nosa, and groMciifiora, all of which bear fine showy flowers, 

 and deserve a place in a conservatory. Of the other genera, 

 Corethrostylls hracteata, Endl. a downy shrub with heart- 

 shaped leaves, is now cultivated in Baron Ilugel's garden at 

 Vienna ; it bears a profusion of graceful forked racemes of 

 crimson flowers, growing from the axils of crimson bracts, 

 and is one of the most beautiful plants of the Colony. 

 Sarotes ledifolia^^ is a stiff'-branched shrub, with very large 

 flowers apparently of a light blue, and small leaves not un- 

 like those of Ledum angustifolium, but whorled in tlirees ; 

 like the last genus it is remarkable for having a style covered 

 with clusters of long hairs, so as to look like a bottle-brush. 

 Leucothamnus montanus^^ is a large bush, of rare occur- 

 rence on the mountains, with fine campanulate white flowers, 

 at the base of which grow three leafy hispid bracts ; its 

 leaves are heart-shaped, coarsely toothed, and about the size 

 of those of Thomasia solanacea. 



Of other plants allied to Malvacece, there appears to be 

 very few. A species of Rulingia is in Mr. Drummond's 

 collection, and there are five or six fine species of Hibiscus, 

 of which H. lilacbius of the Botanical Register, tab. 2009, 

 is one of the handsomest. An Hibiscus, with peltate leaves, 

 was fonnd by Frazer growing luxuriantly on the beach ; but 

 I have seen nothing which answers to this description. 



terminalibus tomentosis apice subbifloris, calycibus ucrinque tomentosis mar- 



gine undulatis glabris, stamlnibus 5,' stylo setaceo basi piloso. 'Flowers 



very large, an incli in diameter. 



(^^) Sauotes. Calyx membranaceus pentagonus. Petala 5, cucullata. Sta- 

 mina 5, antherarum apice elongate bilobo. Ovarium 5-loculare, loculis 

 dispermis, ovulis superpositis ; stylus supra basin scopseformis. 

 Sarotes ledifolia. Folia linearia, margine revoluta, obtusa,ramul sque incana, 

 fasciculis pilorum nuUis conspicuis ; ternatim verticillata, forte stipulis in 

 folia omnino mutatis. Pedunculi stellato-tomentosi, apice pauciflori corym- 

 bosi. Flores maximi coerulescentes. 



(8(5) Leucothamnus. Calyx campanulatus, bracteis 3 foliaceis basi adnatls. 

 Petala 0. Stamina 10, alte perigyna, ad basin libera; quinque sterilibus 

 membranaceis ; antheroe fertilium cordatse, obtusse, longitudlnallter dehis- 

 centes. Ovarium conicum, fundo stamineo calycis semi-immersum, ventri- 

 cosum, 3-loculare ; ovulis cuique loculo duobus, erectis, collateralibus ; stylus 

 setaceus glaberrimus. 

 Leucothamnus viontanus. Frutex incano-tomentosus. Folia subrotundo- 

 ovata, cordata, in8equaliter dentata ; majora 3 poUices longa. Stipulse seml- 

 cordatse. Pedunculi oppositifolii, apice racemosi. Calyces unciam in dia- 

 metro metieiites, extus hirsuti, intus tomentosi, alhl, strlis 5 discoloribus. 



