APPENDIX. IX 



Drnmmond occur a few twio'sof a plant witli narrow lancco- 

 iate leaves, and cone-like spikes of yellow (?) flowers, which 

 bears to Melaleuca the same relation as Beaiifortia to Calo- 

 thammis ; that is to say, it differs in having- the fruit only 

 three-seeded instead of many-seeded ; to this plant, which is 

 more curious than beautiful, the name of Conothamnus tri- 

 7iervis'^'^ may be given. Of the splendid genus Calothamnus 

 there are four species ; of which C sanguinea, Lab., and C. 

 eriocarpa^^ are remarkable for the abortion of a part of their 

 stamens, and the combination of the remainder into an irre- 

 gular sheath slit on one side ; C. purpurea, Endl., rivals the 

 crimson Callistemons in appearance; while the C. lateralis'^^ 

 has long terete leaves and rows of flowers, so imbedded in 

 long lines on one side of the branches, that only the tips of 

 the calyx and the long blood-red stamens can be seen beyond 

 the bark in which the inflorescence takes its rise ; in this 

 case the inflorescence is so peculiar as to deserve to become 

 the subject of special enquiry. To these forms have to be 

 added some shrubs which constitute a group not perhaps 

 distinct from Beaufortia,'^^ but distinguished from that genus, 

 as represented by B. decussata, by their capitate inflorescence, 

 and by having the dehiscence of their anthers lateral rather 

 than vertical. Of these bushes, all of which are extremely 



C^") Conothamnus. Calyx 5-dentatus. Petala 5. Staminum phalanges pe- 

 talis opposita;, Antherte cum filamentis continuEe, valvulls lougitudlnalibus 

 perslstentibus. Ovarium 3-loculare, ovulis solitariis peltatis. Fructus ramo 



adnati, intus capsulam 3-locularem, 3-spermam indehiscentem fovens. 



Folia opposlta, plana. Flores capitato-racemosi, terminales, bracteis latis 

 imbricatis deciduis conum referentibus statu juniori sejuncti. 

 'Conothamnus "i-nervis. Folia scabra, lineaii-lanceolata, trinervia, subvenosa. 

 Capitulum ovatum, bracteis late ovatis pubescentibus. Phalanges 8-10- 

 andrffi. Calyx lanatus. Fructus pubescentes. 



<27) Calothamnus lateralis; foliis longissimis teretibus, floribus unilateralibus 

 Immersis pentameris, phalangibus acqualibus pentandris. 



(2S) Calothamnus eriocarpa ; ramis villosis, foliis patulis teretibus, floribus tetra- 

 meris, phalangibus 2 polyandris hinc connatis : antheris serie linear! glan- 

 duloso-punctatis, staminibus 2 abortivis sejunctis, ovario lanato. 



<23) BeaUFORTI.'E§ ScuizOPLEURA. Flores capitato-racemosi, terminales. Calyx 

 inferus, 5-dentatus. Petala 5. Staminum phalanges petalis opposite ; 

 anthersB verticales a latere debiscentes, valvulis lateralibus deciduis. Ova- 

 rium 3-loculare, ovulis solitariis peltatis. Stigma simplex. Fructus ses- 

 siles, calycis dentibus perslstentibus coronati, intus capsulam liberam 3-locu- 

 larem, 3-spermam, papyraceam foventes. 

 Beaufortia (Schizopleura) Dampieii (Beaufortia Dampieri, A. dmn.) 



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