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tions the beauty of the species of Melaleuca, of which there 

 is a great variety, some of which are handsomer than any 

 yet in our gardens. Melaleuca seriata,^^ parviceps^^, and tri- 

 chophylla,^^ are bushes, every twig of which is terminated by 

 hemisjDherical heads of a brilliant pink ; W. callistemonea^^ 

 has all the beauty of ared-stamened Callistemon ; M. striata^ 

 Lab., and Hugelii, Endl., and vimijiea,''^'^ a species near M. 

 armillaris, have spikes of white ; M. spinosa'^^ forms a spiny 

 bush, with oval spreading leaves and slender spikes of yellow; 

 and M. Radula'^'^ is a shrub with long linear leaves, rough 

 with tubercles, among which are scattered a few fine lilac (?) 

 flowers, with a large capitate stigma, and stamens disunited 

 almost to the base of their phalanges ; this latter species 

 seems to form a passage from the genus Melaleuca to that of 

 Metrosideros. Amongst the specimens sent home by Mr. 



(18) Melaleuca seriata; foliis alternis linearlbus obtusis subtus glandulis 



2-seriatis ramulisque glabris, capitulis densis heniisphtericis, phalangibus 

 oligandris : unguibus petalorum longitudine, calycibus glabris, rachi lanata. 

 Flowers rich rose-colour. 



(19) Melaleuca parviceps ; foliis alternis teretibus subangulatis scabriusculis juni- 



oribus ramulisque pilosis, floribus dense capitatis foliis vix longioribus 

 paucifloris, phalangibus oligandris : unguibus petalorum longitudine, caly- 

 cibus rachique lanatis. Flowers in small pink heads. 



(20) Melaleuca trichophylla ; ramis tomentosis, foliis alternis filiformibus arcuatis 



acutis pilosis, capitulis hemisphaericis, phalangibus oligandris, petalis lon- 

 gioribus, calyce tomentoso, rachi lanata. Flowers in pink heads. 



(^1^ Melaleuca callistemonea ; foliis alternis linearibus utrinque acuminatis incur- 

 vis, floribus axillaribus glaberrimis, phalangibus polyandris : staminibus lon- 

 gissimis ad basin usque liberis. Flowers apparently pale rose-colour, 



(22) Melaleuca viminea ; ramis virgatis glabris, foliis alternis linearibus acutis 



glabris distantibus apice recurvis, spicis terminalibus elongatis glabris, pha- 

 langibus oligandris: unguibus petalorum longitudine. Flowers appa- 

 rently white. 



(23) Melaleuca spinosa ; ramulis spinosis subpubescentibus, foliis alternis ovalibus 



acutis trinerviis venosis patentibus, spicis nudis terminalibus, floribus 3- 

 bracteatis, sepalis petalisque striatis glabris, calycis tubo rachique tomen- 

 tosis, phalangibus 7-andris : unguibus petalis longioribus. Flowers yel- 

 low, in terminal spikes, 



(2^) Melaleuca radida ; foliis oppositis elongatis linearibus canaliculatis dorso 

 scaberrimis, floribus solitariis dissitis axillaribus et corymbosis, phalangibus 



polyandris ad basin fissis, stigmate dilatato capitato, ovario glabro. 



Flowers large, and apparently pink. 



(25) Melaleuca parviflora ; foliis alternis coriaceis Hneari-oblongis basl angustatis 

 aveniis, floribus axillaribus dissitis glaberrimis, phalangibus 8-r2-andris 



petalis paulo longioribus, stigmate simplici. Flowers small, apparently 



white. 



