228 THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
Protea— continued. 
glass; or by imported seeds. Several of the species for- 
merly included here will now be found under Serruria 
(which see). 
P. acaulis (stemless). fl. purple, in a sessile, hemispherical 
head, lin. to l4in. in diameter. July. J. obovate-oblong, thick, 
4in. to 8in. long, lin. to 2in. broad, obtuse or mucronate-acute, 
narrow-cuneate below the middle, sometimes petioliform at base. 
Stem shortened and much branched, depressed. h. 13ft. 1802. 
(B. M. 2065.) 
P. acerosa (acerose). ji. blackish, in somewhat aggregate, sub- 
sessile, turbinate-hemispherical heads, lin. in diameter; perianth 
smooth, seven to twelve lines long, scarcely half a line broad. 
Stems erect, nearly lft. high, sub-umbellately branched. 1803. 
This species may be readily recognised by the leaves being more 
slender than the style. (B. R. 351.) : 
P. angustifolia (narrow-leaved). A form of P. grandiflora. 
P. cordata (heart-shaped).* /l. purple, in a hemispherical head 
as large as a small apple; scales red, obtuse ; perianth Jin. long. 
April. i. remote, ucous, sessile, cordate, and somewhat 
rounded or ovate, rigid, 2in. to 4in. long, lżin. to 5in. broad; 
young ones red-margined. Stem prostrate, short, scaly ; branches 
_ slender, ascendent. A. 3in.to12in. 1790. (A. B. R. 289.) SYN. 
P. cordifolia (B. M. 649). 
P. cordifolia (heart-shape leaved). A synonym of P. cordata. 
P. coronata (crowned). A synonym of P. formosa. 
. cynaroides glabrata (Cynara-like, glabrous).* white, 
greenish within, in large, obovate-globose, at Teneth — 
heads; scales ros — August. J. elliptic or — 
attenuated at both ends, usually obtuse. Stems epigzeous, bin. 
to 12in. long, very simple, thick. 1774.. ‘A. B. R. 288, under 
name of P. cynaroides.) 
P. c. obtusifolia (obtuse-leaved). jl. like those of the 7 
l. sub-orbicular. or obovate, very obtuse, shortly attenuated 
at base or sub-emarginate, together with the petiole 4in. 
to 6in. long, lin. to 2in. broad. (B. M. 770, under name of 
P. cynaroides.) 
P. formosa (beautiful).* f., perianth violet; involucre of an 
intense rose-colour, the scales white-ciliated. May. ł. narrow- 
oblong, oblique, glaucescent, Sin. in. long, 14in. to 2in. broad, 
_ slightly obtuse, rose-margined, glabrous. Branches, as well as 
the margins of the leaves, tomentose. h. 6ft. 1789. (B. M. 1713.) 
Syn. P. coronata (A. B. R. 469). 
P. formosa (beautiful), of Andrews. A synonym of Leucospermum 
medium. ; 
P. grandiflora (large-flowered). ji. white, in heads as as 
recurved callus. Branches glabrous, densely leafy. h. 6ft. to Tft. 
1787. A small, tree. (B. M. 201.) P. angustifolia (B. R. 569), 
accordin; eissner, is a mere form of this, with lanceo 
leaves, — to eight lines broad. * 
P. levis (smooth). fl. greenish, nearly lin. long, in sessile, 
_ mediocre, erect, ispherical heads ; scales sub-sericeous, at 
: so glabrous. May. i. ucous, elongated-linear, acute, 
glabrous, attenuated at base, flat, secund, 4in. to 6in. long. Stem 
bent, dwarf. 1806. (B. M. 2439.) 
P. latifolia (broad-leaved). A. purple, scarlet, or green, as m 
as 3}in. long, tomentose, f large, turbinate heads. A er 
l. sessile, cordate-ovate, obtuse, reticulate-nerved, 3in. to 4in, 
long, 2in, to Sin. broad, thick, amplexicaul, the margins some- 
times woolly. Branches tomentose, densely leafy at apex. h. 6ft. 
to 8ft. 1806. (B. M.1717.) Syn. P. radiata (A. B. R. 646). 
. le ) (sealy-fruited). fl. le, in ovoid 
heads, about the size of the fist ; — — Hos Se neng 
May. J. lanceolate, acute, narrow at base, slightly rous- 
dotted, rigid, erect, Sin. to 5in. long, five to seven lines broad. 
age» gage rate or the younger ones tomentose or sub-villous 
1806. Shrub or small tree. (A. B. R. nder name 
-~ of P. grandiflora var.) ‘ pecz z 
P. lepidocarpon (scaly-fruited), of Ker. A synonym of P. mela- 
P. longifolia (long-leayed). A. pale, blackish at the tips of the 
-perianth, 4in. lo: ilose, — Te, ovate-oblong ierat Ped 
: turbinate at base. February. 1. narrow-lanceolate, long- 
to 6in. long, three to four lines broad, acute or 
callous-apiculate. h. 2ft. 1798. (A. B. R. 132-134 ; 
one. ore 
3 nigra (A. B. R. 103). 
Cape -flower, or Sugar- — 
phallus. 
| andros, a male). 
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heads, 3in. to 4in. long; scales of a beautiful sanguinary-rose 
colour, slenderly striated. September. i. lanceolate, of a 
pleasing green, Sin. to in. long, three to six lines broad, by 
no means marginate, slightly callous-apiculate. Branches 
spreading, ascendent at apex. 6ft. 1774. Shrub or small 
tree. (A. B. R. 582; B. M. 346.) ~ 
P. mucronifolia (mucronate-leaved). fl. violet, white within, 
and white-bearded, less than lin. long, in small, globose, sub- 
sessile heads, about the size of a walnut. September. l. linear, 
likin. to 2in. long, with a pungent mucrone, not narrowed at the 
base. Branches glabrous. A. 4ft. 1803. (A. B. R. 500; B. M. 
933.) 
scarcely jin. long. April. Z. subulate, slender, somewhat rigid, | P, neriifolia (Oleander-leaved). fl. purplish and yellowish-white, 
plumose at the tips, in oblong-turbinate heads, 3in. long; inner 
scales silvery-silky, black-bearded on the margins. March. 
l. linear-lingulate, 4in. or more long, about Zin. broad, obtuse or 
very slightly acuminate, emarginate at base, and, as well as the 
branches, tomentose. h. 3ft. or more. 1806. A robust shrub. 
(B. R. 208.) 
F pemietiinte (pencilled). fl. Lin. to 1jin. long, white-bearded 
at the apex, in a turbinate, spheroid head, as large as an apple ; 
style 2}in. long, sulcate. Summer. l. lanceolate, —— obtuse 
at both ends, 2in. to 3in. long, six to ten lines broad, the young 
ones villous-ciliated. Branches slender, rather loosely leafy, 
tomentose at the top. Shrub. (B. M. 6558.) 
F. ig em (pretty).* A. red; inner involucral scales silky, 
bl -bearded on the margins. June. J. linear-lingulate, rather 
blackish on the — slightly scabrous. A. Sft. 1795. 
(A. B. R. 270; B. R. 20.) 
P. radiata (rayed). A synonym of P. latifolia. 
P. Scolymus (Scolymus).* A. purple, 4in. to jin. long, in sessile, 
erect heads, as large as a plum, at length obovate ; style lin. long, 
rather thick. April. l. linear-lanceolate, acute, long-attenuated 
at 2in. to 4in. long, Lin. to Lin. broad, striate-wrinkled, and, 
as well as the branches, glabrous. Branchlets slender, corymbose, 
rather loosely leafy. h. 3ft. 1780. An erect shrub. (A. B. R. 
409; B. M. 698.) 
P. speciosa (showy). fl. 3in. long, white-silky, the laminz some- 
times red- or white-bearded ; heads ovoid, as large as the fist; 
scales all white-silky. April. Z. thick, oblong or obovate, nar- 
rowed at base, somewhat acutely mucronate, 3in. to 6in. long, lin. 
to 2in, and, as well as the erect branches, glabrous. 
1786. Shrub or small tree. (A. B. R. 110; B. M. 1183.) SYN. 
P. magnifica (A. B. R. 438). 
P. s. nigra (black). A synonym of P. melaleuca. 
P. villifera (villi-bearing). /l. purple, in sessile, oblong heads, 3in. 
long and lin. to Zin. broad. inner seales pink, white-bearded 
i. > er 
with the branches, pilose. A. 6ft. 33* ee 1005) ys 
PROTEACEZ. A natural order of trees or shrubs, 
rarely perennial herbs, mostly Australian or South 
African, a few being dispersed in tropical or extra- 
tropical South America and the South Pacific Islands; 
they are wholly wanting in North temperate regions. 
diccious, capitate-spicate, racemose, or rarely solitary, 
bracteate, very rarely bibracteolate; perianth inferior, 
of four at first valvate, coherent segments, afterwards 
ming more or less recurved; stamens four, always 
small, very caducous, or almost obsolete, sometimes 
imbricating and persistent, forming — cone. Fruit 
very variable in form. Leaves alternate or scattered, 
rarely opposite or whorled, entire, much toothed, or 
sometimes pinnatisect or decompound on the same plant, 
usually coriaceous; stipules none. Many of the species 
are well known to gardeners, by whom they have long 
—* cultivated. Several produce an abundance of nectar. 
for le of some of the Australian kinds is valuable 
sia eei making. Proteaceœ comprises forty-nine genera 
about 950 species. Well-known examples are : Banksia, 
Grevillea, Hakea, Leucospermum, and Protea. . 
OPHALLUS. Included under Amorpho- 
(from the Greek 
