Agonis.] - XLVIII. MYRTACE X. 97 
spermum on account of e alternate leaves and Dee e SEN the petals; itis much 
nearer allied to Melaleuca in inflorescence and in the and seeds, whilst the arrange- e 
ment of the stamens show a connection with fun key its allies.. The seeds have been 
mut three species only. 
Section I, NN —Stamhens 10, regularly opposite the calyz-lobes and petals. 
Ürules 2 in each ce 
Leaves spathulate, — or oblong-cuneate. 
Leaves mo. ostly obovate, thick, sim pros above i in. long. 
Bracts not e the calyx-tub . l. A. spathulata. 
ppa oblong-cuneate, mucronate- ni? fe or 3- -nerved, 4 i to 1 in. 
long. Be s covering the calyx-tube 2. A. floribunda. 
Leaves Forms thous, lies e, rigid, 3-ne ved, bordered with silky 
hairs, $ to 1 in. ong. d racts not géie the calyx-tube. . 3. A. marginata. 
Leaves linear or linear- lance 
Lewes 4 to 1 in. iong, EE or acute, not pungent. Bracts and 
aes obtu: e 
Leaves 4 to 1 in., micron tente and "mostly pungent. Braets 
DM ps x-lobes more or les 
ves densely claatered Ae Nat or msc obtuse or rarel acute. 
Braets and ‘calyx-lobes y 
4. A. linearifolia. 
5. A. juniperina. 
6. A. parviceps. 
on II. Ataxandria.—s 
` got a.— Stamens 20 to 30 ju in A. pent but none 
the centres of the petals. Ovules 4 to 6 in each cell. 
Leaves sac dagen 
ebe Rame to oblong-cuueate, 1 to 6 in. ns ie 7: geg 
` Leaves obovate hs ` ooch undulate, mostly r in. long. 
ds mam acumin Calyx-lobes acu 8. 4. undulata. 
E e, a cordate about Y in. lug Beeler end. calyx- 
ZS zen ee wé ` . 9. A. theeformis. 
; owers arge, solitary , or r21to4i the head. Bracts 
tad ealyx-lobes large and scari "a. eer . 10. A. grandiflora. 
` Btemox T, E SANDEE -—Stamens 10, regularly opposite the calyx-lobes 
te as in the first two sections of Backea. Ovules 2 in each cell. 
n Pl. Preiss. i, 117. A densely-tufted, 
, glabrous, or "with a few long soft hairs 
almost nnper leaves and inflorescence. Leaves obovate, spathulate, or 
RE s lo ite, i 
lle terminal or axilla ary heads of 12 to 20. Outer bracts broadly 
` gedet 5 an tlat-tubereulate, covering the calyx-tube, inner ones obovate ; 
EY hir». W, concave. Calyx-tube turbinate, about 1 line long; lobes 
the tube, scarious and ciliate. Petal-claws as long as 
d the mina orbieular, 1 line diameter. Stamens 10, regularly 
tise op calyx-lobes and petals ; filaments somewhat dilated, especially 
w. posito the petals, CR 2i in each cell of the ovary. 
pe Lucky Bay rown; Kal river, Oldfield; barren rocky 
Ye, M the foot of the SE, Me Preiss, n 824; also Drumm ond, 5th Coll. n. 
i Leaves longer, narrower, and less obt etimes almost 
tuse, som 
c m. SCH KE Core shorter and broader E : UM 
nAi | * "Ga in Bull. Mose. 1849, ii. 20. Branches rigid, 
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