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connective not produced beyond the cells. Hypogynous glands united 
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raceme small. Perianths as well as the whole inflorescence red. 
The genus is endemic in Australia. It is allied in many respects to Hakea, dit- 
fering chiefly in the number of ovules and seeds, and in habit. 
Leaves prominently veined, mostly toothed. Involucre 2 to 3 in. 
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Leaves scarcely veined, mostly entire. Involucre under 1 in. 
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Involucre sükyderruginón$ |. 560 30000 oe soo T. truncata. 
-l. T. speciosissima, R. Dr. in Trans. Linn. Soc. x. 198, Prod. 388. 
A stout erect glabrous shrub of 6 to 8 ft. Leaves cuneate-oblong or 
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lucral bracts coloured, ovate-lanceolate, the inner ones 2 to 9 in ops) 
the outer ones few and small, surrounded by a dense tuft of flora 
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ciosa, Knight, Prot. 126. 
N. S. Wales. Port Jackson to the Blue Mountains, 2. Brown, Sieber, n. 22, and 
many others, known by the name of Warratau or Waratah. 
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