43 Mr. Brown, on the Proteacca of Jitssiett. 



the species, and most of them are described from specimens 

 then in his Herbarium; five species are added which had already 

 been published by the accurate Bergius : and three, P. totta, 

 sfrobilina and pai-vijiora, arc here first met with : in his descrip- 

 tion of the last, he seems to suspect it to be a male plant, Avhich 

 we now certainly know to be the case. P. glomerata is here 

 again taken up ; but Protea acauUsy cancellata and conocarpa 

 are omitted ; and Protea couifera of the second edition of the 

 Species Plantarum is subdivided into three species, P. conifera, 

 fallens and saligna. 



In the thirteenth edition of the Systema Vegetabilium pub- 

 lished in 1774, the essential character of the genus is adapted 

 to its present state, and no alteration occurs among the species, 

 except that P. speciosa is considered as a variety of P. Lepido- 

 carpodendron. 



From this statement it appears, that Linnneus in his earlier 

 •works had not sufficient materials for obtaining an accurate no- 

 tion of this family; and hence that perpetual fluctuation of 

 opinion concerning it, which has been now pointed out, and 

 may in few Avords be recapitulated. 



1st, He gave the genus Protea the same extent which he at 

 leno-th assigned to it in the Mantissa. 



2dly, He limited it, leaving unnoticed that part to which at a 

 latter period he exclusively applied the name. 



3dly, He resumed his first opinion. 



4thly, He subdivided it into two genera, giving them the same 

 names which are adopted in the present paper. 



5thly, He continued the subdivision but reversed the names, 



and for a reason, as it would seem, which is now known to be 



founded in error. 



And 



