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Frotea — continued. 

 as Camellias and Ehododendrona do now. Propagated 

 by cuttings of the half-ripened young wood, inserted, in 

 sandy peat, under a bell-glass ; or by imported feeds. 



P. acaulis (stemles.s). /. purple, in :t sessile, hemispherical 

 head, lin. in lAin. in diameter. July. I. obovate-oblons, thick, 

 4iii. ti> Sin. long, lin. to 2in. broad, obtuse or mucronate-acute, 

 narrow-cuneate below the middle, sometimes petioliform at base. 

 Stem shortened and much branched, depressed. /*. lAft. 1802. 

 (li. M. 2065.) 



P. acerosa (acerose). Jl. blackish, in somewhat aggregate, sub- 

 sessile, turbinate-heniispherical heads, lin. in diameter; perianth 

 scarcely iin. long. April, l. subulate, slender, .somewhat rigid, 

 smooth, seven to twelve lines long, scarcely half a line broad. 

 Stems erect, nearly 1ft. 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. grandijiora. 



P. cordata (heart-shaped).* Jl. purple, in a hemispherical head 

 as large as a small apple; scales red, obtuse ; perianth iin. long. 

 April. /. remote, glaucous, sessile, cordate, and somewhat 

 rounded or ovate, rigid, 2in. to 4in. long, l^in. to 5in. broad; 

 young ones red-margined. Stem prostrate, short, scaly ; branches 

 slender, ascendent. A. 3in. to ]2in. 1790. (A. B. R. 289.) SvN. 

 /'. cordi/olia (B. M. 649). 



P, COrdifolia (heart-shape leaved). A synonym of /'. cordata. 



P, coronata (crowned). A synonym of P. formosa. 



P. cynaroides glabrata (Cynara like, glabrous).* fi. white, 

 gTiciiish within, in large, obovate-globose, at length "spreading 

 heads ; scales rosy-tipped. August. I. elliptic or oval-oblong, 

 attenuated at both ends, usually olituse. Stems epig;eous, 6in. 

 to 12in. long, very simple, thick. 1774. (A. B. R. 288, under 

 name of }*. cynaroides.) 



P. c. obtusifolia (obtuse-leaved), fl. like those of the type. 

 I. sub-orbicular or obovate, very olituse, shortly attenuated 

 at ba^e 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).* fl., perianth violet; involucre of an 

 intense rtpse-colour, the scales white-ciliated. May. /. narrow- 

 oblong, oblique, glaucescent. 3in. to 4in. long, Uin. to 2in. broad, 

 slightly obtuse, rose-margined, glabrous. Branches, as well as 

 the margins of the leaves, tomentose. h. 6ft. 1789. (B. M. 1715.) 

 SVN. P. coronata (A. B. R. 469). 



P. formosa (beautiful), of Andrews. A synonym of Leucosperminn 



incdnim.. 



P. grandiflora (large-flowered), fl. white, in heads as large as 

 a man's tist ; calyx |in. long ; style at length 3in. long, straight ; 

 young scales ferruginous- or white-tomentose. May. I. oblong, 

 obtuse, reticulate-veined, not marginate, 3in. to 5in. long, from 

 lin. to 2in. broad, coriaceous, with a terminal, obtuse or sub- 

 recurved callus, l^ranches glabrous, den&ely leafy, h. 6ft. to 7ft. 

 1787. A small tree. (B. M. 2447.) P. angvstifolia (B. R. 569), 

 according to Meissner, is a mere form of this", with lanceolate 

 leaves, six to eight lines broad. 



P. Isevis (smooth). /. gieenish, nearly lin. long, in sessile, 

 mediocre, erect, hemispherical heads ; scales sub-sericeous, at 

 length glabrous. May. I. glaucous, elongated-linear, acute, 

 glabrous, attenuated at base, flat, secund, 4in. to 6in. long. Stem 

 decumbent, dwarf. 1806. (B. M. 2439.) 



P, latifolia (broad-leaved), fl. purple, scarlet, or green, as much 

 as 3Ain. lunp, tomentose, in large, turbinate heads. August. 

 I. sessile, cordate-ovate, obtuse, reticulate-nerved, 3in. to 4in. 

 long, 2in. to 3in. bruad, 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). 



P. lepidocarpon (scaly-fruited), fl. purple, in ovoid, sessile 

 heads, about the size of the tist ; perianth nearly 2in. long, pilose. 

 May. I. lanceolate, acute, narrow at base, slightly scabrous- 

 dotted, rigid, erect. Sin. to 5in. long, five to seven lines broad. 

 Branches glabrous, or the younger ones tomentose or sub-villous. 

 h. 6ft. 1806. Shruo or small tree. (A. B. R. 301, under name 

 of P. grandiflvra var.) 



P, lepidocarpon (scaly-fruited), of Ker. A synonym of P. mela- 



Icuca. 



P. longifolia (long-leaved), fl. pale, blackish at the tips of the 

 perianth, 4in. long, pilose, in large, ovate-oblong heads, very 

 shortly turbinate at base. February, l. narrow-lanceolate, long'- 

 attenuated. 3in. to 6in. long, three to four lines broad, acute or 

 obtuse, or callous-apiculate. h. 2ft. 1798. (A. B. R, 132-134 ; 

 B. R. 47.) 



P. magnifica (magnificent). A synonym of P, speciosa. 



P. melaleuca (lilack-and-white). fl., involucral scales white- 

 ciliated, outer ones squarro.se, inner ones connivent, black- 

 tomentose at back. May. I. linear-ligulate, ciliatetl on the 

 margins. Branches slightly pilose. k. 6ft. 1786. SVNS. 

 P. lepidocarpon (B. M. 674), P. speciosa nigra (A. B. R. 103). 



P. mellifera (honey-bearing).* Cape Honey-flower, or Sugar- 

 bush, fl. pink or white, 3in. to 3iin. long, white-penicillate at 

 the tips, in large, ovate-oblong, attenuated, sub-petlunculate 



Frotea — continued. 



heads, 3in. to 4in. long ; scales of a beautiful sanguinary-rose 

 Cf^ilour, slenderly striated. September. I. lanceolate, of a 

 pleasing f;reen, 3in. to 5in. long, three to six lines l)road, by 

 no means marginate, slightly callous-apiculate. Branches 

 spreading, ascendent at apex. A. 6ft. 1774. Shrub or small 

 tree. (A. B. R. 582 ; B. M. 346.) 



P. mucronifolia (n\ucronate-Ieaveil). fl. violet, white within, 

 and white-I>earded. less than lin. long, in small, globose, sub- 

 sessile heads, about the size of a waliuit. September. I. linear, 

 IJin. to 2in. long, with a pungent mucrone, not narrowed at the 

 base. Branches glabrous, h. 4ft. 1803. (A. B. R. 500: B. M. 

 933.) 



P. neriifolia (Oleander-leaved), fl. purplish and yellowish -white, 

 plumo.se at the tips, in oblong-turbinate heads. Sin. long; inner 

 scales silvery-silky, Idack-beanled on the margins. March. 

 l. linear-lingulate, 4in. or m<»re long, about 3hi. broad, obtu.se or 

 very slightly acuminate, emarginate at base, and, as well as the 

 branches, tomentose. k. 3ft. or moie. 1806. A robust shrub. 

 (B. R. 208.) 



P. penicillata (pencilled), fl. l^^in. to l|in. long, white-bearded 

 at the apex, in a turbinate, spheroid head, as large as an apple ; 

 style 2Ain. long, sulcate. Summer. /. lanceolate, slightly 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.) 



P. pulchella (pretty).* fl. red ; inner involucral scales silky, 

 black-bearded on the margins. June. I. linear-lingulate, rather 

 blackish on the margins, slightly scabrous. h. 3ft. 1795. 

 (A. B. R. 270 ; B. R. 20.) 



P. radiata (rayed). A synonym of P. latifolia. 



P. Scolymus (Scolymus).* fl. purple, iin. to |in. long, in sessile, 

 erect heads, as large as a plum, at length obovate ; style lin. long, 

 rather thick. April. I. linear-lanceolate, acute, long-attenuated 

 at base, 2in. to 4in. long, ^in. to ^in. broad, striate-wriiikled, 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 laminre some- 

 times red- or white-bearded ; heads ovoid, as large as the fist ; 

 scales all white-silky. April. I. thick, oblong or obovate, nar- 

 rowed at base, somewhat acutely mucronate, 3in. to 6in. long, lin. 

 to 2in. broad, and, as well as the erect branches, glabrous, h. 6ft. 

 1786. Shrub or small tree. (A. B. R. 110 ; B. M. 1183.) SYiN. 

 P. magnifica (A. B. R. 438). 



P. s. nigra (black). A synonym of P. melaleuca. 



P, villifera (villi-bearing). fl. purple, in sessile, oblong heads, Sin. 

 long and lin. to 2in. broad ; inner scales pink, white-bearded 

 at apex. August, l. sessile, glaucous, obovate-oblong, obtuse, 

 attenuated at base, 3in. long, lin. to 2in. broad, and, together 

 with the branches, pilose, h. 6ft. 1800. (B. R. 1023.) 



FROTEACEJE. 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. 

 Flowers hermaphrodite, or by abortion polygamous or 

 dicecions, capitate-spicate, racemose, or rarely solitary, 

 bracteate, very rarely bibracteolate ; perianth inferior, 

 of four at first valvate, coherent segments, afterwards 

 becoming more or less recurved ; stamens four, always 

 shorter than the perianth ; anthers erect, in hermaphro- 

 dite flowers all perfect or rarely one abortive, the con- 

 nective continuous with the filaments ; bracts sometimes 

 small, very caducous, or almost obsolete, sometimes 

 imbricating and persistent, forming a hard 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 

 been cultivated. Several produce an abundance of nectar. 

 The wood of some of the Australian kinds is valuable 

 for cabinet-making. Proteacecc comprises forty-nine genera 

 and about 950 species. Well-known examples are : Banknia, 

 Grevillea, Hakea^ Leucospermum, and Protea. 



PROTEINOFHALLTTS. Included under Amorpho- 

 phallni<. 



FKOTERANDROUS and FROTANDROUS 

 (from the Greek words proteros, sooner, and aner, 

 andros, a male). Words devised, by Delpino and by 

 Hildebrand respectively, to signify that, in a flower 

 which possesses both stamens and pistil, the pollen is 



