WESTERN HANKSIA (Sankna occidental). 



A representative of the Order Proteaceae. There are numerous species, confined to Australasia. The Western Banksia 



is found only in South- West Australia. The flowers are without petals, and great numbers of them unite to form heads 



as shown. But the shrubs are chiefly valued in cultivation on account of their ornamental foliage, which is dark-green 



above but covered with white or red down on the underside. 



