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DILLENIACE^E. XV. WORMIA. 



tuse, narrowed at the apex, smooth ; flowers sessile, with 20 

 stamens and 2 styles ; stem erect, fy . G. Native of Van 

 Diemen's Land in dry sandy places. This species is very like 

 H. linedris, and is perhaps only a variety of it. 



Blunt-leaved Hibbertia. Fl. Jun. Aug. Clt. 1824. Sh. 2 feet. 



10 H. DIFFU SA (R. Br. in D. C. syst. 1. p. 429.) leaves cu- 

 neated, toothed at the apex, smooth ; flowers sessile, with 2-3 

 styles and 20 stamens ; stem diffuse. Tj . G. Native of the 

 eastern coast of New Holland. 



Var. ft, leaves oblong-cuneated. Differing from the species in 

 the leaves being nearly oblong, entire, and emarginate, or fur- 

 nished with 2-3 teeth on the margin. 



Z)j^kse-stemmed Hibbertia. Shrub 1 foot. 



11 H. MONO'GYNA (R. Br. in D. C. syst. 1. p. 429.) leaves 

 spatulate, cuneated at the base, 2-3-toothed at the apex, smooth ; 

 flowers sessile, with 1 style, and 12 stamens; stem erect, 

 fj . G. Native of New Holland in the mountains and about Port 



Jackson. Carpel 1 -globose, membranous, indehiscent, 1 -seeded. 

 Stamens 12-13. 



One-styled Hibbertia. Shrub 1 foot. 



S. Carpel$ 2-4, velvety from short pubescence, or covered with 

 little scales. 



12 H. PEDUNCULA'TA (R. Br. in D. C. syst. 1. p. 430.) leaves 

 linear, bluntish, with somewhat revolute margins ; flowers on 

 pedicels, digynous ; ovaries rather hoary. ^ . G. Native of 

 New Holland about Port Jackson. Lindl. hot. reg. t. 1001. 

 H. corifolia, Sims, hot. mag. t. 2672. Ovaries 2, globose, 

 hoary. Styles filiform, scarcely exceeding the stamens in length. 

 A little shrub, having the appearance of a species of Helianthe- 

 mum. Stamens 12-13. 



Peduncled-Rov/ered Hibbertia. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1821. 

 Shrub 1 foot. 



13 H. SERPYLLIFO'LIA (R. Br. in D. C. syst. 1. p. 430.) leaves 

 elliptical, obtuse, quite entire, smooth ; flowers on pedicels with 

 2 styles, and 8-10 stamens; ovaries villous. Tj . G. Native 

 of New Holland on the eastern coast. Anthers oblong, longer 

 than the filaments. 



Wild-thyme-leaved Hibbertia. Shrub 1 foot. 



14 H. CANE'SCENS (Sieb. pi. nov. holl. ex Spreng. syst. app. 

 p. 211.) leaves spatulate-linear, pilose above, smooth beneath ; 

 branches villous ; ovaries pubescent. Jj . G. Native of New 

 Holland. 



Canescent Hibbertia. Shrub 2 feet. 



15 H. A'SPERA (D. C. syst. 1. p. 430.) leaves oblong, obtuse, 

 with rather revolute margins, upper surface rather scabrous, under 

 surface greyish-velvety ; flowers on short pedicels with 2 styles ; 

 ovaries hairy. Tj . G. Native of New Holland. Perhaps a 

 species of Pleurandra. 



Rough-\ea\ed Hibbertia. Shrub 1 foot. 



16 H. HERMANNLEFO'LIA (D. C. syst. 1. p. 431.) leaves obo- 

 vate-cuneated, blunt, villous-tomentose on both surfaces, the hairs 

 on the upper surface are simple, those on the under surface are 

 stellately-branched ; flowers on pedicels, digynous ; ovaries to- 

 mentose. ^ . G. Native of New Holland on the mountains. 

 Stamens 15-16. 



Hermannia-leaved Hibbertia. Shrub 1 foot. 



17 H. OBLONGA'TA (R. Br. in D. C. syst. 1. p. 431.) leaves 

 oblong, quite entire, upper surface smooth, under surface velvety 

 with stellate hairs ; nerves confluent at the margins ; flowers on 

 pedicels, digynous ; ovaries scaly. Tj . G. Native of Carpen- 

 taria. Carpels globose, somewhat triquetrous. Stamens 20-25. 



Oblong-leaved. Hibbertia. Shrub 2 feet. 



18 H. CISTIFOLIA (R. Br. in B.C. syst. 1. p. 431.) leaves 

 oblong, quite entire, 1 -nerved, upper surface pubescent with 

 starry hairs, under surface white-velvety ; flowers on pedicels di- 



gynous ; ovaries scaly. T? . G. Native of New Holland in 

 Arnheim Land. Stamens 20-25. 



Cistus-leaved Hibbertia. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1826. Sh. 1 ft. 



19 H. TOMENTO'SA (R. Br. in D. C. syst. 1. p. 432.) leaves 

 oblong-linear, 1 -nerved, quite entire, tomentose on both surfaces; 

 flowers on pedicels digynous ; calyxes and ovaries scaly. ^ .G. 

 Native of Carpentaria. Ovaries globose ; styles smooth, filiform. 

 Stamens 20-24. 



Tomentose Hibbertia. Shrub 1 foot. 



20 H. LEPIDO'TA (R. Br. in B.C. syst. 1. p. 432.) leaves 

 linear, acuminated, very entire, scaly on both surfaces ; pedicels 

 crowded, 1-flowered ; flowers digynous ; ovaries scaly. Jj . G. 

 Native of Carpentaria. Styles arched, filiform, smooth. Stamens 

 about 10. 



Scaly Hibbertia. Shrub 1 foot. 



Cult. All the species of Hibbertia are very ornamental. 

 They thrive best in an equal mixture of sandy-loam and peat. 

 Cuttings put in in the spring or summer root freely under a hand- 

 glass in the same kind of soil. The climbing species are very 

 desirable for conservatories. 



XV. WO'RMIA (in honour of Olaus Wormius, M.D. a cele- 

 brated Danish philosopher and naturalist, successor of Caspar 

 Bartholin in the professorship of medicine at Copenhagen. He 

 died rector of the university in 1659. His Latin writings on the 

 history and antiquities of Denmark and Norway are valued for 

 their accuracy.) Rottb. nov. act. hafn. 1783. vol. 2. p. 522. t. 3. 

 D. C. syst. 1. p. 433. prod. 1. p. 75. 



LIN. SYST. Polydndria, Pantagynia. Sepals 5, very obtuse, 

 permanent. Petals 5, deciduous. Stamens indefinite, free, fili- 

 form, equal. Styles 5, filiform ; stigmas emarginate. Carpels 

 5, capsular, opening on the inside, 8-12 seeded, with pulp or 

 aril at the base of the seeds. Elegant trees, with white or yellow 

 flowers. 



1 W. MADAGASCARIE'NSIS (D. C. syst. 1 . p. 433.) leaves oval, 

 bluntly sinuated ; flowers in branched panicles, fy . S. Native 

 of Madagascar. Deless. icon. sel. 1. t. 82. Clugnia volupis, 

 Comm. herb, et icon. ined. Lenidia Madagascariensis, Poir. 

 suppl. 3. p. 330. Panicles near to the top of the branches oppo- 

 site the leaves. 



Var. a, rotundifolia; leaves orbicular, somewhat cordate at 

 the base. 



Var. ft, oblongifolia ; leaves oblong, not cordate at the base. 

 A very elegant tree. 



Madagascar Wormia. Tree 25 feet. 



2 W. DENTA'TA (D. C. syst. 1. p. 434.) leaves ovate, retuse, 

 coarsely and acutely toothed ; peduncles triquetrous 3-6-flower- 

 ed. J?. S. Native of Ceylon. Dillenia dentata, Thunb. in 

 Lin.soc. trans. 1. p. 201. t. 20. Petals 5, orbicular. Ovaries 5. 

 This tree is called Diapara in Ceylon. 



Tooled-leaved Wormia. Fl. ? Clt. 1818. Tree 20 feet. 



3 W. TRIQUE'TRA (Rottb. nov. act. hafn. 2. p. 532. t. 3.) 

 leaves ovate, rather obtuse, and bluntly sinuated ; peduncles tri- 

 quetrous, racemose. J;. S. Native of Ceylon. Ovaries 3- 

 sided, approximate. Styles reflexed. Stamens very short. 



Triquetrous-peduncled Wormia. Tree 20 feet. 



4 W. ALA'TA (R. Br. in D. C. syst. 1. p. 434.) leaves oval, 

 quite entire ; petioles winged. Tj . G. Native of New Holland 

 at Endeavour River. Styles awl-shaped, diverging, longer than 

 the stamens. 



TFtBg-petioled Wormia. Tree 20 feet. 



Cult. Elegant trees, requiring the heat of a stove, with the 

 exception of W. alata. They will thrive well in a mixture of 

 loam, peat, and sand. Ripened cuttings not deprived of their 

 leaves will root freely, if planted in a pot of sand with a hand-glass 

 placed over them, in heat : those of W. alata do not require heat. 



