812 MYRTACEjE. I. CALYTHRIX. II. DARWINIA. III. VERTICORDIA. IV. CHAMJELAUCIUM. V. GENETYI.LIS, &c. 



3 C. TETRA'PTERA (Labill. 1. c.) icosandrous ; leaves petio- 

 late, stipulate, glabrous in the adult state, as well as the brae- 

 teas ; branchlets villous. Fj . G. Native of New Holland, in 

 Van Lewin's Land. Petals yellowish according to the dried 

 specimen, (f. 115.) 



Four-ningcd Calythrix. Shrub 2 to 3 ft. 



4 C. SCA'BRA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 208.) icosandrous ; leaves 

 petiolate, with 2 very short stipulas, scabrous in the adult state, 

 as well as the bracteas ; branchlets villous. J? . G. Native of 

 New Holland, on the eastern coast. C. glabra, Sieb. fl. nov. 

 boll, exsic. no. 285. but not of R. Br. 



Scabrous Calythrix. Shrub 2 to 3 ft. 



FIG. 115. 



5 C. ERICOIDES (Cunning, in 

 Fields' new south wales, p. 350.) 

 icosandrous ; leaves scattered, 

 petiolate, stipulaceous, glabrous; 

 stipulas deciduous ; bracteas one- 

 half shorter than the tube of the 

 calyx. F? . G. Native of New 

 Holland, in pine ridges, at Ba- 

 thurst. 



Heath-like Calythrix. Clt. 

 1 824. Shrub 4 to 6 ft. 



Cult. The species grow well 

 in a mixture of loam, peat, and 

 sand ; and young cuttings strike 

 root readily in sand under a 

 hand-glass. All the species are 

 singular. 



II. DARWI'NIA (in honour of the celebrated Dr. Darwin, 

 author of the botanic garden, a Poem). Rudge, in Lin. trans. 

 11. p. 299. t. 22. D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. July, 1829. 



LIN. SYST. Deca-Icosdndria, Monogynia. Tube of calyx 

 adhering to the ovarium from the middle downwards, the other 

 half membranous and deciduous, with the throat dilated ; limb 

 5-cleft ; lobes roundish-cordate, concave, full of pellucid dots, 

 imbricate in aestivation. Petals wanting. Stamens indefinite, 

 from 10-15, inserted in the limb of the calyx, usually approxi- 

 mating by threes ; filaments very short, flat, glabrous ; anthers 

 inserted by their bases. Ovarium 1 -celled, 1-ovulate ; ovulum 

 erect. Style tapering to the top, and bearded at the apex ; 

 stigma a pruinose dot. Seed pentagonal, scrobiculate on the 

 outside. Australian decumbent leafy shrubs. Leaves scattered, 

 narrow, full of pellucid dots, articulated to the branches. Flowers 

 in terminal fascicles, red or white, interspersed with chaffy 

 leaves or bracteas. 



1 D. FASCICULA'RIS (Rudge, in Lin. trans. 11. p. 299. t. 22.) 

 leaves acerose ; receptacle chaffy ; style thrice the length of the 

 flower. F? . G. Native of New Holland. Calyx red. 



Fasciclcd-Rowercd Darwinia. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1820. 

 Shrub decumbent. 



2 D. TAXIFOLIA (Cunning, in Fields' new south wales, p. 352.) 

 leaves acinaciform ; style shorter than the flower. T? . G. Na- 

 tive of New Holland. Calyx white. 



Yen-leaved Darwinia. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1824. Shrub 

 decumbent. 



Cult. The species of Darmima are singular plants; their 

 culture and propagation are the same as that recommended for 

 Calythrix. 



III. VERTICO'RDI A (meaning unknown to us). D. C. diet, 

 class, vol. ii. and not. 182t>. prod. 3. p. 208. Chamelaucium 

 species of Desf. in ann. mus. 5. p. 29. and p. 271. 



LIN. SYST. Icosdndria, Monogynia. Flower girded by 2 

 free or concrete involucrum-formed bracteas before evolution. 



Lobes of calyx 5, each palmately parted into 5-7 lobules. Pe- 

 tals 5. Stamens 20, of which 10 are sterile and ligulate, the 

 other 10 fertile and equal among themselves. Style filiform, 

 exserted. Stigma bearded. Ovarium 1-celled, inclosing 5-6 

 ovula, which are erect and fixed to the centre. Fruit 1 -seeded. 

 Seed globose. Australian shrubs, with the habit of Pileanthus. 

 Leaves opposite, linear, somewhat triquetrous. Flowers on 

 longish pedicels, rising from the axils of the upper leaves, dis- 

 posed in a terminal corymb. 



1 V. FONTAINE'SII (D. C. prod. 3. p. 209.) calycine lobes 

 linear, ciliated ; bracteas concrete on one side, and separating 

 lengthwise on the other ; leaves acutish. T? . G. Native of 

 New Holland, at King George's Sound. Chamelaucium plumo- 

 sum, Desf. in mem. mus. 5. p. 42. t. 4. 



Desfonlaine's Verticordia. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



2 V. BROWNII (D. C. I. c.) calycine lobes linear-subulate, 

 bearded, and ending eacli in an awn ; bracteoles distinct ; leaves 

 obtuse, adpressed. Fj . G. Native of New Holland. Chame- 

 Jaiicium Brownii, Desf. in mem. mus. 5. p. 272. t. 19. 



Brown's Verticordia. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Calythrix. 



IV. CHAM#XAU'CIUM (we suppose this name to be from 

 %aifiat\evKr), an humble poplar ; but the application is unknown 

 to us). D. C. prod. 3. p. 209. Chamelaucium, Desf. in mem. 

 mus. 5. p. 39. 



LIN. SYST. Iconandria, Monogynia. Flower girded by 2 

 concave bracteas before evolution, each terminating in a dorsal 

 mucrone, afterwards separating transversely. Lobes of calyx 

 5, undivided, petaloid. Petals 5. Stamens 20, of which 10 

 are sterile and ligulate, and the other 10 fertile and alternately 

 shorter. Style inclosed ; stigma capitate. Ovarium 1-celled, 

 inclosing 5-9 erect ovula, which are inserted in the central pla- 

 centa. Australian shrub, with the habit of Pileanthus. Leaves 

 opposite, crowded, linear, triquetrous. Flowers axillary, white, 

 on short pedicels. 



1 C. CILIATUM (Desf. 1. c. p. 40. t. 3. f. B.) T; . G. Native 

 of New Holland, at King George's Sound. Tube of calyx 

 striated, glabrous, with the lobes roundish and ciliated. 



Cz'/ia/erf-calyxed Chameelaucium. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



Cull. For culture and propagation see Calythrix. A sin- 

 gular shrub. 



V. GENETY'LLIS (meaning unknown to us). D. C. diet. 

 class, vol. 2. and not. 1826. prod. 3. p. 209. 



LIN. SYST. Icosdndria, Monogynia. Bracteoles 2, distinct, 

 girding the flower ; limb of calyx 5-cleft ; lobes very short, 

 obtuse, entire. Petals 5, ovate, acutish, permanent, rather sca- 

 rious. Stamens 20, short ; of these many are sterile and fili- 

 form, not strap-formed. Style filiform, exserted ; stigma 

 bearded. Ovarium 1-celled, bearing 5-6 seeds at the base. 

 Australian shrubs, with the habit of Pileanthus. Leaves crowded, 

 linear-triquetrous, full of glandular dots, but the upper or floral 

 ones are linear, flat, and rather membranous. Flowers bibrac- 

 teolate, capitate, white, sessile in the axils of the bracteas. 

 The calyx is like that of Chameelaucium ; the style is like that 

 of Verticordia, but differs from both in the sterile stamens not 

 being ligula-formed, but filiform. 



1 G. DIOSMOIDES (D.C. diss. with a figure). (7 . G. Native of 

 New Holland, on the eastern coast. D. C. coll. 3. with a figure. 



Diotma-like Genetyllis. Shrub 1 foot. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Calythrix, p. 812. 



VI. PILEA'NTHUS (from TrtXtoe, pileos, a cap, and 

 anthos, a flower ; in reference to the flower, which is inclosed 

 within a 1-leaved involucrum before expansion). Labill. nov. 



