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MYRTACE^E. XI. MELALEUCA. 



dosa, but differs in the leaves being 3 times longer, about 15-16 

 inches long. 



Fine-leaved Melaleuca. Shrub 3 to 6 ft. 



17 M. ERIC^EFOLIA (Smith, exot. bot. t. 34.) leaves alter- 

 nate, linear-subulate, nerveless, awnless, spreading or somewhat 

 recurved ; spikes of flowers oval, glabrous ; bundles of stamens 

 octandrous or decandrous, with their claws hardly exceeding the 

 petals. T? . G. Native of New South Wales. M. nodosa, Link, 

 enum. 2. p. 273. Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 318. and no. 549. 

 Flowers pale yellow. 



Heath-leaved Melaleuca. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1788. Shrub 

 4 to 6 ft. 



18 M. ARMH-LA'RIS (Smith, in Lin. trans. 3. p. 277.) leaves 

 alternate, linear-subulate, mucronate, recurved at the apex ; 

 spikes cylindrical, quite glabrous ; bundles of stamens polyan- 

 drous, with their claws exceeding the petals. >j . G. Native 

 of New South Wales. M. ericsefolia, Andr. bot. rep. t. 175. 

 Vent. malm. t. 76. Wendl. coll. 1. t. 29. but not of Smith. 

 Metrosideros armillaris, Geertn. fruit. 1. p. 171. t. 43. Cav. 

 icon. 4. t. 335. Flowers white. 



Bracelet Melaleuca. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1788. Shrub 6 

 to 8 ft. 



19 M. UNCINA V TA (R. Br. in Ait. liort. kew. 4. p. 414.) leaves 

 alternate, angular, filiform, mucronate, erect, uncinately recurved 

 at the apex ; branchlets twiggy ; heads of flowers ovate, with 

 the rachis woolly ; bundles of stamens pentandrous and hexan- 

 drous, with their claws exceeding the petals. Ij . G. Native 

 of New Holland, on the south coast. Flowers yellowish. 



Hooked-leaved Melaleuca. Fl. Feb. Sep. Clt. 1803. Shrub 

 4 to 6 ft. 



20 M. SCA'BRA (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves alternate, nearly terete, 

 mucronulate, scabrous, crowded ; heads of flowers globose ; 

 bundles of stamens bearing 4-6 anthers, with their claws about 

 equal in length to the petals. Jj . G. Native of New Holland, 

 on the southern coast. Sweet, fl. austr. t. 10. Flowers pur- 

 plish. Perhaps the same as M. muricata, Hort. 



Scabrous Melaleuca. Fl. Feb. Sep. Clt. 1803. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 



21 M. JUNii-EROiDES (D. C. prod. 3. p. 213.) leaves alternate, 

 terete, stiff, mucronate, glabrous in the adult state ; heads of 

 flowers g'obose, with the rachis villous ; bundles of stamens 

 bearing 4-6 anthers, with their claws about equal in length to 

 the petals. Ij . G. Native of New Holland. Metrosideros 

 juniperoides, llchb. in Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 317. 

 Flowers yellowish, in small heads. Branchlets and young leaves 

 rather villous. 



Juniper-like Melaleuca. Shrub 2 to 4 ft. 



22 M. EKUBE'SCENS (Otto, hort. berol. p. 37.) leaves alter- 

 nate, linear-subulate, flat above, and mucronulate at the apex ; 

 spikes cylindrical, and are, as well as the branchlets, quite gla- 

 brous ; bundles of stamens polyandrous, with their claws ex- 

 ceeding the petals. fj . G. Native of New Holland. Rchb. 

 gart. mag. 1. t. 82. M. diosmifolia, Dum. Cours. bot. cult. 5. 

 p. 373. Leaves nearly like those of M. ericccfblia. Flowers 

 less crowded. Petals pale yellowish. Stamens rose-coloured. 



Reddis/i-stamened Melaleuca. Fl. June, July. Clt. Shrub 

 3 to 6 ft. 



23 M. PULCHE'LLA (R. Br. in Ait. hort. kew. 4. p. 414.) 

 leaves scattered or nearly opposite, oval or oblong, obtuse, ob- 

 soletely 3-nerved ; flowers usually solitary, and are, as well as 

 the branches glabrous ; bundles of stamens polyandrous, peta- 

 loid on the outside, bearing the stamens from the base to the 

 apex on the margins inside, exceeding the petals, fj . G. Na- 

 tive of New Holland, on the south coast. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 

 200. Rchl). gart. mag. 1. t. 8. f. 2. M. densa, Colla, hort. 

 ripul. append. 1. p. 815. t. 4. but not of R. Br. M. serpylli- 

 folia, Dum. Cours. bot. cult. 5. p. 374. Flowers reddish. 



Neat Melaleuca. Fl. Ju. Sept. Clt. 1803. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 

 * * Leaves opposite. 



24 M. THYMIFOLIA (Smith, exot. bot. 1. t. 36.) leaves oppo- 

 site, lanceolate, nerveless ; spikes few-flowered; bundles of sta- 

 mens polyandrous, with the claws branched on the inside even 

 to the middle, f; . G. Native of New South Wales. R. Br. 

 1. c. Rchb. gart. mag. I. t. 8. f. 1. Sims, bot. mag. 1869. M. 

 gnidiaefolia, Vent. malm. t. 7. M. coronata, Andr. rep. t. 278. 

 M. parvifolia, Otto, hort. berol. t. 37. M. discolor, Sieb. pi. 

 exsic. nov. holl. no. 329. Metrosideros calycina, Cav. icon. t. 

 336. f. 2. Bundles of stamens lilac or purple, and somewhat 

 petaloid. 



Thyme-leaved Melaleuca. Fl. June, Sep. Clt. 1792. Shrub 



2 to 3 ft. 



25 M. DECUSSA'TA (R. Br. 1. c. p. 415.) leaves opposite, de- 

 cussate, oval-lanceolate, 3-nerved ; spikes oval, quite glabrous ; 

 bundles of stamens polyandrous, with the claws very short. fj . 

 G. Native of New Holland, on the south-west coast. Sims, 

 bot. mag. t. 2268. Colla, hort. rip. 86. t. 15. M. pumila, Otto, 

 in lift, and M. parviflora, Otto, hort. berol. p. 37. Rchb. gart. 

 mag. 1. t. 31. Flowers crowded, lilac. 



Decussate-leaved Melaleuca. Fl. July, Sep. Clt. 1803. Sh. 



3 to 6 ft. 



26 M. CHTICULA'RIS (Labill. nov. holl. 2. p. 30. t. 171.) leaves 

 opposite, crowded, oblong-linear, obtuse, veinless ; flowers soli- 

 tary, axillary, glabrous ; bundles of stamens dodecandrous, hav- 

 ing their claws the length of the petals. 1; . G. Native of 

 New Holland, in Van Lewin's Land. The cuticle of the trunk 

 and branches of the tree are separable. Perhaps the same as the 

 M.fnnbriuta of gardens, but differs in the leaves being spread- 

 ing and narrower. 



Cvticular Melaleuca. Tree 10 to 20ft. 



27 M. FU'LGENS (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves opposite, lanceolate- 

 linear, acute, 1 -nerved; spikes of flowers oval, quite glabrous; 

 bundles of stamens polyandrous, palmatcly many-cleft, having 

 their claws the length of the petals. I? . G. Native of New 

 Holland. Ker. bot. mag. 103." Flowers larger than those of 

 any other species of the genus. Bundles of stamens scarlet, 

 more than an inch long. Fruit glabrous, nearly globose. Lobes 

 of calyx roundish, blunt. 



Fulgent Melaleuca. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1803. Sh. 6 to 20 ft. 



28 M. LINEARIFOLIA (Smith, exot. bot. t. 56.) leaves oppo- 

 site, lanceolate-linear, acute, 3-nerved at the base, dotted ; 

 spikes of flowers oblong, glabrous, as well as the branchlets ; 

 bundles of stamens polyandrous, pinnate-parted, exceeding the 

 petals. Jj . G. Native of New South Wales. R. Br. 1. c. 

 Metrosideros hyssopifolia, Cav. icon. 4. t. 336. f. 1. Fruit 

 globose. Calycine lobes small, acutish, deciduous. Flowers 

 cream-coloured. 



Toad-Jlax-leaved Melaleuca. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1793. Tr. 

 20 to 30 ft. 



29 M. ABIETI V NA (Smith in Rees' eye. vol. 23. no. 15.) leaves 

 opposite, elliptic-oblong, concave, obtuse, 3-nerved ; flowers 

 few, glabrous at the tops of the branches ; bundles of stamens 

 polyandrous, having elongated claws, but not exceeding the pe- 

 tals, multifid at the apex. Ij . G. Native of New Holland, at 

 King George's Sound. This species is remarkable in having ter- 

 minal flowers. 



Fir-like Melaleuca. Tree 20 to 30 ft. 



30 M. HYPERICIFOLIA (Smith in Lin. trans. 3. p. 249.) leaves 

 opposite, decussate, elliptic-oblong, 3-nerved, the lateral nerves 

 are obsolete, approximating the margin, which is recurved ; 

 spikes cylindrical, quite glabrous ; bundles of stamens polyan 

 drous, unguiculate, elongated ; filaments radiating. Ij . G. Na- 

 tive of New South Wales. Andr. bot. rep. t. 200. Wendl. coll. 



