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16 M. PU'NGENS (Sieb. ex Spreng. syst. add. p. 194.) leaves 

 linear, mucronate, spreading, nerved, glabrous ; peduncles woolly ; 

 spikes capitate. I? . G. Native of New Holland. 



Pungent Metrosideros. Shrub. 



j- Species not sufficiently known. 

 * Leaves and flowers unknown. 



17 M. ? SALICIFOLIA (Gaertn. fruct. 1. p. 171. f. 3.). Two 

 species of Eucalyptus are confused under this name. 



Willow-leaved Iron-wood. Tree. 



18 M. ? EXCE'LSA (Gaertn. fruct. 1. p. 172. t. 34. f. 8.). This 

 is perhaps a species of Leptospermum. 



Tall Iron-wood. Tree. 



19 M. ? SPECTA'BILIS (Gaertn. 1. c. f. 9.). Probably a species 

 of Leptospermum. 



Shmvy Iron-wood. Shrub. 



20 M. ? SCA'NDENS (Gaertn. 1. c. f. 10.). Probably a species 

 of Leplospermum. 



Climbing Iron-wood. Shrub. 



21 M. ? ALBiFLbiiA (Gaertn. 1. c. f. ] 1.). Probably a species 

 of Leplospermum. 



White-flowered Metrosideros. Shrub. 



22 M. MYRTIFOLIA (Gasrtn. 1. c. f. 12.). Probably a species 

 of Leplospermum. 



Myrtle-leaved Iron-wood. Shrub. 



* Flowers and fruit unknomn. 



23 M. ? AROMA TICA (Salisb. prod. p. 351.) leaves alternate, 

 broad-ovate, acuminated, thin, glaucous beneath. Tj . G. Na- 

 tive about Port Jackson. 



Aromatic Iron-wood. Shrub. 



24 M.? PROCERA (Salisb. 1. c.) leaves alternate, ovate-lanceo- 

 late, green beneath, coriaceous, with divaricating nerves. Tj . G. 

 Native at Port Jackson. 



Tall Iron-wood. Tree. 



25 M. ? PROPI'NQUA (Salisb. 1. c.) leaves alternate, ovate-lan- 

 ceolate, glaucous beneath, coriaceous, with divaricating nerves. 



^ . G. Native at Port Jackson. 

 Allied Iron-wood. Shrub. 



26 M. ? APOCYNIFOLIA (Salisb. 1. c.) leaves nearly opposite, 

 elliptic, marginate, coriaceous, with parallel nerves. Pj . G. 

 Native at Port Jackson. 



Apocynmn-leaved Iron-wood. Shrub. 



27 M. ? CORIACEA (Salisb. 1. c.) leaves alternate, ovate-lan- 

 ceolate, glabrous on both surfaces, very coriaceous. ^ . G. 

 Native at Port Jackson. 



C'or;'aceo4-leaved Iron-wood. Shrub. 



28 M. ? DECORA (Salisb. 1. c.) leaves alternate, dense, on very 

 short petioles, lanceolate, mucronulate, coriaceous, glabrous on 

 both surfaces in the adult state. Tj . G. Native at Port Jackson. 



Neat Iron-wood. Shrub. 



29 M.? SCARIOSA (Horn. hort. hafn. suppl. p. 139.) leaves 

 scattered, lanceolate, with scarious margins ; branchlets pubes- 

 cent. Tj . G. Native country unknown. 



Scarioui-leuved Iron- wood. Shrub. 



* Species entirely undescribed, 



30 M. connata, Desf. hort. par. 31 M. plinicefolia, Desf. 

 I. c. S2 M. nima, Gmel. hort. Carls. 



N.B. Metrosideros macropliylla of Lam. ill. t. 421. f. 1. 

 Poir. suppl. 3. p. 686 is the same as Sarcolce'na mvltifldra, see 

 vol. 1. p. 562. or a nearly allied species. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Cattistemon, p. 823. 



XVIII. LEPTOSPE'RMUM (from XtTr-oc, leptos, slender, 

 and airtpfia, sperma, a seed ; in reference to the seeds being 



VOL. II. 



small and narrow). Forst. gen. p. 86. Gasrtn. fruct. 1. p. 

 174. t. 35. Smith, in Lin. trans. 3. p. 260. Cav. icon. 4. p. 

 16. Leptospermum, sect. 2. Euleptospermum, D. C. prod. 3. 

 p. 227. 



LIN. SYST. Icosundria, Monogynia. Tube of calyx rather 

 turbinate ; limb 5-cleft, with the lobes triangular and valvate. 

 Petals 5. Stamens 20-30, free, shorter than the petals. Style 

 filiform ; stigma capitate. Capsule 4-5-celled. Seeds oblong, 

 small. New Holland shrubs, with alternate, quite entire, dotted, 

 small leaves. Flowers pedicellate, solitary, scattered, white. 



1 L. EMARGINA'TUM (Wendl. fil. ex Spreng. syst. 2. p. 491.) 

 leaves linear-oblong, emarginate, obscurely 5-nerved ; calycine 

 teeth membranous, coloured. (7 . G. Native of New Holland. 

 Melaleuca nerv6sa, Hort. ex Link, enum. 2. p. 2.0. 



Emarginate-leaved Leptospermum. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1818. 

 Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



2 L. OBOVA'TUM (Sweet, fl. aust. t. 36.) leaves obovate, emar- 

 ginate, obscurely 3-5-nerved, glabrous; branches angular, a 

 little winged ; calyxes glabrous ; with the teeth coloured. Pj . G. 

 Native of New Holland. Flowers white. 



Obovate-\eaved Leptospermum. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. ? Sh. 



3 to 6 feet. 



3 L. SERI'CEUM (Labill. nov. boll. 2. p. 9. t. 147.) leaves 

 obovate, mucronate, 3-5-nerved, silky on both surfaces as well 

 as the calyxes ; lobes of calyx permanent. 17. G. Native of 

 Van Dieman's Land. Flowers white. 



Silky Leptospermum. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 181 8. Sh. 4 to 6 ft. 



4 L. TUBERCULA'TUM (Poir. suppl. 3. p. 338.) leaves ovate 

 or oblong-lanceolate, dotted beneath and finely 3-nerved, gla- 

 brous in the adult state, but clothed with silky pubescence when 

 young, as well as the branchlets ; calyxes silky, but when in 

 fruit glabrous. H. G. Native of New Holland, about Port 

 Jackson. L. stellatum, Cav. icon. 4. p. 16. t. 330.? The 

 margin of the calyx is said to be entire by Cavanilles, in his 

 diagnosis, but from his description, as well as from the figure, it is 

 acutely 5-cleft. The petals are yellow, according to Cav., but 

 according to the specimen white. 



Far. ft, subenerve (D. C. prod. 3. p. 227.) leaves 1-nerved, 

 or almost nerveless. 



Tubercular Leptospermum. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1816. Sh. 



4 to 6 feet. 



5 L. GRANDIFLORUM (Smith, in Lin. trans. 6. p. 299.) leaves 

 lanceolate, narrowed at both ends, mucronate; calyxes villous, 

 with coloured teeth ; bracteas gemmaceous, permanent. J? . G. 

 Native of New Holland. Sims, hot. mag. t. 1810. Lodd. 

 bot. cab. t. 701. Flowers large, white, about the size of those 

 of Fabricia Icevigala. Leaves pubescent when young, but gla- 

 brous in the adult state. 



Great -Jlomered Leptospermum. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1803. 

 Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



6 L. LANIGERUM (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 182, but 

 not of Willd.) leaves oblong or oval, mucronate, pubescent on 

 both surfaces or only beneath, obsoletely 3-nerved ; branchlets 

 villous ; calyxes very villous, from spreading pili. h . G. Na- 

 tive of Van Dieman's Land and New Holland. Lodd. bot. cab. 

 t. 1192. Philadelphus laniger, Ait. hort. kew. ed. 1. vol.2, 

 p. 156. Flowers white. 



Var. (3,pubescens (D. C. prod. 3. p. 227.) leaves smaller, and 

 rather oblique. J? . G. Gathered with the species. Philadelphus 

 laniger ft, piliger. Ait. hort. kew. ed. 1. vol. 2. p. 156. L. 

 pubescens, Willd. spec. 2. p. 650. Not differing from the 

 species, unless in the leaves being rather smaller. Both have 

 their leaves sometimes nearly glabrous in the gardens ; but 

 always to be known by the hairy calyx. 



Wool-bearing Leptospermum. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1 774. Sh. 

 3 to 6 feet. 

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