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MYRTACEyE. XVIII. LEPTOSPERMUM. 



7 L. TRINE'RVE (Wliite, journ. 229. with a figure) leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, S-nerved ; calyx clothed with adpressed silky 

 villi ; calycine teeth foliaceous, permanent, Tj . G. Native of 

 New Holland. Leptospermum lanigerum, var. Smith, in Lin. 

 trans. 3. p. 263. Willd. spec. 2. p. 949. Flowers white. 



7 1 ltrce-nerved-\ca.ved Leptospermum. Shrub 4 to 6 ft. 



8 L. SCOPA'RIUM (Smith, in Lin. trans. 3. p. 262.) leaves ovate, 

 niucronate, obsoletely 3-nerved ; calyxes glabrous ; calycine teeth 

 membranous, coloured. fj . G. Native of New Zealand and New 

 Holland, on the sea-shore. Andr. bot. rep. 622. Philadelphia sco- 

 parius, Ait. hort. kew. ed. 1. vol. 2. p. 156. Melaleuca scoparia, 

 Wendl. sert. hann. p. 25. t. 15. Flowers white. The leaves of 

 this species were used by Captain Cook's ships' crews as tea, 

 whence they named it the tea-plant. They have a very agree- 

 able bitter flavour, with a pleasant smell when fresh, but lose 

 something of both when dry. A strong infusion of them proved 

 emetic to some, in the same manner as green tea. They were 

 also used with spruce leaves in equal quantity to correct tlieir 

 astringency, in brewing beer from them, and they rendered the 

 beer exceedingly palateable. 



Var. a, linifolium (D. C. prod. 3. p. 227.) leaves lanceolate. 

 Tj. G. Native of New Zealand. L. scoparium, Forst. gen. 

 36. trav. 1. t. 22. Melaleuca scoparia diosmatifolia, Wendl. 

 1. c. f. 1. L. squarrosum, Gaertn. fruct. 1. p. 174. 



Far. ft, myrttfolmm (D. C. 1. c.) leaves ovate-elliptic. T? . G. 

 Native of New Holland. Wendl. 1. c. f. 2. Philadelphia flo- 

 ribundus, Roem. et Ust. mag. 7. t. 2. 



Var. y, rubricaiile (D. C. prod. 3. p. 227.) leaves flattish, 

 hardly 3-nerved. Vj . G. R. rubricaule, Link, enutn. 2. p. 25. 



Broom Leptospermum or New Zealand Tea. Fl. June, July. 

 Clt. 1772. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



9 L. FLAVE'SCENS (Smith, 1. c. Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. 

 p. 181.) leaves linear-lanceolate, obtuse, 1 -nerved, dotted; 

 calyxes glabrous ; calycine teeth membranous, at length deci- 

 duous. Tj . G. Native of New Holland. L. thea, Willd. L. 

 flavescens, Willd. spec. 2. p. 949. Hook, bot. mag. 2695. 

 Melaleuca thea, Wendl. sert. hann. 1. p. 24. t. 14. L. polyga- 

 lasfolium, Salisb. prod. p. 3. Flowers white, but yellowish in 

 a dried state. Wendlend says the leaves are 3-nerved, and in 

 the Hortus Kewensis they are said to be nerveless, but in the spe- 

 cimens examined they are 1-nerved, as in the figure of Wendland. 



Yellowish Leptospermum. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1788. Sh. 

 4 to 6 feet. 



10 L. GNIDI/EFOLJUM (D. C. prod. 3. p. 228.) leaves linear- 

 lanceolate, acutish, 3-nerved, dotless ; calyxes covered with 

 silky villi ; calycine teeth smoothish, and coloured a little. 

 Tj . G. Native of New Holland. L. pendulum, Sieb. Flowers 

 white. 



Gnidia-leaved Leptospermum. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



11 L. POROPIIY'LLUM (Cav. icon. 4. p. 17. t. 330. f. 2.) leaves 

 oblanceolate, acutish, 1-nerved, densely dotted, glabrous; calyxes 

 silky, with the teeth acute. Tj . G. Native of New Holland. 

 In the figure of this plant, given by Cavanilles, the teeth of the 

 calyx are deciduous, and the pubescence of the calyx is not taken 

 any notice of, but it is probably the same. Flowers white. 



Porous-leaved Leptospermum. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1SOO. 

 Shrub fl to 6 feet. 



12 L. PARVIFOLIUM (Smith, in Lin. trans. 3. p. 263.) leaves 

 oblong-obovate, nerveless, dotted, glabrous ; calyxes villous, 

 with the teeth membranous and coloured. Tj . G. Native of 

 New Holland. L. eriocalyx, Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 313. 

 Branches villous when young, but at length becoming glabrous. 

 Leaves 2 lines long. Flowers \vhite. 



Small-leaved Leptospermum. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1789. 

 Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



13 L. MYRTIFOLIUM (Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 31 4,) leaves 



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obovate-oblong, 3-nerved, dotted, rather pubescent while young ; 

 calyxes clothed with silky villi ; with the lobes membranous, 

 coloured, and pubescent. Tj . G. Native of New Holland. 

 Flowers solitary, sessile, yellowish when in a dry state. 

 Myrtle-leaved Leptospermum. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 



14 L. ATTENUA'TUM (Smith, in Lin. trans. 3. p. 262.) leaves 

 linear-lanceolate, acute, 3-nerved ; calyx clothed with silky villi ; 

 with the teeth membranous, coloured, and nearly glabrous. 



Ij . G. Native of New Holland. Flowers for the most part 

 2 on a short silky peduncle. Perhaps L. glomeratum, Wendl. 

 in flor. 1819. p. 078. and L. rcsintferum, Bertol. amcen. p. 28. 

 differs from the present plant. Flowers white. 



Attenuated-leaved Leptospermum. Fl. May, Jul. Clt. 1795. 

 Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 



15 L. MULTIFLORUM (Cav. icon. 4. p. 17. t. 331. f. 1.) leaves 

 linear, attenuated, acuminated, 1-nerved, dotless; calyxes gla- 

 brous, with the lobes deciduous. Tj . G. Native of New Hol- 

 land. Flowers white. 



Mdny-jlowered Leptospermum. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



16 L. THYMIFOLIUM (Ciinniiigh. in Field's new south wales, 

 p. 319.) rather villous ; leaves oval, obtuse, flattish ; flowers 

 axillary, solitary, or twin ; segments of the calyx deciduous. 



Tj . G. Native of New Holland, growing in swampy forest 

 land on the Macquarie River. 



Thyme-leaved Leptospermum. Clt. 1824. Shrub. 



1 7 L. MULTICAU'LE (Cunning. 1. c.) silky ; leaves oval, or ovate- 

 lanceolate ; teeth of calyx coloured. Tj . G. Native of New 

 Holland, in barren bushy hills, near Bathurst. 



Many-stemmed Leptospermum. Clt. ? Shrub. 



18 L. OBLIQUUM (Coll. hort. ripul. append. 2. p. 351.) leaves 

 oblique, sessile, linear-lanceolate, attenuated at the base, and 

 mucronate at the apex, dotted, pale beneath ; stem reddish, 

 branched. Tj . G. Native of New Holland. Nearly allied to 

 L. multijlorum. Flowers white. 



Oblique-leaved Leptospermum. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1800. 

 Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



19 L. JUNIPE'RINUM (Smith, in Lin. trans. 3. p. 263.) leaves 

 linear-lanceolate, pungent, 1-nerved, silky while young as well 

 as the branchlets ; calyx glabrous, with membranous, coloured 

 teeth. Tj . G. Native of New Holland. Vent. malm. t. 89. 

 L. recurvif olium, Salisb. prod. p. 350. Melaleuca tenuif olia, 

 Wendl. obs. p. 50. ex Willd. Flowers white. 



Juniper-like Leptospermum. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1790. 

 Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



20 L. BACCA'TUM (Smith, 1. c.) leaves linear-lanceolate, pun- 

 gent, 1 -nerved, but 3-nerved at the very base ; branches hairy ; 

 calyxes glabrous : with coloured, pubescent teeth ; capsule bac- 

 cate. Tj . G. Native of New Holland. L. juniperifolium, 

 Cav. icon. 4. p. 18. t. 331. f. 2. Flowers white. 



.Berry-fruited Leptospermum. Fl. July. Clt. 1790. Shrub 

 4 to 5 feet. 



21 L. ARACHNOIDEUM (Smith, 1. c.) leaves subulate, pungent; 

 branchlets hairy ; tube and teeth of calyx villous ; capsule 5- 

 celled. Tj . G. Native of New Holland. L. arachnoides, 

 Gsertn. fruct. 1. p. 174. t. 35. f. 3. Lam. diet. 3. p. 466. Me- 

 laleuca arachnoidea, Rseusch. Flowers white. 



Cobmebbed Leptospermum. Fl. May, Jul. Clt. 1795. Sh. 

 2 to 3 feet. 



22 L. TRILOCULA'RE (Vent. malm. t. 84.) leaves linear, pun- 

 gent, dotted, ciliated ; calyx clothed with silky villi, both on 

 tube and teeth; capsule 3-5-celled ; stamens 15. Tj . G. Na- 

 tive of New Holland. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 791. Bracteas gem- 

 maceous, permanent, glabrous. Leaves usually twisted ob- 

 liquely, 1-nerved, hardly 3-nerved at the base. Flowers white. 



Three-celled-fruhed Leptospermum. Fl. June, July. Clt. 

 1800. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



