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MYRTACEjE. XXI. BI.CKI A. 



Smith, in Lin. trans. 3. p. 260. B. Chinensis, Gsertn. fruct. 1. 

 p. 157. t. 31. Capsule 3-celled. 



Shrubby Bgeckea. Fl. Sept. Dec. Clt. 180C. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 



2 B. PA'RVULA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 229.) leaves elliptic-oblong, 

 obtuse, rather mucronate ; peduncles axillary, umbelliferous. 



I? . G. Native of New Caledonia. Leptospermum parrulum, 

 Labill. sert. caled. p. 62. t. 61. Capsule 3-celled. Stamens 10. 

 Small Baeckea. Shrub 1 foot. 



3 B. VIRGA TA (Andr. bot. rep. t. 598.) leaves linear-lanceo- 

 late ; peduncles axillary, umbelliferous. Ij . G. Native of 

 New Caledonia. Sims, bot. mag. 2127. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 

 341. Colla, hort. ripul. t. 6. Leptospermum virgatum, Forst. 

 gen. p. 3G. Smith, in Lin. trans. 3. p. 2G5. Mclaleuca virgata, 

 Lin. fil. suppl. t. 343. Stamens 5-10. 



Twiggy Bseckea. Fl . Aug. Oct. Clt. 1806. Sli. 2 to 3 ft. 



4 B. PINIFOIIA (D. C. 1. c.) leaves long, linear, acuminated, 

 nerveless ; peduncles axillary, 3-flowered, longer than the leaves. 



^ . G. Native of New Caledonia. Leptospermum pinif olium, 

 Labill. sert. caled. p. 63. t. 62. Stamens 10. Capsule 3-celled. 

 Pinc-leared Bseckea. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



5 B. LINIFOLIA (Rudge, in Lin. trans. 8. p. 297. t. 12.) leaves 

 linear, long, mucronate ; pedicels short, axillary, 1-flowered. 



fj . G. Native of New Holland, about Port Jackson. B. tri- 

 chophylla, Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 280. Leaves 6-8 lines 

 long, distant. 



Flax-leaved Beeekea. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 181 8. Shrub 2 

 to 3 feet. 



6 B. DIFFU'SA (Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 276.) leaves 

 linear, ciliately crenulated, nerveless, acutish ; pedicels axillary, 

 1-flowered, about the length of the leaves, with 2 bracteoles 

 under the flower. ^ . G. Native of New Holland. The 2 

 bracteoles are just under the flower-bud at first, but at last in 

 the middle of the peduncle, in consequence of its elongation. 

 Segments of calyx obtuse, and ciliately crenulated. 



Var. ft, striuta (D. C. prod. 3. p. 230.) leaves striated length- 

 wise, f; . G. Native of New Holland. Perhaps a proper 

 species. Habit stiffer. 



Diffuse Baeckea. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



7 B. DENSIFOLIA (Smith in Lin. trans. 3. p. 260. Cleaves linear- 

 subulate, acerose, crowded on the branches, quadrifariously im- 

 bricated, each terminated by a short, somewhat deflexed deci- 

 duous mucrone. Jj . G. Native of New Holland. Bse'ckea 

 fasciculata, Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 260. Leaves 2-3 lines 

 long. Calyx not ciliated. 



Dense-leaved Baeckea. Fl. Aug. Oct. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



8 B. GRACILIS (Cunningh. in Field's new south wales, p. 349.) 

 leaves linear, obtuse, imbricated in 4 rows ; stem branched, 

 erectish ; flowers capitate, terminal, and lateral, f? . G. Native 

 of New Holland, in arid rocky situations. A slender shrubby 

 plant. 



Slender Bseckea. Clt. 1826. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



9 B. RAMOSI'SSIMA (Cunningh. in Field's new south wales, p. 

 249.) much branched, diffuse ; leaves lanceolate-linear, acutish, 

 spreading, with scabrous margins ; teeth of calyx coloured, 

 ciliated ; flowers solitary, axillary, pedunculate, bibracteate. 

 \ . G. Native of New Holland, on the Blue Mountains. 



Much-branched Baeckea. Clt. 1824. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



10 B. PULCHE'LLA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 230.) leaves linear, 

 acute, crowded in the axils and on the branchlets ; pedicels axil- 

 lary, 1-flowered, bractless, length of the leaves, fj . G. Native 

 of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Leaves crowded, spread- 

 ing. Flowers innumerable. 



Neat Baeckea. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



11 B. DIOSMIFOLIA (Rudge in Lin. trans. 8. p. 298. t. 13.) 

 leaves oblong, rather cuneated, keeled, acute, crowded, imbri- 

 cate, and are, as well as the calyxes, ciliated ; flowers axillary, 



solitary, approximate, sessile. Tj . G. Native of New Holland. 

 Mvrtiicea, Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 585. 



Diosma-lcaved Bwckea. Fl. Aug. Oct. Clt. 1824. Shrub 



1 to 2 ft. 



12 B. t AMI-IIOHA'TA (R. Br. ex Sims, bot. mag. t. 2694.) quite 

 glabrous ; leaves loosely imbricated in 4 rows, obovate-lanceo- 

 late, flat, dotted, finely marginate, on short petioles ; flowers axil- 

 lary, twin or solitary, pedicellate ; stamens 15. fj . G. Native 

 of New Holland. 



CVn;j/io;--scented Bseckea. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. Shrub 



2 to 3 ft. 



13 B. MICROPIIY'LLA (Rudge ex Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 

 282.) leaves triquetrous, short, obtuse, glabrous, imbricated ; 

 flowers axillary, solitary, sessile; tube of calyx 5-furrowed; 

 calycine segments ciliated and membranous. H . G. Native of 

 New Holland, on the eastern coast. Imbricaria ciliata, Smith in 

 Lin. trans. 3. p. 176. and therefore Escallonia ciliata, Roem. et 

 Sehultes. Stereoxylum ciliatum, Poir. Jiingia tenella, Gsertn. 

 Stamens 5. 



Small-leaved Bocckea. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



14 B. BREVIFOLIA(D. C. prod. 3. p. 230.) leaves triquetrous, 

 very short, obtuse, glabrous, imbricated in 4 rows ; flowers axil- 

 lary, solitary, on very short pedicels ; tube of calyx turbinate ; 

 calycine lobes glabrous, acute. 1^ . G. Native of New Hol- 

 land. Leptospermum brevifolium, Rudge in Lin. trans. 8. p. 

 299. t. 14. Bse'ckea carnosula, Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 

 278. 



Short-leaved Bseckea. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



15 B. MICRA'NTHA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 230.) leaves obovate, 

 triquetrous, glabrous, imbricated in 4 rows ; flowers axillary, 

 solitary, sessile. Tj . G. Native of New Holland. A much 

 branched shrub. 



Small-Jlowercd Baeckea. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



16 B. CRENULA'TA (D. C. 1. c.) leaves obovate-cuneiform, 

 crenulated upwards ; flowers axillary, solitary, sessile ; calycine 

 lobes roundish, denticulated. T^ . G. Native of New Holland ? 

 Imbricaria crenulata, Smith in Lin. trans. 3. p. 259. Jiingia im- 

 bricata, Gaertn. fruct. 1. p. 175. t. 35. Mollia imbricata, Gmel. 

 syst. p. 420. Stereoxylum crenul^tum, Poir. Escallonia cre- 

 nulata, Rocm. et Sehultes. Stamens 5. 



Crenulated-]enved Bajckea. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



17 B. OBOVA^TA (D. C. 1. c.) leaves obovate, entire, glabrous, 

 spreading ; pedicels axillary, rather longer than the leaves, bear- 

 ing 2-3 sessile flowers in an umbel at the top. Jj . G. Native 

 of New Holland, at King George's Sound. 



Obovate-]eaved Baackea. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



18 B. DIOSMOIDES (Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 277.) leaves 

 ovate, acute, erect, rather concave, and somewhat imbricated ; 

 flowers axillary, solitary, sessile ; lobes of calyx ovate, membra- 

 nous, somewhat denticulated at the apex. Jj . G. Native of 

 New Holland. 



Diosma-like Basckea. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



19 B. SAxicoLA (Cunningh. mss.) Tj . G. Native of New 

 Holland. This species is not described. 



Rock Baeckea. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



Cult. All the species of Bce'ckca are delicate little shrubs. 

 Their culture and propagation are the same as that recommended 

 for Fabricia, see p. 827. 



Tribe III. 



MY'RTE^E (plants agreeing with My'rtus in important cha- 

 racters). D. C. diet, class, vol. xi. and note, 1826. prod. 3. p. 

 230. Calyx 4-5-cleft. Petals 4-5. Stamens free. Fruit 

 fleshy, many-celled. Trees and shrubs, for the most part 

 natives within the tropics, and a very few of New Holland. 



