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EPACRIDE^E. VII. LEUCOPOGON. VIII. MONOTOCA. IX. ACROTRICHE. 



51 L. JUNIPE'RINUS (R. Br. 1. c.) flowers almost sessile, soli- 

 tary or twin; leaves divaricate, lanceolate-linear, ending in a 

 setaceous mucrone, with recurved slightly denticulated margins ; 

 bracteas 3-5, and are as well as the calyxes mucronate. t? . G. 

 Native of New South Wales. Lodd. bot. cab. 447. Flowers 

 white. 



Juniper-like Leucopogon. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1804. Shrub 

 3 to 4 feet. 



52 L. DEFORMIS (R. Br. 1. c.) flowers almost sessile, solitary, 

 many-bracteate ; leaves erectly spreading, lanceolate-linear, ra- 

 ther concave, mucronate, with obsoletely denticulated edges ; 

 ovarium 3-celled. I? . G. Native of New South Wales. Flowers 

 white. 



Deformed Leucopogon. Shrub. 



53 L. EsauAMAius (R. Br. 1. c.) peduncles very short, erect, 

 1-2-flowered; leaves scattered, erectly spreading, lanceolate, 

 subacuminated, mucronate, flat, turned, with scabrous margins ; 

 ovarium 2-celled; hypogynous disk wanting. ^ . G. Native of 

 New South Wales. Flowers white. 



Scaleless-fiovtered Leucopogon. Shrub. 



54 L. FLEXIFOLIUS (R. Br. 1. c.) flowers almost sessile, soli- 

 tary ; leaves much crowded, imbricated, linear, mucronate, 

 twisted, with scabrous denticulated edges ; ovarium 5-celled. 

 fy . G. Native of New Holland, within the tropic. 



Bent-leaved Leucopogon. Shrub. 



55 L. FORSTE'RI ; arboreous ; leaves scattered, linear, cus- 

 pidate, serrulated ; flowers sessile, solitary, terminal. ^ . G. 

 Native of New Zealand. E'pacris juniperina, Forst. char. gen. 

 10. no. 2. ins. austr. p. 13. 



Forster's Leucopogon. 



Cult. The species of this genus are very pretty when in blos- 

 som ; they grow best in an equal mixture of sandy loam and 

 peat ; and the tops of the very young shoots taken off and 

 planted in sand, with a bell-glass over them, strike root 

 readily. 



VIII. MONO'TOCA (from p.6vog, monos, alone, and rd/a>c, 

 tokos, a birth ; in reference to the fruit being one-seeded). R. 

 Br. prod. p. 546. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogyma. Calyx bibracteate. Co- 

 rolla funnel-shaped; limb and throat beardless. Ovarium 1- 

 seeded. Drupe baccate. Shrubs or small trees. Leaves scat- 

 tered. Spikes axillary, rarely terminal, few-flowered. Flowers 

 small, white, usually dioecious from the defect of the organs. 

 Hypogynous disk cup-shaped, lobed. 



1 . Bracteas extending, caducous. Small dioecious trees. 



\ M. ELLIPTICA (R. Br. prod. p. 546.) spikes erect, nearly 

 terminal and aggregate, or axillary and solitary ; leaves elliptic, 

 oblong, 4 times longer than broad, fj . G. Native of New 

 South Wales. Styphelia elliptica, Smith, new holl. 49. 



Elliptic-]eaved Monotoca. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1802. Tree 

 small. 



2 M. A'LBENS (R. Br. prod. p. 547.) spikes erect, solitary, 

 terminal and axillary ; leaves oblong-linear, acute, mucronate, 

 white beneath, 5 times longer than broad. ^ . G. Native of 

 New South Wales. 



White-leaved Monotoca. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1 824. Shrub 

 6 feet. 



3 M. LINEA'TA (R. Br. 1. c.) spikes axillary, few-flowered, 

 nodding, pedunculate ; leaves oblong, and often obovate, acute, 

 flattish, mucronate. 1? . G. Native of Van Diemen's Land. 

 Styphelia glauca, Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 45. t. 61. where the 

 plant is represented as having erect spikes, and a 5-celled 

 ovarium. 



Lined-leaved Monotoca. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1804. Shrub. 



2. Bracteas extending, permanent. Shrubs with herma- 

 ph rodi te flowers . 



4 M. SCOPA'RIA (R. Br. 1. c.) spikes axillary, few-flowered, 

 nearly sessile, nodding ; leaves oblong-linear, with revolute 

 edges; stem erect. lj . G. Native of New South Wales. 

 Styphelia scoparia, Smith, new holl. p. 48. 



Broom Monotoca. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1825. Shrub. 



5 M. EMPETKIFOLIA (R. Br. 1. c.) spikes axillary, nodding, 2- 

 3-flowered ; leaves oblong-oval, mucronate, divaricate, convex 

 above, white and striated beneath ; stem prostrate. Tj . G. 

 Native of Van Diemen's Land. 



Empetrum-leaved Monotoca. Shrub. 



Cull. For culture and propagation see Leucopogon, above. 

 The pots in which the species are grown require to be well 

 drained with sherds. 



IX. ACRO'TRICHE (from aicpoc, akros, the uttermost, and 

 Spu; rptxe, thrix trichos, a hair ; the tips of the corolline seg- 

 ments are bearded). R. Br. prod. p. 547. Styphelia species, 

 Spreng. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogyma. Calyx bibracteate. Co- 

 rolla funnel-shaped ; segments of the limb furnished with a de- 

 flexed beard at the apex. Drupe nearly baccate, containing a 

 5-celled cellular putamen. Humble much branched shrubs ; 

 branches usually divaricate. Leaves scattered. Spikes lateral 

 or axillary, short. Flowers small, white. Hypogynous disk 

 cup-shaped, a little lobed. Drupe small, depressedly globose, of 

 a dry substance. 



1 A. DIVARICA'TA (R. Br. prod. p. 547.) leaves lanceolate, mu- 

 cronate, divaricate, flat, green on both surfaces ; spikes axillary. 

 Tj . G. Native of New South Wales. 



Divaricale-lea\ed Acrotriche. Fl. May. Clt. 1824. Shrub 

 ^ to 1 foot. 



2 A. AGGREGA'TA (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, ra- 

 ther concave, glaucous beneath, with smooth margins. J? . G. 

 Native of New Holland, within the tropic. 



Aggregate Acrotriche. Shrub 1 foot. 



3 A. RAMIFLORA (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves linear-lanceolate, mu- 

 cronate, divaricate, of a different colour beneath, nerved, with 

 recurved margins ; spikes on the branches. T? . G. Native of 

 New Holland, on the south coast. 



Branch-flowered Acrotriche. Shrub 1 foot. 



4 A. SERRULA'TA (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves linear-lanceolate, cuspi- 

 date, spreading, pilose or smoothish, with serrulately ciliated 

 edges ; spikes axillary. Jj . G. Native of the south coast of 

 New Holland, and Van Diemen's Land. 



Serrulated-\ea\ed Acrotriche. Shrub 1 foot. 



5 A. PA'TULA (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves ovate lanceolate, acumi- 

 nated, mucronate, flattish, and are as well as the branches divari- 

 cate : spikes axillary. Ij . G. Native of New Holland, on the 

 south coast. 



Spreading Acrotriche. Shrub. 



6 A. OVAUFOMA (R. Br. prod. p. 548.) leaves ovate and 

 oval, obtuse, awnless, flat, with smooth margins ; spikes axillary ; 

 drupes somewhat cellular. fj G. Native of New Holland, 

 on the south coast. Hook. bot. mag. t. 3171. Lodd. bot. cab. 

 1930. Corolla greenish-yellow. Drupes white. 



Oval-leaved Acrotriche. Fl. March. Clt. 1824. Shrub \ 

 to 1 foot. 



7 A. CORDA'TA (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves cordate, flat, striated 

 below ; flowers axillary, twin or solitary, fj . G. Native of 

 New Holland, on the south coast. Styphelia cordata, Labill. 

 nov. holl. 1. p. 46. t. 63. Perhaps belonging to a different 

 genus. 



