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corolla ; the increase of the former in length 

 being greater and more rapid than that of the 

 latter. 



BANKSIA PYRIFORMIS. 



This species was unknown to Linnaeus; and 

 Gaertner has given no specific character of it. 

 It is however the Banksia with solitary flowers, 

 ovate downy capsules, and lance-shaped entire 

 smooth leaves. 



The capsules are larger than in any other 

 known species. In the figure they are repre- 

 sented considerably smaller than the life. 



BANKSIA GIBBOSA. 



Or Banksia with solitary flowers; ovate, tu- 

 mid, rugged capsules; and cylindrical 

 leaves. 



The leaves are very peculiar, being perfectly 

 cylindrical, about two inches long and one line 

 in diameter, pale, greeenand smooth. 



THE PEPPERMINT TREE. 



This tree grows to the height of more than 

 an hundred feet, and is above thirty feet in cir- 

 cumference* The bark is very smootb, like 



