GREVILLEA 



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June at the end of short Literal twigs in a short raceme (almost an umbel) of 

 a dozen or more blossoms. The calyx is a slender tube in. long, covered 

 with silky hairs, and slit deeply on one side ; the inch-long style protrudes 

 through the slit, and the concave, dilated ends of the four divisions of the calyx 

 are curled back, each enclosing a stalkless anther. Seed-vessel a dry, spindle- 

 shaped pod ^ in. long, with the erect style still attached at the end. 



GREVILLEA 



Native of N.S. Wales. This interesting and pretty shrub is the hardiest 

 of Grevilleas, but is not really hardy except against a warm, sheltered wall in 

 the London district. It is admirably adapted for Cornwall and other mild 

 counties, and I have seen it growing and flowering well at Haslemere, 



