PLATE 4. 



1. Melaleuca decussata R. Br. 



a. Flowering branch. (Natural size.) 



&. Branch with unopened buds showing the decussate arrangement. 



c. Flower. (Enlarged.) 



d. Petal and a fascicle of nine stamens. (Enlarged.) 



e. Twig with old capsules and scars of fallen capsules. (Somewhat 

 reduced.) 



2. Melaleuca armillaris Sm. 



a. Flowering branch. (Eeduced to one-half natural size.) 

 fe. Cluster of old capsules. (Nearly natural size.) 



c. Leafy branch and cluster of buds with their subtending bracts. 

 (About natural size.) 



d. Flower. (Enlarged.) 



e. Petal and fascicle of nine stamens. (Enlarged.) 



3. Melaleuca leucadendrcn L. CAJUPUT TREE. 



a. Flowering branch, with capsules of the previous year below. (One- 

 half natural size.) 



fc. Three capsules. (Enlarged.) 



c. Leaf, showing the venation. (One-half natural size.) 



d. Flower. (Enlarged.) 



4. Melaleuca styphelioides Sm. 



a. Flowering branch. (Natural size.) 



b. Branch with unopened buds and a few bracts. (Natural size.) 



c. Portion of stem showing the pubescence, and leaf with veins. 

 (Nearly twice natural size.) 



d. Flower. (Enlarged.) 



All of the figures drawn by Mrs. Louise Nash. 



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