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(7.) Stenocarpus (from stenos, narrow, and carpos, fruit) has 

 S. salignus common on the sides of creeks to the north of Parra- 

 matta. Some of the most beautiful of the order, such as 

 Grevillea robusta, Stenocarpus Cunninghami, &c., occur in the 

 northern parts of New South Wales, but with the exception of 

 Telopea, none of our species are ornamental. 



(8.) Banksia is named after the distinguished naturalist Sir 

 Joseph Banks. We have B. serrata, B. integrifolia, B. ericifolia, 

 B. amula, and B. spinulosa. The first two are trees, the wood of 

 which is used for the knees of boats, and the others, shrubs. 

 PAGE 203, LOTE 23. 



The Myrtaceous tree to which allusion is made, was named 

 Backhousia myrtifolia after Mr. Backhouse, who visited these 

 colonies about thirty years ago in company with Mr. Walker. 

 Mr. Backhouse is well known as an enterprising traveller and 

 philanthropist, and the work which he published on his return to 

 Europe, bears testimony to his botanical knowledge. 



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In my article on ornamental plants, I have alluded to the 

 Epacrids, as affording some species worthy of cultivation. The 

 family of Epacrids, which in this country takes the place of 

 heathworts, is peculiar to the Indian Archipelago, Australasia, 

 and Polynesia. The word " Epacris" the type of the order 

 is derived from epi upon, and acros the top of a thing, because in 

 New Zealand, the species grow on the top of the mountains. 

 This, however, is by no means the case in New South Wales, for 

 they are found in various situations, some growing in the sand 

 by the sea-side, some in the bush under the shade of the Eucalypti, 

 and others again amongst the rocks by the side of creeks. 

 There is a marked resemblance between Heathworts and Epacrids, 

 and it is worthy of notice that few heathworts are found in 

 countries occupied by Epacrids. The main difference between 

 the two orders is in the anther, the Epacrids having it one-celled 

 without any appendages, and the heath wort " two -celled, the 

 cells hard and dry, separate either at the apex or base, where 

 they are furnished with some kind of appendage, and dehiscing 

 by a pore." Nearly all the genera of the Epacris family belong 

 to the class Pentandria, order Monogynia of Linnaeus, and the 

 filaments arise from the corolla, or they are hypogynous. The 



