Blossom of the Bottle-Brush 



A glance shows why this plant has received its popular 



name. The technical name of the shrub is Callistemon, from a 



Greek derivative, implying "the flower with beautiful stamens,' 



There are several species of the genous, most of them hav-* 



ing flowers with stamens of a beautiful scarlet color. 



The one here shown is a selected variety 



of Callistemon lanceolatus. 



