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26. Beaufortia R. Be. 1 — Flowers nearly of Melaleuca, 5-merous; 

 groups of stamens oppositipetalous. Anthers basifixed (not versatile) ; 

 cells transversely 2-valvate at vertex (Eubeaufortia 2 ) or dorsally 

 opposite, extrorsely rimose or subporous at apex (Begelia 3 ), more 

 rarely connate at back and dehiscing extrorsely and transversely. 

 Germen, etc., of Melaleuca; ovules in cells 3-5, or 2-4, inserted on 

 subpeltate ascending placenta (Phymatocarpus *), or 4, inserted in 

 pairs on peltate or subpeltate placenta (Regelia), oftener 3-5, of which 

 2 or 4 are abortive ; the fertile fifth ascending ; micropyle extrorsely 

 inferior (Eubeaufortia 5 ). — Rigid shrubs ; G leaves alternate or opposite; 

 flowers sessile, capitate or spicate terminal, or, the branch projecting, 

 not terminal. 7 (West. Australia.") 



27. Calothamnus Labill. 9 — Flowers nearly of Melaleuca (or 

 Beaufortia), 4- 5-merous ; stamens in 4, 5, groups, oppositipetalous, 

 highly connate ; filaments inferior sometimes anantherous ; anthers 

 basifixed erect, oblong or linear ; cells parallel introverted, longitu- 

 dinally rimose. Germen, etc., of Melaleuca, 3-4-locular ; ovules co ; 

 erect or ascending, inserted on subglobose or more or less peltate 

 placenta. Capsule and seeds of Melaleuca. — Glabrous or pilose 

 shrubs ; leaves alternate narrow rigid, plane or terete ; inflorescence 10 

 of Melaleuca) fruit more or less immersed in enlarged rachis. 11 

 {West. Australia.) 



8.— Labill. Pl.N.-Eoll. t. 165-169, 171-173.— s See, On the Ovules of Beaufortia, H. Bn. 



Sweet, Fl. Austral, t. 10, 29 (Metrosiderox). — Adansonia iii. 265. 



Field et Gardn. Sert. t. 74. — Reichb. Ic. F.r it. 5 Habit of Ericaceae. 



t. 31, 82, 112, 113.— F. Miell. Fragm. ii. t. 15. ' Sect. 3 : 1. Eubeaufortia, 2. Regelia, Z.Phy- 



— Benth. Fl. Austral, iii. 118 (Callistemon), 123 matocarpus. 



(Lamarchea, Melaleuca), 163 (Conothamnus). — s Spec. 16. Reichb. Ic. Fxot. t. 102 {Melaleu- 



Bog. Reg. t. 393 (1838), t. 7 [Callistemon), t. 103, ca). —Benth. Fl. Austral, iii. 164, 170 (Regelia), 



410, 47 7. —Bol. Mag. t. 260, 1761, 1821,2602 171 (Phymatocarpus). — Tub.cz. Bull. Mose. 



(Callistemon-), 1860, 1935, 2268, 3210.— Walp. (1847), i. 168 (Regelia).— Bot. Reg. t. 18.— Bot. 



Rep. ii. 161 {Lamarchea), 162, 165 (Callistemon) ; Mag. t. 1733, 3272.— Walp. Rep. ii. 161 ; v. 748 



v. 745, 748 (Conothamnus) ; Ann. ii. 618 (Calli- (Regelia), 749 ; Ann. ii. 622. 



itemon), 621, 622 ; iv. 824, 825 (Callistemon). 9 Fl. N.-Holl. ii. 25, t. 164.— DC. Prodr. iii. 



1 Ait. Hort. Feu; ed. 2,iv. 418.— Endl. Gen. 211.— Spach, Suit, à Buffon, iv. 115— Endl. 

 n. 6295. — Schau. Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. xxi. p. i. Gen. n. 6294. — Scuau. Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. xxi. 

 t. 1 A.— Spach, Suit, à Buffon, iv. 114.— B. H. 25, t. 1.— B. H. Gen. 706, n. 27. — Billottia 

 Gen. 705, n. 24. — Schizopleura Lindl. Swan Riv. Colla, Hort. Rip. 20, t. 23. 



App. ix. — Endl. -Gen. n. 6296. — Manglesia ,0 Flowers showy, often polygamous; sta- 



Lindl. he. cit. t. 3 A. mens a beautiful red. 



2 Beaufortia of authors. n Spec. 22. R. Bp.. Ait. Hort. Few, ii. 417. — 



3 Schau. Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. xxi. 11. — B. H. Lindl. Swan Riv. App. 9. — F. Muell. Fragm. 

 Gen. 706, n. 25. iii. 111.— Benth. Fl. Aus'ral. iii. 172.— Bot. 



4 F. JIiell. Fragm. iii. 120.— B. H. Gen. Reg. t. 1099.— Bot. Mag. t. 1506.— W alp. Ii /: 

 706, n. 26. ii. 161, 930 ; v. 749 ; Ann. ii. 622. 



