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the Museum by Dr. James E. Smith, President of 

 the Linnaean Society. 



Specimens of the Bark of the Lagetto Tree, the 

 curious texture of which resembles gauze. King 

 Charles II. (it is said) had a pair of ruffles and a 

 cravat made from this bark, which were presented 

 to him by a merchant from Jamaica, which he fre- 

 quently wore. The cloth of the South Sea Islands is 

 made from a similar bark. 



Fine specimen of the Banksia Seirata, in flower. 

 This is one of the four species of Banksia described 

 in the Supplementum Plantarum of Linnaeus, speci- 

 mens of which are contained in the Herbarium of that 

 great naturalist, now in the possession of Dr. J. E, 

 Smith. 



The Banksia Serrata is considered as the most 

 stately of the genus : its trunk is thick and rugged. 

 It is a native of New Holland, and received the de- 

 nomination of Banksia in compliment to Sir Joseph 

 Banks. 



Banksia Serrata in Fruit, a fine specimen. — New 

 Holland. 



Wooden Pear^ Xylomelum Pyriformc. This spe- 

 cies was first discovered at Botany Bay, when the 

 coast of New South Wales was first explored by Sir 

 Joseph Banks and Dr. Sulander. The natives call it 

 the Merry-dugur-ro. The tree which bears this 

 ligenous Pear is an evergreen. 



Heath-leaved Banksia, Banksia Erici-folia ; from 

 New Holland. 



Yellow Gum, from Botany Bay. Xanthorrhcea 

 Hastile. 



Cylista Comosa, from Sierra Leone. 



Afzelia Speciosa, from Sierra Leone, 

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