CHAP. XLIX. il/YRTA CEJE. MELALEU'CEiE 



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June to September. In its native country, it is a tree growing to the height of from 20 ft. to 30 ft. 

 There has been a stool of this species in the American ground of the Kensington Nursery,for upwards 

 of 10 years, which, though protected by mats during winter, shows the species to be tolerably hardy. 

 There are several other species "described, but very few of them have yet been introduced. (See 

 Don's Mill., ii. p. 813.) 



Beaufdrtia. decussnta R. Br. (Bot. Reg., t 18.; Bot. Mag., 1. 1733. ; and our fig. 683.) is a native 

 of New Holland, introduced in 1800, and producing its scarlet flowers from May to July. It 

 attains, in green-houses, the height of 8ft. or 10ft., growing freely, and flowering abundantly 

 every year ; and, doubtless, would be very suitable for a conservative wall. It, and all the species 

 of the preceding genus, and following genera, are of the easiest propagation and culture in sand 

 and peat. 



Calothdmnus villbsa R. Br. {Bot. Reg., t. 1099. ; and our fig. 684.) is a native of New Holland, 

 introduced in 1823, growing to the height of 4 ft. or 5 ft, and producing its splendid scarlet flowers 

 from July to September. C. gracilis R. Br., C. quadrifida R. Br. Bot. Mag., t. 1506, and C. clavata 

 Cunningh., from New Holland, are also in British gardens. The first is the most common. 



Melaleuca squamea Labill. {Bot. Reg., t. 477) is a native of Van Diemen's Land, where it forms 

 a middle-sized tree, with lanceolate leaves, and lilac flowers. Introduced in 1805, and flowering in 

 June and July. 



M. linearifdlia Smith Exot. Bot, t. 56. ; Metrosideros Ayssopifolia Cav. ; the Tea Tree of New 

 Holland ; and our fig. 685., representing a full-grown tree in the neighbourhood of Sydney, upwards 

 of 30 ft high ; is a native of New South Wales, and has green-coloured flowers, which are produced 

 in July and August It has been in the country since 

 1793. 



M. pulchella R. Br., Bot. Cab., t 200., is a native of 

 New Holland, on the south coast, with reddish flow- 

 ers, which are produced from June to September. It 

 was introduced in 1803, and grows to the height of 

 3 ft 



M. hypericifblia Smith {Bot. Reg., t. 200. ; and our 

 fig. 687.) is a native of New South Wales, introduced 

 in 1792. Its flowers are of a splendid scarlet, and they 

 are produced from June to August 



M. squarrbsa Smith Bot Mag., t 1935., has yellow- 

 ish flowers. It is a native of Van Diemen's Land, 

 where it grows to the height of 40 ft. ; and was intro- 

 duced in 1794. 



There are above a dozen other species in British 

 gardens, all well deserving a place against a conservative wall. In Italy, some species of I 

 have attained the height of 30 ft. or 40 ft., in a very few years. (See p. 168.) 



