186 LI. MYRTACE^. 



Baeckea — eontd. 



Section Harmogia. 

 virgata, Andr. 



var. parvula, Benth. 

 densifolia, Sm. 



Subtribe II. — Euleptospermece. 

 Agonis, DC. 



Section Ataxandria. 



Scortechiniana, F. v. M. (Fig. 163.) .. 



lysicephala, F. v. M. et Bail. — Kennedy's Heath. 

 Leptospermum, Forst. — The fruit is a Diplotegia. The common 

 name for the genus is " Tea-tree." It may here be 

 pointed out that the word should be spelt " tea," not " ti" 

 as so commonly used. The latter word is the Maori 

 name for Cordyliuc, a Liliaceous genus. Dr. William 

 Anderson, who accompanied Captain Cook in his third 

 voyage as surgeon of the " Resolution," used the leaves 

 of Leptospermum scoparium as a substitute for Chinese 

 tea, and drank the infusion, finding it of pleasant taste 

 and smell. Dr. Lauterer is of opinion that the young 

 shoots and leaves of all the species of this genus are of 

 the same service to the urinary organs, and against 

 gravel, as those of the Uva-ursi (Arctostaphylos Uva- 

 ursi. 



Section I. — Fabricia. 

 Fabricia, Benth, 



Section IF — Euleptospermum. 

 flavescens, Sm. — " Tantoon" of Bundaberg natives. 



var. commune, Benth. 



z>ar. obovatum, F. v. M. 



•var. citriodornm, Bail- — This might be worthy of cultiva- 

 tion for its citron-scented oil. (Fig. 164.) 



■var. microphyllum, Benth. 



var. grandiflorum, Benth. 



var. minutifolium, Benth. 

 scoparium, Forst. — Captain Cook's Tea-tree, 

 arachnoideum, Sm. 

 lanigerum, Sm. 

 stellatum, Cav. 



var. grandiflorum, Benth. 

 attennatum, Sm. — " Booah" of Bundaberg natives, 

 myrtifolium, Sieb. 

 abnorme, F. v. M. 



