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ANDERSONIA. 



Gen. Char. (Pentandria Monogynia.) Calyx coloured, with 

 two or more leafy bracts ; corolla the length of the calyx, the 

 segments of the limb bearded at the base ; stamens below the 

 ovary ; scales five, sometimes joined together. 



Named in honour of botanists of the name of Anderson. 

 A. sprengelioides is a native of New Holland, and has pink 

 flowers in an upright head, and the leaves spreading ; aris- 

 tata is found at the Swan River, with white flowers and 

 bristle-shaped leaves. These plants grow freely in a peat 

 soil with sand, and should have but little water and well- 

 drained pots. 



LEUCOPOGON. 



Gen. Char. (Pentandria Monogynia?) Calyx with two bracts ; 

 corolla funnel-shaped, with a spreading limb, bearded length- 

 wise ; filaments included ; ovary from two to five-celled. 



Named from the Greek for white and heard, as the flower 

 is white and the segments are bearded. This is a genus of 

 small shrubs from Australia, with pretty white flowers ; the 

 principal are, Z. ericoides, junijoerinus, Richeii, lanceolatus, 



