BANKSIA PYRIFORMIS. 
The Banksia Pyrlformls, or Pear-shaped 
Banksia, is one of thofe vegetable productions 
discovered at Botany Bay, when the coast of 
New South Wales was first explored by Sir 
Joseph Banks and Dn Solander for the pur- 
pose of making botanical acquisitions, which 
have been named after Sir Joseph, in conse-^ 
quence of the indefatigable perseverance dis- 
played by that scientific gentleman in the pur- 
suit of his favourite study. As the great Lin- 
naeus has done Sir Joseph the honour to give, 
on this account, tlie classical name of Banksia 
to some of the principal plants of New South 
W ales, that compliment has been extended by- 
other naturalists to the fruit which forms the 
obje6l of our present enquiry. 
This species, which was unknown to Lin- 
seus, and has not received from Gaertncr 
any 
