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CXI. PROTEACEiE. 
[Helicia. 
and the finer reticulation faint on both sides. Racemes, several at the ends of 
the branchlets, 2 to 4in. long (only seen in fruit). Fruit oval, red, about lin. 
long, pedicels about 2 lines, exocarp fleshy, endocarp thin, almost cartilaginous. 
— Cyanocarpus Cribbiana, Bail. Ql. Agri. Journ. i. Pt. v. 
Hab.: Mourilyan District, E. Cowley, Sept. 1897. 
3. H. glabriflora (flowers glabrous), F. v. 31. Fragm. ii. 91 ; Bentli, FI. 
Austr. v. 405. A small tree quite glabrous. Leaves ovate-elliptical, obtuse or 
abtusely acuminate, entire or very rarely toothed, contracted into a short petiole, 
2 to 4in. long, coriaceous with the veins less conspicuous than in H. australasica 
Racemes terminal axillary or lateral, very slender, glabrous, about as long as the 
leaves, the rhaehis almost filiform. Pedicels free or shortly united at the base, i 
to 1 line long. Perianth very slender, glabrous, about 4 lines long. Hypogynous 
glands more or less connate in a truncate ring or cup. Fruit oblong, about Jin. 
long, exocarp juicy, blue, endocarp cartilaginous. — H. conjunctiflora, F. v. M. 
Fragm. v. 38. 
Hab.: North Coast Railway. 
4. H. ferruginea (ferruginous), F. v. 31. Fragm. iii. 37 ; Bentli. FI. Austr. 
v. 405. A moderate-sized tree, the branches and inflorescence densely villous 
with ferruginous or fulvous hairs, which often persist on the principal veins of 
the underside of the leaves. Leaves shortly petiolate, ovate-elliptical or oblong, 
acuminate or lanceolate, serrate, contracted or rounded at the base, 3 to 4in. 
long in some specimens, twice that size in others, the veins very prominent 
underneath, the primary ones sometimes numerous and regular, in others fewer 
and more unequal, the minor reticulations also very variable. Racemes terminal 
or axillary, rather dense, shorter than the leaves. Flowers small, in pairs on a 
very short common pedicel. Perianth slender, densely rufous-villous, 2J to 3 
lines long. Hypogynous glands short and broad, irregular, 2 of them sometimes 
united. Fruit blue, oval, about 5 lines long, exocarp juicy, endocarp cartila- 
ginous. 
Hab.: Mountain scrubs of the southern parts; Rockingham Bay, Barron River, and other 
northern localities. 
Wood of a dark-pink colour, prettily figured, close-grained, and useful for both the cabinet- 
maker and boatbuilder, — Bailey's Cat. Ql. Woods, Xo. 331a and b. 
5. H. Nortoniana (after the Hon. A. Norton), Bail. A. small tree, the 
branches when young clothed with dark-reddish short hairs. Leaves alternate, 
broadly lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 4 to 7in. long, 1 to 3in. broad, irregularly 
but sharply serrate, the apex more or less elongated ; petioles short, which with 
the primary veins are clothed w r ith rusty hairs like the branchlets ; texture 
membranous, upper surface glossy ; primary veins prominent, joining some 
distance within the margin. Racemes axillary, 2 to 4in. long, ferruginous. 
Flowers in pairs, the pedicels short, connate, straight and slender in the bud, 
about 3 lines long, the segments closely revolute when expanded, glabrous inside. 
Filaments equal in length with the anther, incurved. Style erect, glabrous. 
Stigma clavate. Ovary sessile, very hairy. Fruit a bright-blue oval juicy drupe, 
about Jin. long, more or less hairy, and bearing the persistent, slender, straight 
style. — Cyanocarpus Xortoniana, Bail. 3rd. Suppl. Syn. Ql, FI. 61. 
Hab.: Tringilburra Creek and creeks off Russell River. 
6. H. australasica (Australasian), F. r. 31. in Hook. Kew. Journ. ix. 27 ; 
Bentli. FI. Austr. v. 405. A small tree, quite glabrous. Leaves oval-elliptical, 
obtuse or acuminate, entire or irregularly toothed, contracted into a very short 
petiole, glabrous and veined on both sides, 4 to 5in. long. Racemes axillary or 
lateral, shorter than the leaves or rarely exceeding the shorter upper ones, quite 
