Callistemon.] 
li. myrtacejl 
595 
River and other stations in the interior, Leichhardt; Pine River, Fitzalan (with the stamens 
united at the base). — Benth. Mount Perry, J. Keys ; Mulgrave River, Bellenden Ker Exped. 1889. 
Some Stanthorpe specimens have quite coriaceous leaves. 
Wood makes good axe-handles. — Schneider. 
Wood of a red colour, close in grain, hard and tough ; used for shipbuilding and wheelwright’s 
work. — Bailey's Cat. Ql. Woods No. 167. 
3. C. COCCineus (scarlet), F. v. M. F ray m. i. 18 ; Benth. FI. Amt)-, iii. 120. 
Very closely allied to C. lanceolatus and C. salignus. Leaves rigid, almost 
pungent, 1 to ljin. long, the midrib and nerve-like margins prominent, the 
pinnate veins inconspicuous, the under surface often and sometimes both surfaces 
glandular-scabrous. Flowers rather large, the spikes not very dense, the 
rhachis and calyxes pubescent or glabrous. Calyx-tube 2 to 2| lines long ; 
lobes short and broad. Petals 2 to 3 lines diameter. Stamens f to lin. long, 
red with yellow anthers, numerous, quite free. Fruiting spikes dense, the 
calyx more contracted at the orifice than in C. lanceolatus — C. rugulosus, Miq. in 
Ned. Kraidk. Arch. iv. 141, but scarcely of DC. 
Hab.: Stanthorpe, Duncan. 
4. C. salignus (Willow-like), DC. Prod. iii. 223 ; Benth. FI. Austr. iii. 120. 
A tall shrub or small tree attaining sometimes 30 to 40ft., and often undis- 
tinguishable in foliage and inflorescence from < '. lanceolatus, the leaves are, 
however, usually more acute, more distinctly penniveined, and the nerve-like 
margins often more prominent ; in some forms, however, the venation is, on the 
contrary, more obscure. Spikes in the common form glabrous, more rarely the 
rhachis and calyxes pubescent or villous. Flowers generally rather smaller than 
in C. lanceolatus, the calyx-lobes more ovate. Stamens pale yellow or rarely light 
pink, usually rather under Mn. long. Fruiting-calyx and capsule as in C. lanceo- 
latus. — Hook. f. FI. Tasm. i. 131 ; F. v. M. Fragm. iv. 54 ; Metrosideros saligna, 
Sm. in Trans. Linn. Soc. iii. 272 ; Vent. Jard. Cels. t. 70 ; Bonp). PL Malm. t. 
4 ; Bot. Mag. t. 1821 ; Metrosideros pallida, Bonpl. PI. Malm. 101 t. 41 ; Callis- 
tetnon pallidas, DC. Prod. iii. 223; C. Jophanthus, Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 1302. 
Hab.: Many localities in south Queensland. 
Wood of light colour, close-grained, and tough ; useful for any purpose where strength and 
durability are required. — Bailey’s Cat. Ql. U’oods No. 168. 
Var. angustifolia. Leaves linear-lanceolate, very rigid, almost pungent, 1 to 2in. long. 
Flowers glabrous. — Stanthorpe, J. Davidson. 
5. C. pityoides (Pine-like), Miq.; Benth. FI. Austr. iii. 121. A low 
dense shrub, branches thickly scarred by the fallen leaves. Leaves 6 to 13 
lines long, at first hairy with long white hairs and almost or quite linear, 
becoming glabrous and semiterete when old, the leaf-scales as long as the leaves, 
pinkish, scarious and narrow-lanceolate, not so pungent as the old leaves, 
and striate. Flower-spikes 1 to 1-tin. long, dense, the rhachis and calyxes 
slightly hairy. Bracts ovate-oblong, strongly striate along the centre, the 
margins broadly scarious. Calyx-lobes rotund, shorter than the petals, often 
pinkish. Petals whitish, shorter than the bracts. Stamens not very numerous, 
whitish, free, about twice the length of the petals. Style long as stamens. 
Fruiting-calyx globose, 2 lines diameter, capsule deeply sunk, velvety outside at 
the top, 3-celled. 
Hab.: Stanthorpe. 
As stated by the author of FI. Austr., iii. 123, this species’ nearest ally is C. brachyandrus, 
Lindl., under which it might very well be placed as a variety. 
