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TAB. U. 
TETRATHECA juncea. 
Rujhy Tetratheca, 
OCTANDRIA Monogynia. FL complete, 
Gen. Char. CaL quadrifidus, inferus. Cor. tetrapetala. 
Capfula bilocularis, bivalvis ; valvulis medio feptiferis. 
Semina fubbina. 
Cal. four-cleft, inferior. Cor. of 4 petals. Cap/, of 
two cells and two valves, with the partition from 
their middle. Seeds about two in each cell. 
Spec. Char. T. glabra, foliis alternis lanceolatis, caule 
acutangulo, ramis elongatis nudiufculis. 
Smooth. Leaves alternate, lanceolate. Stem with 
fharp angles. Branches elongated, and almoft naked. 
TO this pretty genus, three fpecies of which have 
been fent from New South Wales, we have given the 
name Fetrathecay on account of the curious hru6ture of 
c its 
