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however novel and fingiilar, are deficient in beauty. 
We do not think the cenfure by any means juft in gene- 
ral ; and if it were fo, the flirub here delineated might 
atone for a multitude of unattradtive ones, by its own 
tranfcendent elegance, as well as by its refemblance to 
the favourite Erica tubijiora. We hope it will one day 
be introduced into our gardens, and remain a perpetual 
aflertor of the botanical honour of its country. 
Our figure is taken from a drawing, obligingly com- 
municated by the late Major Rofs, and aflifted by very 
magnificent fpecimens from Mr. White. This fpecies 
efcaped the obfervation of Sir Jofeph Banks and Dr. So- 
lander, though feveral others of the fame genus, which 
is an extenfive one, were brought to Europe by them, as 
well as by Dr. Forfler. The latter confounded the genus 
with his Epacris, as did the younger Linnxus after him ; 
a miftake which Gxrtner corredted, and called our Sty- 
phelia by the name of Ardifia ; but that denomination 
having been previoufly given by Dr. Swartz and Mr. 
Aiton to another plant, we adopt Dr. Solander’s ori- 
ginal name, Styphelia^ derived from harfli, hard 
or firm, expreflive of the habit of the whole genus, and 
indeed of the whole natural order. 
This flirub forms a thick bufli, two or three feet in 
height, varioufly branched, firm and rigid in all its parts ; 
the branches round, downy when young. Leaves fcat- 
tered, fellile, fpreading, of a narrow obovate figure, en- 
tire, tipped with a fpine, fmooth, marked with many 
