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Tetrandria . 
vered with fine hairs or down, from which the name of 
Silver- tree is derived. 
Banksia. Gen. char.. — Amentum or catkin scaly; 
cor. four petaled j anthers sessile, in a cavity of the 
segments ; caps, two valved ; two seeded. 
Ban. Ericifolia , Heath-leaved Banksia ; leaves ap- 
proximate, acerose, smooth. Native of New Holland, 
but is an inmate of the greenhouse of this country. 
The generic name is intended to commemorate the first 
discovery of the plant by Sir Joseph Banks. Several 
other species have been added, and all natives of the 
same region. The length and undulating appearance 
of the style adds greatly to the beauty of the flower ; 
and the stigma being retained within the corolla till 
the petals are fully expanded, exhibits the singular ap- 
pearance of each flower being furnished with a loop. 
Bot. Mag. 738. 
Order II. Digynia. 
Buffonia Tenuifolia , Slender Buffonia. Gen. char. 
- — Cal. four leaved ; cor. four-petaled ; caps, one cell- 
ed : double seeded. An annual plants flowers in 
June ; but is rare in this country. 
Order III. Tetragynia. 
Ilex. Gen. char . — Cal. four or five toothed ; cor. 
wheel-shaped ; no styles ; some flowers are four cleft, 
and have only stamens. 
