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142 THE LADIES’ FLOWER-GARDEN 
heads of ‘“‘ white, yellow, or purple flowers.” Only three species are common in this country ; but Dr. Lindley, in 
his Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River, describes several other kinds, two of which, namely C. awrea, with 
golden flowers, and C. sapphirina, the flowers of which are of a deep violet, appear to be very beautiful. Mr. 
Allan Cunningham, in his Synopsis of the genus, also describes several species which have not yet been introduced, 
and most of which he found growing in the hilly country near Bathurst. The genus was originally called Calytrix 
by Labillardiére, but Decandolle changed the name to Calythriv, as the derivation was from the Greek words 
kalyx, a calyx, and thrix, a hair, in reference to the long hairs which terminate the lobes of the calyx; though, 
according to this explanation, it appears strange that the name was not changed to Kalythria. 
1.—CALYTHRIX VIRGATA Hook, THE TWIGGY CALYTHRIX. 
Synonymr.—C, ericoides Cumn. adult leaves and bracteas very smooth. Stipules deciduous. Bracteas 
Eneravines.—Bot. Mag., t. 3323 ; and our jig. 2, in PI. 29. one-half shorter than the tube of the calyx. Branches slender, 
Speciric Cuaracter.—Leayes petiolate and stipulate, scattered; | twiggy, and very smooth. 


Description, &c.—A heath-like shrub, the ends of the branches of which are densely covered with leaves 
lying closely upon each other, though the leaves of the other parts of the plant are spreading. The flowers are 
white, and rather ornamental from the dark colour of the anthers; and they are very peculiar from the great 
iength to which the lobes of the calyx are drawn out. 

OTHER SPECIES OF CALYTHRIX. 
C. GLABRA &. Brown. 
A pretty little plant, the flowers and leaves of which are tinged with pink. The leaves are cylindrical 
when fresh, but when dry they shrink into a triangular shape. 
The other species of this genus are very seldom seen in gardens, and some of the kinds have not yet been 
introduced. 

GENUS II. 
VERTICORDIA Dec. THE FRINGE MYRTLE. 
Lin. Syst. ICOSANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Generic Cuaracter.—F lowers before expansion girded by two free or concrete bracteas. Lobes of calyx palmately parted into five or seven 
lobes. Stamens twenty, of which ten are sterile and ligulate. Stigma feathered. Fruit one-seeded, one-celled when mature. (@. Don.) 
Description, &c.—Small heath-like shrubs with dotted scentless leaves, and corymbs of very curiously formed 
flowers. 
1.—VERTICORDIA DENSIFLORA Lind/. THE CLOSE-FLOWERED FRINGE MYRTLE. 
Speciric Cuaracter.—Leaves linear, triangular, obtuse. Corymbs | parted. Petals subrotund, pubescent, fimbriated. Sterile filaments 
of many-flowered heads. Bracteas deciduous, somewhat hooded at the | very short, tooth-shaped, entire. Style curved, exserted at the apex, 
apex. Tube of the calyx very hairy. Sepals unguiculate, many- | bearded with forked hairs. 
Description, &c.—This species is a native of the banks of the Swan River, whence it was introduced in 
1843. It is a very pretty little heath-like shrub with pink flowers, which, Dr. Lindley observes, “ are exquisitely 
beautiful when viewed through a magnifying-glass, but they are not bright enough in colour, nor sufficient in 
mass to produce a striking effect.” The plant was first raised in England in Messrs. Veitch’s nursery, at Exeter. 






