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according as they are fcattered or oppofite; they have 
about feven remote ribs, and are blunt without any fpine. 
Fiowers white, .encircling the hairy branches in long denfe 
maffes. Stamens much longer than the petals, coilefted 
into five bundles, but not completely, many of the fila¬ 
ments being diftindl, as in the genus Citrus ; fo that the 
limits between Melaleuca and Metrofideros here become 
almoft evanefcenn The ftigma too in this fpecies is quite 
fimple, not fo tumid or capitate as in molt other Mela¬ 
leuca. Perhaps M. decuffata of Mr. Donn’s Hort. Cant, 
ed. 5. is but a variety of this. 
8. Melaleuca diofmifolia, or green-flowered reflexed 
melaleuca : leaves fcattered, reflexed, elliptic-oblong, ob- 
tufe, Angle-ribbed ; calyx-teeth rounded, linooth. Na¬ 
tive of King George’s Sound, on the weft coaft of New 
Holland, where it was found by Mr. Menzies. It was 
gathered in flower, in June 1807, in the confervatory of 
Claude Scott, efq. at Sundridge-park, Kent. It is a tall 
ihrub, with many fpreading branches, clothed with nu¬ 
merous, fcattered, crowded, (talked, clothed, reflexed, 
leaves, about half an inch long, nearly elliptical, dark 
green ; lmooth and even above, dotted and fingle-ribbed 
beneath. The fiowers are green in every part, rather large, 
thickly crowded for an inch or two along the middle part 
of each branch ; their long ftamens, which are united 
by the bafe into five bundles, projecting horizontally all 
round. 
9. Melaleuca microphylla, or fmail-leaved melaleuca : 
leaves fcattered, imbricated, cylindrical, obtufe, lomewhat 
fpreading ; flowers crowded at the upper part of the 
branches. This fpecies was gathered near King George’s 
Sound, on the welt coaft of New Holland, by Mr. A. Men¬ 
zies. The Item is Ihrubby, much branched in a deter¬ 
minate manner; the branches fmooth, whitilh, leafy 
throughout. Leaves very numerous, crowded, a little 
lpreadmg, about a quarter of an inch long, cylindrical or 
obfcureiy quadrangular, very blunt, unarmed, linooth, 
pale-gj'een, with altrong aromatic refinous flavour ; each 
iupported by afhort, (lender, fmooth, footftalk, jointed at 
its bafe. Flowers white, crowded into an oval fpike at 
the lummits of a few of the branches, which are not ex¬ 
tended beyond them, but ftill the inflorelcence is lateral. 
It is molt akin to the next. 
10. Melaleuca ericifolia, or heath-leaved melaleuca: 
leaves fcattered or oppofite, linear, acute, nervelefs, point- 
lefs, a little recurved; fiowers crowded at the upper part of 
the branches. Native of Port Jackfon, New South Wales. 
This and the laft are the fmallelt of the genus. Both have 
the habit of Erica. The prefent is very fmooth in ail its 
parts, and has the tafte and Imell of coriander-feeds. The 
branches are prettily ftriped with green and white. Leaves 
from half an inch to an inch in length, flattilh, linear, very 
narrow, acute, but without any lpinous point; flowers 
yeilowilh-white ; the buds are reddilh. 
xi. Melaleuca nodofa, or needle-leaved melaleuca: 
leaves fcattered, linear, ftraight, tipped with fpinous 
points ; flowers crowded near the tops of the little lide- 
branches ; filaments palmate. From the fame country 
as the laft. It has long been known in the gardens. The 
((outer taller habit; ftraight pungent leaves above an inch 
long; and the niuch-lhorter, almoft-globular, mafles of 
yellow flowers, each of which is borne on a fnort lateral 
branch ; diliinguilh this fpecies from the laft. 
is. Melaleuca annillaris, or ilender-leaved melaleuca : 
• leaves fcattered, linear, lomewhat recurved; flowers crowd - 
■ ed at the lower-part of the branches ; filaments very long, 
linear; many-cleft, and radiating at the fummit. Native 
of New South Wales. It has long been in the gardens ; 
and may be trained againft a wall to the height of feveral 
feet, in the open air; covered with flowers in May, re¬ 
quiring only the lhelter of a mat or glafs frame in winter. 
It differs from M. nodofa in its lefs-rigid and fomewhat- 
recurved leaves, fcarcely fpinous at the tip ; much longer 
feries of flowers, which are white ; and particularly in the 
long linear bafe of each duller of ftamens, which is ex-. 
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tended to twice the length of the petals, and then branches 
off at once into numerous radiating filaments of no conii- 
derable length. 
13. Melaleuca geniftifolia, or broom-leaved melaleuca : 
leaves fcattered, lanceolate, (harp-pointed, three-ribbed, 
clofely dotted ; flowers loofely-fcattered ; filaments pin¬ 
nate in their upper-part; ftyle hairy. Native of New 
South Wales, where the firft lettlers called it the “ white 
tea-tree.” It is laid to grow in a good foil, moftly near 
the water-fide, being covered with white blofi'oms in No¬ 
vember. In its native foil the Item attains the height of 
twenty or twenty-five feet. The branches and leaves are 
fmooth ; the latter lanceolate, fcarcely three quarters of 
an inch long, acute, flat, marked with three ribs, and nu¬ 
merous refinous dots at the back ; their flavour is plea- 
fantly aromatic, not ftrong. Flowers fcattered, in alter¬ 
nate pairs, towards the tops of the fmall terminal branches, 
which are (lightly downy in that part. Germen and calyx 
fmooth ; ftyle hairy. 
II. Leaves oppojite. 14.. Melaleuca linarifolia, or toad¬ 
flax-leaved melaleuca : leaves oppofite, linear-lanceolate, 
three-ribbed, clofely dotted beneath ; fiowers loolely Mat¬ 
tered ; filaments pinnate all the way up ; ftyle fmooth. 
Native of the country about Port. Jackfon, New South 
Wales. A large tree, whole outer bark is eafily dripped 
off, in large light thick fpongy flaky portions, which ierve 
the rude natives as a warm wrapper for their new-bom 
infants. The European fettlers found it anfwer the pur- 
pofe of tinder. The branches are fmooth. Leaves oppo¬ 
fite, nearly felfile, an inch and a half or two inches long. 
Fiowers numerous, loofely difpofed, cream-coloured, with 
a tinge of red in the petal. Every part is highly aromatic, 
with a flavour refembling peppermint. 
15. Melaleuca abietina, or fir-leaved melaleuca: leaves 
oppofite, elliptic-oblong, concave, blunt, riblefs ; flowers 
few, at the ends of the branches; filaments long, linear, 
many-cleft at the fummit. Communicated by Mr. Men¬ 
zies, who gathered it at King George’s Sound, on the 
weft coaft of New Holland. This leems to be a ftout 
Ihrub, or tree ; with numerous, ftrong, leafy, fmooth, 
branches. Leaves about half an inch long, crowded, op¬ 
pofite, i» pairs, eroding each other, on (hort broad foot- 
ltalks ; they are concave above, with a very blunt point; 
convex beneath, dellituce of ribs, veins, or dots. Flowers 
reddilh, few together. It fee ins doubtful whether the 
branches are ever continued, in a leafy form, beyond the 
inlertion of the flowers ; which if they be not, would 
overfet a character in the habit of this genus on which 
we have always depended. 
16. Melaleuca thymifolia, or thyme-leaved melaleuca : 
leaves oppofite, elliptic-lanceolate, acute, riblefs ; flowers 
few together, on Ihort lateral branches ; filaments oppo¬ 
fite to the petals, branched more than half-way down. 
Native of New South Wales. It was firft raifed in England, 
if we iniftake not, by Mr. Fairbairn at Cheli'ea-garden ; 
and is not very uncommon in green-houles. It is a little, 
(lender, fmooth, bulhy, Ihrub, about two feet high, with 
numerous fmall fmooth oppofite thyme-like leaves, full of 
refinous dots beneath, and highly aromatic. Flowers 
rofe-coloured, abundant, though but few together, on 
fnort lateral branches, not always furmounted by leaves. 
Filaments oppofite to the petals, which is remarkable, and, 
as far as known, peculiar to this and the next fpecies: 
they are twice the length of the petals, and confift of one 
broad flat compound filament, fending off from its margin 
and inner furface abundance of fimple filaments with an- 
therse, alnjoll to its very bafe. 
17. Melaleuca hypericifolia, or St. John’s-wort-leaved 
melaleuca: leaves oppofite, fpreading,elliptic-oblong, fin¬ 
gle-ribbed; fiowers numerous, on (hort lateral branches; 
filaments oppofite to the petals, very long, linear, radiat¬ 
ing at the fhmmit. Found in fwamps at New South 
Wales. This is now not unfrequent in the green-houle* 
and confervatories of England; where it makes an elegant 
appearance, being the molt beautiful of the genus. The 
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