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BORONIA serrulata. 
Saw-leaved Boronia. 
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OCTANDRIA MONOGYNTIA. 
Nat.ord. Ruracem. Juss. Dec. DiosmMEx. R. Br. 
BORONTA, Sm.—Cal. 4-fidus persistens. Pet. 4 ovata, persistentia. 
Stamina 8, rarius 4 sepalis opposita antherifera 4 altera abortiva filamentis 
incurvis ciliatis. Sty/é 4 erecti. approximati aut inter se coaliti. Carpella 
4 hivalvia introrsum connata in capsulam 4-lobam, 4-loc. Semina in loculo 
subsolitaria ovata compressa. Lmbryo rectus in albumine carnoso, radicula 
infera,—Frutices N. Hollandie. Folia opposita. Pedunculi axillares. Flores 
seépius purpurascentes. Dec. Prodr. 1. 721. 
B. serrulata, foliis trapeziformibus acutis antice serrulatis glabris punctato 
glandulosis, pedunculis aggrégatis terminalibus.’ Dec. lc. 
B. serrulata. Smith trans. linn. soc. 8.284. tracts t. 5. 
Suffrutex brachiatus, dense foliosus, ramis adultis brunneis, raro pustulatis, 
teretibus, novellis tetragonis epidermide decorticante. Folia opposita, im- 
bricata, glaberrima, trapezoidea, antice serrulata, supra obsolete trinervia, 
ad marginem in spontaneis colorata. “Flores leté roset, in ramulis termi- 
nales, circiter 5, folits paulo longiores. Calyx 4-phyllus, sepalis acuminatis, 
parvis. Petala 4, foliis omnino conformia, sed vix serrulata. Stamina 8, 
hypogyna, petalis opposita ceteris majora; filamenta Jiliformia, pilosa, apice 
dilatata rotundata, comosa; anther antice, appense, biloculares, longitu- 
dinaliter dehiscentes. Ovarium parvum, ovatum, glabrum. Stigma subses- 
sile, capitatum, ovarti fere magnitudine, staminibus multo brevius. 
For many years, the efforts which were made to procure 
for the gardens of this country species of the beautiful 
genus Boronia, of New Holland, were unsuccessful; one 
only, the B. pinnata, having been obtained. At a subse- 
quent period, a second species was brought to Europe, 
we believe, by the French, and published under the name 
of Lasiopetalum ledifolium, by M. Ventenat. It has since 
been properly referred to the genus Boronia by M. Gay, and 
is now the Boronia ledifolia. The plant before us, which is 
perhaps the most showy of the genus, has lately been 
raised from seed by Mr. Colvill, to whom we are indebted 
for the opportunity of making our drawing. It is common 
near Port Jackson, whence we have received fine specimens, 
which agree perfectly with the plant in cultivation. 
