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however novel and fingular, are deficient in beauty. 
We do not think the cenfure by any means juftin gene- 
ral; and if it were fo, the fhrub here delineated might 
atone for a multitude of unattractive ones, by its own 
tranfcendent elegance, as well as by its refemblance to 
the favourite Erica tubifora. We hope it will one day 
be introduced into our gardens, and remain a perpetual 
affertor of the botanical honour of its country. 
Our figure is taken from a drawing, obligingly com- 
municated by the late Major Rofs, and affitted 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 
wellas by Dr. Foriter. The latter confounded the genus 
with his Epacris, as did the younger Linnzus after him; 
a miftake which Gzertner corrected, 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, Stypbelia, derived from sv?:a%¢ harfh, hard 
or firm, expreflive of the habit of the whole genus, and 
indeed of the whole natural order. 
This fhrub forms a thick bufh, two or three feet in 
height, varioufly branched, firm and rigid in all its parts ; 
the branches round, downy when young. Leaves {cat- 
tered, feffile, fpreading, of a narrow obovate figure, en- 
tire, tipped with a fpine, fmooth, marked with many 
