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tions the beauty of the species of Melaleuca, of which there is a great variety, some of which are handsomer than any yet in our gardens. Melaleuca seriata,¹⁸ parviceps¹⁹, and trichophylla,²⁰ are bushes, every twig of which is terminated by hemispherical heads of a brilliant pink; M. callistemonea²¹ has all the beauty of a red-stamened Callistemon; M. striata, Lab., and Hugelii, Endl., and viminea,²² a species near M. armillaris, have spikes of white; M. spinosa²³ forms a spiny bush, with oval spreading leaves and slender spikes of yellow; and M. Radula²⁴ is a shrub with long linear leaves, rough with tubercles, among which are scattered a few fine lilac (?) flowers, with a large capitate stigma, and stamens disunited almost to the base of their phalanges; this latter species seems to form a passage from the genus Melaleuca to that of Metrosideros. Amongst the specimens sent home by Mr.

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⁽¹⁸⁾ Melaleuca seriata; foliis alternis linearibus obtusis subtus glandulis 2-seriatis ramulisque glabris, capitulis densis hemisphæricis, phalangibus oligandris: unguibus petalorum longitudine, calycibus glabris, rachi lanatâ.—Flowers rich rose-colour.

⁽¹⁹⁾ Melaleuca parviceps; foliis alternis teretibus subangulatis scabriusculis junioribus ramulisque pilosis, floribus densè capitatis foliis vix longioribus paucifloris, phalangibus oligandris: unguibus petalorum longitudine, calycibus rachique lanatis.—Flowers in small pink heads.

⁽²⁰⁾ Melaleuca trichophylla; ramis tomentosis, foliis alternis filiformibus arcuatis acutis pilosis, capitulis hemisphæricis, phalangibus oligandris, petalis longioribus, calyce tomentoso, rachi lanatâ.—Flowers in pink heads.

⁽²¹⁾ Melaleuca callistemonea; foliis alternis linearibus utrinque acuminatis incurvis, floribus axillaribus glaberrimis, phalangibus polyandris: staminibus longissimis ad basin usque liberis.—Flowers apparently pale rose-colour.

⁽²²⁾ Melaleuca viminea; ramis virgatis glabris, foliis alternis linearibus acutis glabris distantibus apice recurvis, spicis terminalibus elongatis glabris, phalangibus oligandris: unguibus petalorum longitudine.—Flowers apparently white.

⁽²³⁾ Melaleuca spinosa; ramulis spinosis subpubescentibus, foliis alternis ovalibus acutis trinerviis venosis patentibus, spicis nudis terminalibus, floribus 3-bracteatis, sepalis petalisque striatis glabris, calycis tubo rachique tomentosis, phalangibus 7-andris: unguibus petalis longioribus.—Flowers yellow, in terminal spikes.

⁽²⁴⁾ Melaleuca radula; foliis oppositis elongatis linearibus canaliculatis dorso scaberrimis, floribus solitariis dissitis axillaribus et corymbosis, phalangibus polyandris ad basin fissis, stigmate dilatato capitato, ovario glabro.—Flowers large, and apparently pink.

⁽²⁵⁾ Melaleuca parviflora; foliis alternis coriaceis lineari-oblongis basi angustatis aveniis, floribus axillaribus dissitis glaberrimis, phalangibus 8-12-andris petalis paulò longioribus, stigmate simplici.—Flowers small, apparently white.