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 viii 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 parviceps 19, and trichophylla, 20 are bushes, every twig of which is terminated by hemispherical heads of a brilliant pink; M. callistemonea 21 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. spinosa 23 forms a spiny bush, with oval spreading leaves and slender spikes of yellow; and M. Radula 24 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.

 (18) 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.