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 A decumbent apecies, discovered on the West coast of New Holland by. Leaves 9 to 15 inches long, sinuated-pinnatifid, while young cottony. Stigma very narrow.

Oleæfolia; 7. B. caule rare tomentoso: foliis 2-3½ pollices longis, sæpe 3-nis, lanceolatis obcuneatisque, plerisque integerrimis, subtus tomentosis: stigmate fere cylindraceo.

B. oleaefolia. ''Cav. Ic. v. 6. p. 30 t. 545.'' B. integrifolia. ''Cav. Ic. v. 6. p. 30. t. 546.'' B. spicata. ''Gærtn. Fruct. v. 1. p. 221. t. 48.'' B. integrifolia. ''Linn. Suppl. p. 127.'' Olive-leaved Banksia.

This grows wild near Port Jackson, and has leaves of different shapes and sometimes serrated, but in general quite entire, and resemblitig those of the Olive so much, as to deceive even botanists: they are only about 2 or 3 inches long, cottony underneath. Stigma almost cylindrical.

Ericæfolia 8. B. caule tomentoso: foliis vix 1 lineam latis, 5-8 longis, linearibus, margine revolutis, integerrimis apice sæpius 2-furco: stigmate globose.

B. ericæfolia. ''Cav. Ic. v. 6. p. 57. t. 538.'' B. ericæfolia. ''Kenn. in Bot. Rep. n. 156. cum Ic.'' optimâ B. ericæfolia. ''Linn. Suppl. p. 127.'' Erica-leaved Banksia.

One of the first species introduced here from Port Jackson, often ripening seeds with us, and growing freely by cuttings. If these are taken from such branches, as have arrived at puberty, they will flower when only a foot and a half high. Stem cottony. Leaves scarcely 1 line broad, 5 to 8 long, linear, rolled back at the margin, quite entire, almost constantly 2-pronged at the top. Stigma globular.

Spinulosa, 9. B. caule pubescente: foliis 1 lineam latia, l½–2 pollices longis linearibus, margine revolutis, supra mediam spinulose serratis apica 3-firco: stigmate clavato.