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 Rh Pntt*.} THE NATURAL ORDER OF PROTEEH:. VJ the contrary, I have never been able to raise seeds of a Chatme, or Earyspermum, which were more than a year old. . P. foliis 3-5 Hneas latis, 1^-2 pollicea longis, spatulato-ellip- Glutimta, ticis, obtusis, adultis vix Ifevibus: bracteis glutioosis dorso barbato: ftemineorum petalis parum exsertis. Glutinous Protea. A stout shrub, discovered by Mr. J. NtVKK, in the dry sandy district of the Twenty Four Riviera, with seeds ripe on the 27th o( October. Leaves about 3 lines broad in Males and 5 in Fe- males, spatulated-elliptical, obtuse, not quite smooth when old, especially the lower ones. Bractes ijlutinous, bearded externally towards their base. Petals of Females reaching very little beyond the Bractes, which are themselves scarcely pushed out during thfi Floresceacet . P. foliis 24-4 lineas latis, 8-12 longis, ciesiis, spatiilalis, obtu- jEmula, 818, adultis vix Iscvibus; masculonmi capitulis truncatis, bracteis valde fimbriatis. Emulous Protea. This is also a robust shrub, 6 feet high or more, not unlike the fonner, and discovered by Mr. J. Niven, near Picguetberg, Leaves s4- to 4 lines broad, 8 to IS long, gray, spatulated, obtuse, scarcely smooth when old. Heads of male flowers truncated, their Bractes exceedingly fringed. It grows freely by cutlings, and the Cones are very ornamental, their black scales being bearded below the top with fox-coloured hairs, and forming a strong con- trast to the pale hue of the foliage. . P. foliis 3-5 lincas latis, 8-14 kmgis, cscsiis, spatulatis, oh- Alpina, tusis, adultis vix lEtvibus: niasculorum capltutis pedunculatis, pe talis bracteis multo loDgioribus, usque ad apicem tomentosis. Alpine Protea.