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Brabeium.]
THE NATURAL ORDER OF PROTEĒÆ.
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Mr. A. Menzies discovered this species, at King George's Sound, before Labillardiere was upon the coast. Leaves simple, obovate, quite entire: nerves 3 with a few lateral ones, but none of them so strong as they appear in the figure above quoted. Involucrum of 6 or 8 Bractes. Petals besprinkled with resinous glands as in many Serrurias.


Sericea,

3. A. foliis 2-pinnatifidis, laciniis angustissimis, sericeis: involucro 10-12-phyllo.

A. sericea. Labill. Nov. Holl. v. 1. p. 29. f. 38. Silky Adenanthes.

This species was also discovered by Mr. A. Menzies, at King George's Sound, and is not unlike Paranomus Argenteus, its silky leaves being 2-pinnatifid with very narrow divisions. Involucrum of 10 or 12 Bractes. I believe none of these curious shrubs are in this country.


Brabeium. L.

Flores 2-ni; in spicis longis, axillaribus. Bractea 1 ad singula paria, caducæ; gemmaceis infra nullis. Petala regularia, recurva. Filamenta basi petalorum inserta, tota libera. Nectarium 4-dentatum. Pericarpium 1-spermum, drupaceum. Frutex: foliis Theophrastæ, verticillatis, plerumque 6-nis, lanceolatis, dentatis. Flowers 2 together; in long axillary Spikes. A Bracte to each pair, caducous; no gemmaceous ones below. Petals regular, recurved. Filaments inserted at the base of the petals, not adhering. Nectarium 4-dentated. Pericarpium 1-seeded, drupaceous. A shrub: leaves of Theophrasta, lanceolate, dentated.

The name is derived from a Greek word βραβειον; its branches