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EMBOTHRIUM sericeum.

Silky Embothrium.


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Spec. Char. E. foliis ternatis integerrimis revolutis subtus sericeis, spica recurva, fructu tuberculato glabro.

Leaves ternate, entire, revolute, silky beneath. Spike recurved. Fruit tuberculated, not downy.





THIS shrub is said to form a bush four to five feet in height. Our knowledge of it is entirely from dried specimens and drawing, for it has not yet been raised from any seeds brought to Europe. In New South Wales it should seem to be not uncommon, flowering in October.

The root is perennial, thick and woody. Stem very much branched even from the bottom, round, the