are coated with the same down as the stalk; so that one would take that plant for some species of acrostichum; but when more advanced in age, they are very smooth.
Explanation of the Figures, Plate XXIII.
Fig. 1. The plant.
Fig. 2. The flower.
Fig. 3. The corolla divided transversely, and viewed through a magnifying glass.
Fig. 4. The stamina magnified.
Fig. 5. The ovarium, with the style and the stigma.
The species of banksia, which I call nivea, is remarkable for its long leaves, dentated very deeply, and white on the under side.
Explanation of the Figures, Plate XXIV.
Fig. 1. The plant.
Fig. 2. The flower.
Fig. 3. The corolla expanded.
Fig. 4. A part of one of the divisions of the corolla, viewed through a magnifying glass.
Fig. 5. The stamen, viewed through a magnifying glass.
Fig. 6. The ovarium surmounted by its style.
I also found there the eucalyptus cornuta, and many other plants of the myrtle tribe.
