The largest plant now in Europe, of this variety, is in the select and most valuable collection of the Hon. T. Greville, Esq. Paddington, imported, last year, from China in the highest perfection. It is propagated by cuttings, or layers; and delights in a light, sandy loam; with about one-third of the pot, from the bottom, filled with peat earth. It flowers from November, till February, in the Hothouse; or from January, till April, if kept in the Green-house. Our figure was taken, in November, this year, at the Hammersmith Nursery.[Pg 224]

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PLATE CC.
MELALEUCA HYPERICIFOLIA.
St. John’s-wort-leaved Melaleuca.

CLASS XVIII. ORDER IV.

POLYADELPHIA POLYANDRIA. Threads in many Sets. Many Chives.

ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.

Calyx quinquefidus, semisuperus. Petals quinque. Filamenta multa, longissima, connata in quinque corpora. Pistillum unum. Capsula trilocularis.

Cup five-cleft, half above. Petals five. Threads numerous, very long, united into five bodies. Pointal one. Capsule three-celled.

See Melaleuca ericæfolia, Pl. CLXXV. Vol. III.