See Protea formosa, Plate XVII. Vol. I.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Protea foliis bipinnatis, subfiliformibus, pinnulæ canaliculatæ, apice glandulosæ; capitula spicata, quadriflora.
Protea with twice-divided leaves nearly thread-shaped, small divisions channelled and glandular at the end; small heads in spikes and four-flowered.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The Empalement.
2. One of the small heads of flowers, not yet expanded.
3. The same, with the flowers open.
4. A flower taken from the general cup, with one of the petals detached, magnified.
5. The Pointal, the Summit detached, magnified.