Receptaculum commune elongatum, squamosum. Corolla tetra-petala. Stamina limbo inserta. Capsula bivalvis, disperma, interjecto seminibus dissepimento mobili. Semina alata.
Common receptacle elongated, scaly. Blossom of four petals. Chives inserted into the limb of the blossom. Capsule with two valves, two seeds, and a moveable partition between them. Seeds winged.
See Banksia serrata, Pl. LXXXII. Vol. II.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Banksia foliis linearibus, margine revolutis, truncato-emarginatis, supra glabris.
Banksia with linear leaves, rolled back at the edge, appearing cut off at the ends, which are notched and smooth on the upper side.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. A Blossom complete.
2. The same spread open.
3. The Petals of a flower, with their chives magnified.