n a t u r a l
THE DIFFERENT SPECIES OF HANKSIA.
T i l E fineft flew’ gefittS hitherto* found in Near
BoWmd has been defined by. J S g jg J with great
propriety', to tranfmit to po&erity. the name’ of Sk Jofefih
Bcmksy Vtba firft difeovered it in bis celebrated voyage,
round the world* It is indeed one of the moft magnificent
genera wkh which we areacquainted, being nearly allied
to Proteaand JLmh&thriumhr habit and botanical ehaxa&ers,.
but fuffieiently diftinguiihed fromboth by. its fruit. Four
Ipectes of Bankfia are deferred in the Suftplementum Plan -
tarum o£ Umesusy f p e t a n a e B s . o f f e e n in his
Herbarium now in thepofielfion of Dr. Smith of Marlborough
Street \ and we have depofited with the feme gentleman
fpecimens
