rather paler tliau the outer ones, and vary in their form, some oi‘ them
being roundish oblong; others narrow, pointed and incurved, with the
remains of the yellow anther on the tip, and not unfrequently a small
faint stripe in the centre. They are closely ranged over one anotlxer,
and form a little elevated cone in the centre of the flower, like th a t of
the Waratáh.
