attain a great height; it is one of the very few eatable fruits that
are native of New Holland, and is, of itself, not very agreeable
to the palate. It succeeds well in a mixture of light sandy loam
and peat, and young cuttings, planted in sand, under bell-glasses,
strike root readily; it may also be raised from seeds, which are
produced in great abundance.
Our drawing was made from a plant at the Nursery of Mr.
Mackay, at Clapton, last Summer.
The genus was named by Sir J. E. Smith, the late President
of the Linnean Society, in honour of J. J. Labillardiere, the celebrated
French Naturalist, who accompanied the expedition in
search of La Peyrouse.
1 . Calyx. 2. One of the Petals. 3. The five Stamens.terminated by the smooth Style and simple Stigma. 4. The woolly Ovarian»,
