. Plants of New Zealand. ects of the Northern hoaths. Genus Leucopogon. Shrubs, leaves imbricating orscattered. Flowers white or pink,solitary, or in racemes or tubular, lobes spreading,bearded. An Australian and Malayangenus of about 130 species, some-times included in Styphelia. (Namefrom the Greek, signifying icliitebeard, in allusion to the beardedlobes of the corolla). 3 sp. Leucopogon fasciculatus (TJie Bundle-iioicered Leucopogon). A shrub or small tree, leavessomewhat whorled, spreading, long, linear-lanceolate, pointed,obscurely veined below. Flowersin fascic
. Plants of New Zealand. ects of the Northern hoaths. Genus Leucopogon. Shrubs, leaves imbricating orscattered. Flowers white or pink,solitary, or in racemes or tubular, lobes spreading,bearded. An Australian and Malayangenus of about 130 species, some-times included in Styphelia. (Namefrom the Greek, signifying icliitebeard, in allusion to the beardedlobes of the corolla). 3 sp. Leucopogon fasciculatus (TJie Bundle-iioicered Leucopogon). A shrub or small tree, leavessomewhat whorled, spreading, long, linear-lanceolate, pointed,obscurely veined below. Flowersin fascicled spikes. Abundant inthe northern heaths. Fl. Leucopogon Frazeri Frazers small, erect or prostrate, strag-gling plant, 2 in. high. Leavesclose set, J in. long, linear-oblong, with pungent tips. Flowerssolitary, axillary, rather large, red-dish-white. Fruit an orange colourededible drupe. Extremely abundantin all dry situations. Fl. name Pa-totaro. Genus fitjjpheUa, Via. 1117. Kpacris pauciflora (j nat. size.) Shrubs. Leaves rigid, pmigent, parallel-veined below. Flowers small, white or yellowish. Corolla funnel-shaped, or urn-shaped. A genus of the Pacific Islands and Australasia, with about 30 species. (Name from the Greek, meaning hard or rough, in reference to the leaves). 5 sp. THE HEATH FAMILY 329
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