Samuel Curtis

“ Diemen's Island, Dryandra has hitherto been observed
only on that part of the South coast called Lewin's Land
where, however, its species are nearly as numerous and
abundant as those of Banksia itself." D. armata was dis-
covered by that gentleman in the country just mentioned,
and from seeds sent from thence by the late Mr. Fraser,
plants have been raised in the Glasgow Botanic Garden,
which flowered in February, 1833.
Fig. 1. Segment of a Leaf, seen from beneath.-Magnified. ”

“ Rami
dum adsint sparsi vel umbellati. Folia sparsa, pinnatifida
vel incisa, plantæ juvenilis conformia. Involucra solitaria,
terminalia, raro lateralia, sessilia, foliis confertis, interiori-
bus quandoque nervis obvallata, hemisphærica, bracteis ad-
pressis, in quibusdam apice appendiculatis. Stylus sæpe pe-
rianthio vix longior. Br. ”