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Fruit of the fossil and recent species of Hakea, a genus of Proteaceae. a. Leaf of fossil species, Hakea salicina. Impression of woody fruit of same, showing thick stalk. 2/3 diameter. c. Seed of same, natural size. d. Fruit of living Australian species, Hakea saligna, R. Brown. 1/2 diameter. e.
On the sandstone range I found Balfouria saligna R. Br., a shrub or small tree, with long linear-lanceolate leaves, and rather drooping branches, covered with very fragrant yellow blossoms; its seed-vessels varied from three to six inches in length, were terete, tapering to a point, and filled with silky seeds.
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