Waxy cryptandra, Cryptandra arbutiflora. Sent from Swan River, Western Australia, by Scottish botanist Thomas Drummond. Raised by Mrs Wray of Oakfield. Sweet-scented cryptandra, Cryptandra suavis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after a botanical illustration by Sarah Drake from Edwards’ Botanical Register, continued by John Lindley, published by James Ridgway, London, 1844.

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