striated, searious, lanceolate bracts, that are split or lacerated. Flotcers three to five in a bead, sessile, or on slender
pedicels, 4 mcb^long. Calyx membranous, sulcate; lobes pilose, acute; bracteoles lanceolar, attached to the very
apex o f the pedieei, as long as tbe calj'x. P o d half as long again as the calyx, obliquely elliptical-ovate, rather
turgid, abruptly naiToived to au acuminate point. Seed pale, ovoid, blunt, ivith a large oblong caimnculus.
Tliis plant is named P . mollis, Lindl., by Müder in his Victoria collections, but differs from Lindley’s plant in
the less leafy heads, and especially in the long bracteolæ at .the base o f tbe calj'x. Müller sends a very curious
state, that I have uot seen from Tasmania, and wliieh is nearly glabrous, and has much shorter, broader, linear or
linear-oblong leaves, uritb three obscure nerves, and the upper surface covered ivitli sliort, hispid hairs. I t docs not
in the least resemble any of the Tasmanian or of Dr. Muller’s other specimens, and shows how much these variable
plants require investigation 011 the spot, aud a proper selection o f aU states and varieties. The common Tasmanian
state resembles a Eibbertia in habit and general appearance.
1 0 . Pultenæa juniperina (Lab. N o v . H o ll. i. p. 1 0 3 . t. 1 3 0 ) ; frutex erectus rigidus, ramulis
pilosis e t pube sc ente-tomentosis, stip u lis subulatis, foliis patulis petiolatis r ig id is linearibus lineari-lanceola-
tisv e subtriquetris glabris lo n g e aristato-acuminatis superne concavis dorso costa carinatis, floribus subcapita
tis solitariisve terminalibus bracteis parvis imbricatis aristatis; pedic ellis tomentosis, bracteolis basi calycis
in se rtis ovato-lanceolatis obtusis p u n g en tib u sv e ciliatis calyce diinidio brevioribus, leguminibus lineari-
oblongis tu rgid is calyce duplo longioribus pubescentibus, semimbus oblongis atro-fuscis.— B C . F ro d r. ii.
1 1 3 . {Gunn, 1 7 9 , 1 9 5 1 , 1 9 5 2 .)
H a b . Abundant tb rougbout th e Islan d , asc ending to 4 0 0 0 feet, L a b illa rd ie re , etc.— (Tl. N o v .)
{v. V.)
D i s t e i b . N ew S ou th Wale s and South-eastern Australia. (Cultivated in E ngland.)
A common and very variable plant, forming an erect, rigid, woody, prickly shmb, often 6 feet high, covered
with pungent leaves and bright, rather pale, yellow flowers. Branches generally very tomentose. Stipules smaU,
appressed to the branches. Leaves 4~a inch long, rigid, linear-lanceolate or narrow linear-subulate, generally
spreading at right angles from the apex o f a slender petiole, which is appressed to the stem. Flowers tenninal,
generally two or three together. Bracts small, ovate-acuminate, pungent. Bracteoloe small, inserted at the base of
the calyx, and much shorter than its tube, generally lanceolate-acuminate and pungent, cüiated. Pedicel tomentose.
Calyx with short spreading lobes, two-lipped, pubescent. Corolla about 4 inch long, P o d ovate-oblong or
linear-oblong, acuminate, twice as long as the calyx ; valves turgid, pubescent. Seeds oblong, abnost black.— This
differs a little from the section to which it belongs in the flowers being scarcely capitate, and the stipules small.
The following is perhaps not specifically distinct from it.
1 1 . Pultenæa cordata (Graham in E d . P h il. Journ. xx. 1 9 5 ) ; frutex rigidus erectus, ramis rob
u stis, ramulis tomentosis e t patentim p ilosis dense foliosis, stipulis subulatis appressis, petiolis gracilibus,
foliis patentibus rigidis ovato- v. cordato-lanceolatis acuminato-aristatis pungentibus glaberrimis v. dorso
basi c iliatis su p em e concavis dorso costa carinatis, capitulis terminalibus 6 - 8 -flo iis, bracteis parvis acutis
pungentibusve, calyce patentim piloso, bracteolis basi insertis ovato-lanceolatis acutis pungentibusve tubo
brevioribus.— R o o k . B o t. M a g . t. 3 4 4 3 . {Gunn, 1 0 5 2 .)
H a b . I n stony places, Asbestos H ills, and York Toivn, G u n n ; Bagdad, M is s F orster.— (El, Oct.
N o v .)
D i s t r i b . South-eastern Australia. (Cultivated in E ngland.)
This differs very much in general appearance from P . juniperina, owing chiefly to the much more crowded,
broader, uniformly patent leaves ; but it is in other respects so closely allied to that plant, that I doubt its being
more than a variety o f it.— Branches densely tomentose with spreading hairs. Stipules, petioles, and jlowers as in
P . juniperina. Leaves 4 - 4 inch long, broadest at the base, and there ovate or cordate, gradually tapering to the
pungent point, concave above, or flat witb incui-ved margins, often pilose at the back.— The P . epacridea, Müller,
seems to be a nearly allied plant, differing conspicuously in the absence o f petioles.
§ 3. L a x i f l o r æ (Benth.).— Flowers solitary, generally axillary and scattered, with few or no bracts.
1 2 . Pultenæa diffusa (H o ok , f il.) ; fruticulus ericoideus, caulibus diffusis procumbentibus, ramulis
g racibbus puberulis, stipulis minimis, foliis breve petiolatis patulis v. recurvis brevibus parvis anguste
lineari-oblongis acutis glabris superne planiusculis subtus costa crassa flava, floribus axillaribus pedicellatis,
p edicello folio breviore basi bractea parva oblonga obtusa cóncava suffulto, calyce campanulato bilabiato
basi bracteolis parvis ovatis acutis subdentatis aucto, v exillo orbiculari. {Gunn, 4 7 0 , 7 9 7 .) (T a b . X IV .)
I Ia b . Sandy plains, e tc ., in various localities, Woolnorth, Hampshire H ills , Hobarton, and P ort
Arthur, M illig a n , Backhouse, e tc.— (El. N o v .) {p. v.)
A very anomalous species, intermediate in cbaracter between Bilhcynia and Pultenæa, resembling Bilhcynia
cinerascens more than any other Tasmanian plant, but differing from that genus in the bracteolæ being placed on
the calyx, in the broad base o f the calyx (which is however equally broad in B . cinerascens), and in the orbicular
standard not being broader than long : it differs from Pultenæa in the more obviously two-lipped calj»x.— A diffuse,
slender, small shrub. Stems terete, prostrate or procumbent, with numerons ascending, slender, puberulous
branches, covered with grey-gi'een, rather rigid, spreading, recurved foliage. Stipules none, or very minute, at the
base of the upper leaves. Petioles verj' short. Leaves 4 inch long, nan'ow, linear-oblong, acute, glabrous or
sbgbtly pilose at the back ; upper sm-face rather convex ; lower with a broad flat costa, and thick edges formed by
the margins of the leaf being recuiwed and adnate to the limb and costa beneath, Flowers scattered, axillary,
small, on slender pedicels, shorter than the leaves. Bra c t at the base o f tbe pedicel minute. Calyx 2 lines long,
two-lipped ; lips ivith short broad teeth. Bracteoles short, appressed to the base o f the calyx, ovate, toothed, acute.
Keel shorter than the wings. Ovary pubescent. Style tliickened from the base nearly to tbe middle.— P l a t e XIV.
Pig. 1, front, and 2, back view of leaf; 3, transverse section of ditto ; 4, flower ; 5, vexillum ; 6, carina ; 7, ala ;
8 , stamen ; 9, pollen ; 10, ovary ; 11, vertical section of ovary ;— all magnijied.
1 3 . Pultenæa pedunculata (Hook. B o t. Mag. t . 2 8 5 9 ) ; fruticulus humilis depressus, ramulis
gracilibus divaricatis jiubescenti-tomentosis, stipulis subulatis, foliis parvis anguste lineaiT-lanceolatis planis
acuminatis p ungentibus marginibus subrecurvis scaberulis subtus glabris v. pilosis costa prominula, floribus
sobtariis, bracteis paucis subulatis, pedicellis foliis longioribus gracibbus appresse pilosis, calycis lob is la n ceolato
subulatis, bracteolis basi calycis insertis subulatis.— P . Diemenica, Turczaninow ; B u ll. Soc. Im p .
Mosc. 1 8 5 3 , i ) . 2 7 7 . {Gunn, 6 7 3 .)
H a b . Common in sandy plains near Hobarton, and probably tb rougbout th e Island, Gunn.— (El. Oct.)
(«. V.)
D i s t r i b . Soutb-eastern Australia. (Cultivated b i England.)
A veiy distinct species, easily recognized by its prostrate, depressed liabit, aud long, slender pedicels.—
A small shrub, forming large flat masses on the ground. Branches slender, spreading, pubescent or tomentose.
Stipules subulate, often aristate and ueiwed, especially those of tbe uppennost leaves. Leaves shortly petioled,
4—4 inch long, naiTow, linear-lanceolate, acuminate, pungent, flat, with sbghtly recurved margins, seaberulous on
both surfaces. Pedicels twice as long as the leaves. Bracteoles subulate. Calyx-lobes naiTow and acuminate.
Flowers small.
1,4. Pultenæa humilis (Ben th . M S S .) ; fruticulus bumilis, caule b revi robusto, ramis erectis vaiidis,
ramulis tomentosis, stipulis ovato-lauceolatis, foliis subimbricatis linearibus lineari-oblongis e llip tico -ob -
lon g isv e obtusis in petiolum brevem attenuatis, margiuibus incurvis superne glabris dorso sericeo-pilosis,
capitulis multifloris foliosis proliferisve villosis, bracteis lanceolatis acuminato-subulatis sulcatis scariosis,