4 . Eurybia myrsinoides (Neos, Ast. 1 4 ,6 ); ramis gracilibus, foliis subtus paniculisque tomento
appresso argenteo obtectis, foliis obovato-oblongis ob longo-lanceolatisve obtusis acutisve eoriaceis argute
denticulatis, panicubs o b g o - ( l-3 ) - c e p lia b s interdum fobis v ix longioribus, capitubs an gu stis pauoi-(4ra6)-
floris, pappi se tis ex tim is paucis brevibus, acheniis glaberrimis.— ÆC P ro d r. v . 2 6 8 . Aster mvrsinoides,
i a i . J\7w,. Zfo«. ii. 5 3 , A 20.2. ( f t « « , 2 6 1 .)
H.vb. Hobarton, Chilton, Surrey H ills , 2 0 0 0 feet, e « » « .— (F l. Jan., F eb .) (o. v .)
Distmb. N ew Sou th W a le s and Victoria.
Æ iW creeping, sending np here anil there a few slender stems, 2 feet high, sparingly branched. E îW im ,
under side o t leaves, petioles, and panicles covered with a silvery tomentum. Zeares always smaUer than in E.
e „ a e x e ,u , but eqnaUj variable in form, much less toothed. P » » ie fa o f few (one to three) heads, generally short,
sometimes not longer than the leaves. Heads very narrow, few-flowered.
5. Eurybia persoonioides (DC. Prodr. v. 2 6 7 ) ; ramulis p e tio lis foliis subtus paniculisque tomento
appresso albido v. rufescente dense obtectis, foliis obovatis e llip tico-ovatis oblongo-lanceolatis lanceolatisve
obtusis acutis acuminatisve integerrimis coriaceis, paniculis oligocepbalis nutantibus, pedicellis filiformibus
elon g a tis, capitulis late obconicis 6 -1 2 -f lo r is , pappi s etis uniseriatis subæqualibus, acheniis e longatis sericeis
{Gunn, 2 8 0 , lU O , 1 1 4 2 .)
Hab. Alpine situations : Mount W e llm g ton , Middlesex Plains, Lake St. Clair, e tc ., G u n n .~ (Y \. F eb .l
{v. V.)
A very beautiful plant, with pure white rays to tbe flowers, and dark green, sliining foliage, usually dwarf, but
sometimes reacbing 2 or 3 feet in height ; like its congeners its leaves are extremely variable iu size and shape.
Branches, petioles, under surface of leaves and panicles, covered with appressed, whitish, or cluU, pale, red-brown
tomentum. Leaves 1 or 2 inches long, broadJy-obovate, oblong, oblong-lanceolate or lanceolate, blunt, acute or
acuminate, margins always quite entire. Panicles axillary, few-flowered, drooping. Heads one to six, ou very long,
filiform pedicels, broadly-obconical, with six to twelve flowers. Achenia silky, slender.
6. Eurybia alpina (H o ok . fil. in Lond. J o um . B ot. vi. 1 0 6 ) ; fruticosa, ramis erectis petiolis foliis
subtus paniculisque appresse brunneo-tomentosis, fohis elliptico-ovatis obtusis integerrimis, pedunculis a xil-
lan b u s unifloris validis folio subæquilongis, involucri campanulati squamis plurimis imbricatis, acheniis
glaberrimis. {Gnnn, 2 8 9 .) (Tab. X L I I . 4 . )
Hab. Alpine regions, elev. 3 - 4 0 0 0 fe e t: Mou n t YVellington and YVestern Mountains, Fraser, L aw rence,
Gunn.— (F l. J an .) (y. y.)
A small shrub, very nearly allied to E. persoonioides, but quite different ; easily recognized by the broad,
elhplic-ovate leaves (which however are probably very variable in form, etc.), covered beneath, as are the petioles,
branches, and panicles, with dense, brown, appressed tomentum, and by the sohtary, stout, axillary peduncles,
bearing a single broad capitulum, with many closely-imbricated involucral scales, and glabrous achenia.— P la t e
X L I I . A . Fig. 1, floret o f ray; 2, its stigmas; 3, hair of pappus; 4, floret of disc; 5, its stamen; 6, its stigmas-
— allr, ■" '
7. Eiirybia obcordata (H o ok . fil. in Lond. Journ. B o t. vi. 1 0 8 ) ; ramulis brevibus pe tiolis foliis subtu
s paniculisque appresse subsericeo-tomentosis, foliis brevissime petiolatis cuneato-obcordatis apice obtuse
3 -4 -d en ta tis , pedunculis vahdis axillaribus solitariis monocephalis folio brevioribus, involucri obconici
squamis tomentosis, acheniis glabratis pappo rufescente copioso. {Gunn, 4 2 4 .) (Tab. X L I I . B .)
Hab. Lo fty mountains, 3-4000 fe e t : summit of Mou n t YVellington, Lake Arthur, Middlesex Plains,
etc., Lawrence, Gnnn.— (F l. D e c .) (y. v.)
A small shrub, about 2 feet high, with a strong musky odour, very nearly alhed to E. alpina, but at once
distinguished by the pale tomentum and obcordate-cuneate leaves, three- or four-toothed at the apex.— P l a t e
XLII. B. Fig, 1, floret of ra y ; 2, its stigmas; 3, floret of d is c ; 4, its stamen ; 5, its stigm a :— a ll magnified.
§ 3. Large shrubs, with veiy tomentose branches, inflorescence, and under surface o f leaves. Leaves usually more than
an inch long, plane. Panicles large, many-flowei'ed.
S. Eurybia lirata (DC. Prodr. v. 2 6 7 ) ; fruticosa, ramis junioribus tomentosis adultis sulcatis,
foliis alternis petiolatis lanceolatis integerrimis v. obscure serratis lon g e angustatis acuminatis basi obtusis
supra glabris subtus tomentosis, corymbis axillaribus amplis poiycephalis tomentosis, capitulis late campa-
nulatis su b-30-floris, involucri squamis lineari-oblongis obtusis deuse tomentosis, pappi setis interioribus
subfequalibus exterioribus paucis brevissimis, acheniis cilia tis.— Aster liratus, S im , B o t. M a g . t. 1 5 0 9 .
Diplostephium liratum, Nees, A s t. 1 8 9 . A. pulverulentus, Hoffm. Verz. P I. 1 8 2 4 , 1 6 5 { fld . D C .). Olearia
affinis, Noh. in L o n d . Journ. B o t. vi. 1 0 9 . {Gunn, 4 9 6 .) (Tab. X L I I I .)
IIab. Abundant th roughout the Colony in wet places, on the skirts o f woods, e tc .— (FI. O c t., N o v .)
(v . V.) (Colonial name, “ Daisy-tre e .” )
Distbib. South-eastern Australia, Victoria, Mu e lle r. (Cultivated in E ngland.)
A very handsome shrub, 1 0 -1 5 feet high, erect, much branched, and loaded with flowers in spring. Branches
glabrous, fuirowed; branchlets tomentose with white down, as are the leaves beneath, the petioles, panicles, and
involucres. Leaves 3 -7 inches long, scattered, petioled, | - 1 inch broad, lanceolate, with rounded bases, tapering
gradually to the point, glabrous, sometimes rugose or wrinkled above; nerves prominent, beneath divaricating;
margins obscurely serrate or quite entire. Coiymbs abundant, spreading; branches slender, much divided, divaricating.
Heads wliite, \ inch long and 4 broad. Involucral scales covered witb dense tomentum, or sometimes
more glabrous, green, witb paler margins. Rays about fifteen. Pappus wbite or rufous.— The large, nearly entire
leaves, distinguish this variety or species from E. fu lvid a and E. Gunnii.— P l a t e XLIII. A . and B . Large and
small-leaved states. Fig. 1, flower o f r a y ; 2, stigm a s; 3, hair of pappus; 4, floret of d is c ; 5, stamen ; 6, stigmas
:— all magnified.
9. Eurybia fulvida (Cass. D ie t. xvi. 4 8 ) ; fruticosa, ramulis jumoribus pubescentibus toraentosisve,
adultis sulcatis, foliis sparsis breve petiolatis anguste liueari-lauceolatis grosse siuuato-deutatis acutis obtusisve
superne scaberulis subtus petiolisque tomentosis nervis conspicuis, corymbis amplis poiycephalis, pappi
setis exterioribus paucis brevibus, acheniis p ubescenti-piiosis.— Diplostephium stellulatum, Nees, A s t. 1 8 7 .
A ste r stellulatus, L a b . Nov . H o ll. ii. 5 0 . t. 1 9 6 . Olearia steUulata, B C . P ro d r . v. 2 7 2 .
Hab. Recherche Bay, Maequarrie Harbour, L a b illa rd ie re , F-aser, A . Cunningham, Gunn.— (F l. D e c .)
This species is exactly intermediate between E. lirata and E. Gunniana, and will, I suspect, prove tliat all these
belong to but one species. However nddely dissimilar many of the forms o f these three are in habit and fobage
and inflorescence, the flowers are the same in aU. I have examined an authentic specimen of Labillardiere’s Aster
stellulatus, and it is less well marked from lirata and Gunniana than what I have here described as the typical state
o f E. f d v id a , the leaves being shorter, more oblong and less toothed, bringing it nearer E. Gunniana. The larger,
deeply toothed leaves, which are seaberulous on the upper snrface, are its best characters.
1 0 . Eurybia Gunniana (DC. Prodr. v. 2 6 8 ) ; fruticosa, ramis canis, ramulis dense tomentosis,
foliis alternis polymorphis oblongis lineari-oblongis anguste linearibusve integerrimis sinuato-dentatis lobu-
latisve obtusis acutisve coriaceis subtus dense fulvo-toraentosis nervis obscurhs, corymbis paucifloris, p ed u n culis
pedicellisque tomentosis, capitulis late campanulatis involucri squamis tomentosis glabratisve, radiis
su b -1 5 , pappi setis albis rufisve interioribus subrequalibus exterioribus paucis brevissimis, acheniis ciliatis.
— Nob. in Lond. J o um . B o t. vi, 1 0 7 . (Tab. XLIY^)
Var. a . lon g ip e s; pedicellis e longatis, capitulis mediocribus, foliis anguste lineari-oblongis öbtusis