folii petiolulatis late ovatis pinnatifidis.— L . muiti-
Var. f l, Kangaroo P o in t (H obarton).— (El.
Y’’ar. f l. m uU ijid a ; gracilior et liirsutior,
fida, Noh. in L on d. J o um . B o t. vi. 1 1 8 .
H a b . Marshes, Georgetown, South Cape, e tc ., Gunn.
O c t .-D e c .) (y. i>.)
D i s t r i b . South-eastern A u s tr a lia : Yictoria, Muellei-.
A much smaller species than L . longipes, with shorter peduncles, much more divided leaves, and more compressed,
ovate, glandular achema.— Involucral scales few, about four, roimded, glandular. Corolla of the flowers
o f the circumference very shortly ureeolate, with a contracted mouth. Style shortly bifid.— P l a t e LII. B . Fig. 1,
le a f ; 2, capitulum; 3, vertical sectiou of ditto, showing the receptacle; 4, flower of circumference; 5, transverse
section o f corolla of flower o f circumference; 6, achenium; 7, floret o f disc; 8, stamen; 9, base of corolla and
style :— a ll liig
3 . Leptinella F ilicu la (H o ok , f il.) ; caule repente robusto radicante ramoso laxe villoso v . glabrato,
foliis petiolatis oblongis pinnatifidis glabris lac iniis patentibus lin eari-oblongis paucidentatis, petiolo basi
membranaceo vaginante, pedunculis brevibus v illo sis, iuvolucri squamis pilosis, floribus radii multiseriatis
compressis e llip tico-ob lon gis alatis glandulosis corolla persistente conico truncato coronatis.— Symphyomera
Eilicula, Nob. in L on d . J o um . B o t. vi. 1 1 8 . {Gunn, 2 5 8 e t 6 9 3 .) ( T a b . L I .D .)
H a b . Hampshire H ills , Mount "Wellington, and Cliristmas Rock, Gunn.— (El. Jan., F eb.) {v. v.)
D i s t e i b . South-eastern Australia: Buffalo Ranges and Mou n t W e llin g ton , Gipps’ Land, elev. 5 0 0 0
feet, Muellei-.
I have suppressed the genus Symphyomera, which I proposed for this plant in the ‘ London Journal o f Botany,’
finding that it is connected with the other Leptinella thi-ough the New Zealand species o f the genus.— A small,
procumbent, rather fleshy herb. Boots o f fleshy fibres. Stems spreading, branched, 1 - 4 incbes long, leafy, stout,
glabrous or viUous, rooting at the nodes. Leaves 1 -2 inches long, suberect or spreading, witb long petioles, oblong,
pinnatifid; segments linear-oblong, toothed, each lobe often infested by a black fungus. Peduncles very short,
stout, vihous. Capitula small. Involucral scales in about two series, oblong, blunt. Flowers of tbe circumference
iu many series, glandular, elhptical-oblcug, compressed, attenuated upwards into an adnate, short, conical, truncate,
obscurely three-lobed, persistent corolla. Style exserted, unequahy two-lobed. Achenium compressed, obscurely
winged. Testa fleshy. Fk.hi-yo enclosed in a ceUulai albumen. Floweis of the disc tubular, foiu’-toothed, with short
stamens. S tyle discoid at the apex.— P l a t e L I. B. Fig. 1, leaf infested with a fungus; 2, capitulum; 3, ache- -
nium of ray; 4 , the same cut open, showing the seed; 5, style; 6, seed, with the testa removed, showing the
cellular albumen; 7, embryo; 8, flower o f disc; 9, stamen; 10, style :— all very highly r,
Gen. X L M Y R IO G Y N E , Less.
C a pU u ltm multiflorum, heterogamum, discoideum. In vo lu c ri squamæ pauciseriatæ, disco breviores.
Flores radii $ , m ultise r ia ti; corolla tubulosa, perbrevi, ore su b in tegro; stylo exserto, bifido; disc i
p a u c i; corolla la te campanulata, 4-fid a ; stylo apice discoideo v. bifido. Reeeptaculum convexum, papillosum,
nudum v. pilosum. Achenium fl. ? lineari-clavatum, angulatum, epapposum, inferne pilosum, li. ^
stipitiforme.— H&cha p a r v a , depressa, pyrostrata, repens, ram o sa ; ramis f o l i o m ; foliis a lte r n is ; capitulis
1 . M y r i o g y n e m in u t a (Less, in Linnæa, vi. 2 1 9 ) ; glaberrima v . glabrata, caule repente, ramis decumbentibus
prostratisve, foliis lineari-cuueatis spathulatisve apice grosse dentatis.— B C . P ro d r . vi. 1 3 9 ;
F l . N . Z eal. i. 1 3 0 . Cotula minuta, Forst. P ro d r . 3 0 1 . {Gvmn, 5 6 0 .)
H a b . W a ste places, cultivated grounds, e tc., Gunn.— (F l. N o v .) {v. v.)
D i s t r i b . Throughout Australia, tropical and subtropical Asia and its Islan d s, Polynesia, N ew Zealand,
Mauritius, and Madagascar.
A very common plant in many warm countries ; sometimes, especiaUy when it grows in dry places, possessed
of pungent properties, causing sneezing when bruised imder the nose.—A prostrate, creeping weed, quite glabrous,
ivitb sessile, axillaiy, roimded, inconspicuous, yeUow heads, which are many-flowered, ah but a few central flowers
being female. Stems 4 inches to a foot long. Leaves 14 inch long, smooth, hnear-cuneiforra, coarsely tootlied
towards the point. Heads 4 iuch broad. Involucre of two series of hnear, blunt, smooth or pubescent scales,
shorter than the flowers. Receptacle convex, papillose, naked or with a few long hairs. Female Jlowers very numerous,
densely packed. Achenium very long, club-shaped, hairy, ribbed or angled. Corolla very short indeed,
tubular. Style bifid, exserted. Hermaphrodite Jlowers veiy few, in tbe centre of the capitulum, baiTcn. Corolla
broadly campanulate, four-cleft. Stamens four. Anthei-s very short. Style exserted, discoid and bifid. (Name
from ¡ívptaí, a myriad, and yvvq, female ; in aUusion to the numerous female flowers.)
Gen. X I I . SC L ERO L E IM A ,
C a p itu la sü h A -ñ o x a ) floribus omuibus tu b u lo sis; masculo solitario.— E l . M a s . Cbro/Za infundibuli-
formi-tubulosa^ profunde é-dentataj dentibus erectis acutis. S ty lu s validus, exsertus, apice globoso-capitatus,
obscure bilobus. Antheroe latiusculæ, apicibus exsertis, v ix cobærentes, basi breviter bi-auriculatæ. Acke-
nium parvum, calvum, obscure tetragonum, lineari-obovatum.— E l . Eoem. Corolla tubulosa, cylindracea,
basi globosa, ore profunde 4-d en ta to , dentibus subæqualibus patentibus. S ty lu s elongatus, exsertus, apice
breviter bifidus. Achenium obovatum, superne truneatum, tetragonum, angulis subacutis, carinatis, omuirio
calvum. Involucrum sub -4-p h yllum , squamis 1-seriatÍs, chartaceo-coriaceis, oblongis. Ree eptaculum nudum,
angustum, plauum.— Herba p u s illa Tasmanica, ha b itu Porsteræ uliginosæ, densissime cæspitosa, bryoidea ;
caulibus brevibus, compactis, fib ra s p a u c a s crassas em itten tib u s; ramis {una cum f o l i i s ) crassis, a n g u la tis ;
foliis a re te su b -4 -8 -fa r iam im b rica tis, ovato-subulatis, basi la te vagin an tibu s coriaceis, margine tenuissime
ca rtilagin eo ; capitulo pedú n cu lo brevissimo demum elongato subtenso ; floribus minimis, v a ld e inconspicuis.
1. S e l e r o l e im a F o r s t e r o i d e s (H o ok . fil. in Lond. Journ. B o t. v. 4 4 4 . t. 1 4 ). {Gunn, 4 4 3 .)
H ab. Summits o f all th e Tasmanian mountains, above 4 0 0 0 feet elevation, forming green ve lvety
cushions, Lam-ence, Gunn, etc.— (El. Jan.) (y. y.)
A very siugular httle plant, fom iu g a distinct genus, though one v eiy closely alhed to the Ceratella, Hook, til.,
o f Campbeh’s Island, Ti-ineuron, Hook, fil., of Lord Auckland’s Group (of which a species has been found in the
Australian Alps by Mueller), axià. Abrotanella, Gaud., of Cape Horn and the Falkland Islands. AU are genera
belonging to a section or group o f Composita, very near the Hippiea, Less., but which may be readily distinguished
by their perennial stems, their veiy peculiar habit, by tbe absence of pehucid glands, aud by tbeir being quite inodorous.
Tbe present is most nearly alhed to Abrotanella of the three just aUuded to, especiaUy in the few in-
volucral scales and florets, the densely packed stems, and imbricating, short leaves. I t diff'ers from the Abrotanella
emarginata in the form of the female florets, aud especiaUy o f the achenium. This is however the Tasmaniau
representative of that plant, occurring along witli several other equally weh marked representatives o f the
Antarctic American Flora, on the higher parts of the island only, where a vegetation is found in some degree
analogous to wiiat wc should expect to find (hd Tasmania stretch far sonth into the Antarctic Ocean.— This little <
plant forms immense patches, sometimes extending for many feet, surrounded by Pterygopappus, Pernettya, Coprosma,
Restiacea, and the Oreobolus Pumilio, Br. In general appearance it much resembles the Forstera uliginosa of Cape
Horn, but is larger, aud forms much broader patches.— Stems densely tufted, erect, spaiingly branched, covered
throughout their length with leaves ; the branches, together with the leaves, angled from their mutual pressui-e ;
rooting by sending down long, thick, fleshy fibres. Leaves densely imbricating, subquadrifarious, suberect, short,