ovario styloque glaberrimis.— E . microphylla, Noh. in L on d . Journ. B o t. vi. 2 7 1 , non Brmon. (Gunn
1 2 1 0 .) ^
Hab. S tony places on th e summits o f th e YVestern Mountains, and at Arthur’s L akes, elev. 4Ü00 feet,
Gunn.— (El. Eeb.)
Distiu b . Muiiyang Mountains, V ic tor ia, M u e lle r.
A sman, rigid, p r o s t a t e o r depressed, very much branched, and very smaU-leaved species, resembling Bgxhte
(iunnmm m some respects.— sto n t, woody, c lothed w ith black b a r k , branchle ts more slender, leafy. L e a « ,
snberecl, imb ric a tin g o r p a ten t, 1 - l i b ne long, deep green, shining, ovate or oblong, sessfle, q u ite entire, very
thick and coriaceous, ymmg ones mmntely pubenflons, broad a t th e base. F lower, collected iu large, ten n in a l,
white caprtrfla, smafl, b n t twice as large as th e leaves. B ra c t, a nd calgx wMtish, b ln n t. CcrolU broadly campa-
n ula te .— A most d is tin c t species.
Gen. X I I . PR IO N O T E S , B r .
Calgx ebracteatus. CoroUa tubulosa, fauce aperta, limbo imberbi. S tam in a 5 , hypogyna, subæqualia,
tubo semiadhæreiitia ; antheræ septo completo. Squamæ 6 hypogynæ. Ovarium 5-loculare ; o vu lis p la c
e n ta e apice lo cn li pendulis afflvis. Capsula 6 -v .a lv is .-F r u t ic n li e re c ti v . p r o s t r a t i ; foliis m h d is tie k is :
floribus a x illa rib u s ; p ed ic elb s e longatis, b rac teatis.
T he cmious p lan t belonging to th is genus differs from afl others o f th e Order knorvn, in haviug distinctly two-
cefled anthei-s, as originally noticed b y Labillardière ; i t has also hypogynous filaments, which are more or less attached
to the corolla. I n these imp o rtan t pa rticu la rs Friomtea p re sents th e tan s itio u -fo rm b etween Fpacridew an d Fricece,
an d (what is no less remarkable) a F u eg ian species o t th is genus p resents th e only known Ameriean E pacrideons
p lan t. The fact o f th e Tasmanian species o t Fernettya (othenrise e ie lu s iv e lj on American genns) hav in g anthe rs
w ithout the ch a ra e tenstic awns o f th a t genus, is in one respect a pai-oflel anomaly. Prionoie, is confined to T a smania
os a genns, and differs from E pacri, in th e pedieelled flowers, which, if bracteate, do n ot have th e bracts
placed close u n d e r th e calyx, in th e biloeular an th e rs and hypogynous stamens. (Name from npiovmm, m -a te d .)
1. P r io n o te s c e rin th o id e s (Brown, Prodr, 5 6 2 ) ; frutex glaber prostratus, ramis gracilibus, ramubs
h iite lb s, fobis distrchis oblongis bueari-oblongisve obtuse serratis, pediceUis sobtariis folio snboeqnilongis
calyceque puberulis, bracteobs parvis appressis, sepabs brevibus late o v a ta , corolla (magna) cylindracea gla-
berrima, lobis parvis, capsubs hirtis oblongis superne ad medium 6 -lo b is.— DC. P ro d r . vii. 7 6 6 . Epacris
cerintboides, L a b . N o v . HoU. i. 4 3 . I. 5 9 . [Ounn, 1 2 1 1 .)
Hab. Ee cberche Day, L a b illa rd iè r e -, sides o f Mount W e llin g ton , elev. 3 0 0 0 feet, in m o ss; dense
forests ex ten d in g from Eranklin to Gordon Elver and M a cq u an ie Harbour, M illig a n , Ounn.—-{11. April.)
A very beautiful p lan t, sometimes a tta in in g 30 feet iu h e ig h t ; easüy recognised by its somewhat distichous
oblong, b ln n t, s e n a te d leaves, and lai-ge, solitary, pedieelled, pendolons, re d flowers, with a very smafl calyx ot
broad, ovate sepals, and large, cylindrical corolla, upwards o t balf an inch long.— ®e!w very slender, seldom thicker
than a quill. B ra n d x , long, slender, and interwoven, so as to p re sent a dense screen o t dcop green foliage.
Gen. X I I I . A E C H E E IA , H o o k Jil.
Calgx ebracteatus. Corolla cyhndracea v. campanulata, limbo imberbi v. barbato. S tam in a fauce
corollæ inserta ; autheris 1-locularibus. D iscu s hgpoggnus i- \d b a s . Oanri«)» 6 -loculare ; omifî» asceiideii-
tib os, placentis basilaribns e r e c ta insertis. Capsula 6-locularis.— Eruticuli ïa sm a n ioe ; fobis su b d istich is v.
undique in se rtis ; floribus p e d ic e lla tis , a x illa rib u s v. in racemos term in a le s d isp o sitis ; pedicelbs basi brae-
tea tis.
A remarkable genus, intermediate between Friouotes aud Epacris: some species liaving tlie distichous foliage,
and solitary, pedieelled flowers of P rionotes; others differing from both genera in having terminal racemes ; and
all from Prionotes in the stamens being inserted on the throat of the corolla, and tbe placentae being basilar ;
whilst they all differ from Epacris in their ebracteate calyces and placentation.— ( I have named this curious genus
n honour of W. Archer, Esq., of Clieshunt, in Tasmama, a zealous botanist and acute observer, to whom I am
ndebtcd for a veiy valuable series of drawings o f Orchitkæ, which irill be published in this work, and for much
mporlaut aid in its preparation.)
§ 1. Leaves distichous. Flowers axiUary, solitary. Style elongated.
1. Archeria hirtella (H o ok , fil.) ; frutex v. arbuscula, ramulis hirtellis, foliis subdistichis petiolatis
ovatis acutis p ungentibus crasse coriaceis serrulato-ciliatis, pedicellis axillaribus curvatis folio brevioribus
basi bracteolatis, sepalis ovatis acuminatis tubo corollæ late cyliudraceæ dimidio brevioribus, stylo elongato,
capsula glaberrima.— Epacris hirtella, Nob. in L on d . Journ. B o t. vi. 2 7 1 . {Gunn, 1 2 0 2 .) (Tab. L X X X I .)
H a b . Den se forests near Maequarrie Harbom-, aud in the Acheron Valley, sou th -we st o f Lake St.
Clair, Gunn.— (F l. F eb .)
A large shrub or smaU tree, 1 0 -1 3 feet high, with stout, woody stems, and rather spreading branches, covered
with short, rigid, spreading pubescence.— Leaves 4 inch long, very rigid and eoriaceous, glabrous and shining,
shortly petioled, ovate, acute, pungent, with minutely seiTulate margins. Flowers towards the ends of the
branches. ' Pedicels shorter than the leaves, curved, with several short, concave, imbricating bracts at the base.
CoroUa about as long as the leaves. Capsule glabrous. The tips of the branches and young leaves are of a bright
•crimson colour.— P l a t e LXXXI. Fig. 1, leaf; 2, flower; 3, corolla, laid open; 4, stamens; 5, ovarj'; 6, transverse
section of ditto ;— a ll magnijied.
2 . Archeria eriocarpa (H o ok , fil.) ; frutex, ramulis divaricatis su bdistichis gracilibus hirtis, foliis
d istich is divaricatis lanceolatis acuminatis p ungentibus serrulatis subtus costa prominula, pedicellis asillari-
bus brevibus basi bracteatis sepalisque pubescentibus, corolla cylindracea, stylo elongato, capsula dense to mentosa.
{G w m , 1 9 8 9 .) (Tab. L X X X . D .)
H a b . YY"ith th e former species, in dense forests south-west o f L ak e S t. Clair, Gunn ; Maequarrie
Harbour, M illig a n , Gunn.— (F l. Jan.)
A slender shrub, 8 -1 2 feet high, probably inclined or prostrate, h a iin g slender, distichous, divaricating, hairy
branches, covered with distichous, small, spreading leaves.— Leaves glabrous, 4 inch long, lanceolate, acuminate,
pungent, seiTulate. Pedicels very short, curved, pubescent, with small, blunt, concave, imbrieating bracts at the
base. Sepala ovate, lanceolate, pubescent. CoroUa louger thau the leaves, cylindrical. Style verj’ long. Capsule
densely pubescent.— P l a t e LXXX. R. Fig. 1, leaf; 2, flower; 3, corolla, laid open; 4, stamens; 5, ovarj-; 6,
transverse section of ditto.
§ 2. Leaves suhimbricating. Flowei-s in terminal racemes. Corolla with villous lobes. Styles short.
3 . Archeria serpyllifolia (Hook, fil.) ; fruticulus rigidus depressus ramosus glaberrimus, ramulis
ascendentibus erectisve fastigiatim ramosis, foliis undique insertis p e tiolalatis suberectis crasse coriaceis e llip tico
ovatis obtusiusculis su p em e subconcavis subtus subcarinatis margiuibus incrassatis minutissirae serrulatis
junioribus c iliolatis, paniculis terminalibus erectis 8 -1 0 -f lo r is , pedicellis basi 1-bracteolatis, sepalis
oblongo-lanceolatis ciliolatis obtusis corollæ campanulatæ tubo subæquilongis lobis villosis, antheris inclusis,
ovario apice 5-iobo styloque brevissimo glaberrimis. {Gnnn, 2 0 3 2 .) (T a b . L X X X . A.)
H a b . Rocks at the summit o f Mount Olympus, elev. 4 0 0 0 feet, Gunn.— (F l. D e c ., Jau.)
A very rigid, woody shrub, 6 -1 0 inches high, witii someivhat fasciculate, ascending, or erect brauches, and
leaves resembling those of Epacris serpyllijolia.— Branches glabrous. Leaves suberect, petiolulate, elliptical-ovate,
subacute, very thick and coriaceous, minutely serrulate, 4 inch long. Flowers crowded on short, erect, terminal,