T , / / “ / " ■ '" ■ 'f t ' ’r a r te a te a t th e b a s e , p e d ie e ls w i th o n e b r a c te o le a t th e i r ia s e r t io a .
C o ijra -lo b c s a b o n t a s lo n g a s th e tu b e o f th e c am p am r la te c o ro lla .— P l a t e L X X X . « . F i g . I . l e a f ; 2 , S ow e r ■ 3
coroUa, laid open; 4, stamen; 5, ovary; 6, ïerlical section o f ditto
4 . Archeria minor (H o ok . 111.) ; fruticulus glaben-imus fastigiatim ramosus, ramis ramulisque robust,
s, folus u n dique insertis suberectis p e tiolu latis late elliptico-ovatis obtusis supra subcoucavis snbtus
carmatis valde coriaceis m tid is margimbus lævibus v. mimitissime seirnlatis, racemis terminabbus densifloris
erectis, floribus 6 - S parvis, bracteis floribusque u t iu A . m p g l l i f o l ia sed multo minoribus, capsula
parva apice profunde 5-ioba.
H a b . Mount Sorrell, Maequarrie Harbour, M illig a n .— ( f \ . Dec.)
Verj. sirmlar iu most respects to A . mpyU ifo lia , bnt smaUer m all its parts, the leaves being abont 4 inch
loug, and the fiowers rather shorter than tlie leaves.
Geu. X IV . S P R E N G E L IA , 5?».
Oalgx snbcoloratns, bracteis plurimis c in c tu s, 5-partitus. (h ro lla rotata, lobis angustis imberbibus.
Starmua hypogyna, glabra. A n th e ra liberæ v. con n a te , septo immarginato. Sqnamm hjipogynæ 0. Cap-
m ta 5-yalvis, placentis colnmnæ central! adnatis.— F rn ticu b e r e c ti: amis den u datis, v ix a n n u la tie : fobis
p a tu h s , r e cu r v a , hasi o va tis, ramulos vaginantihus, de in suhulato-aenminatis : floribns seseililme, ramuloe
- hrevusirrms te rminanlihus ; calyce corpUam su la ju a n tib u s ; corollæ p a llid e pm p u ra s e en tie tuho bre-
vm im o , demum a Ia s i 5-fido.
This IS a very southern genus o f the Order, about four or five species being known, aU natives of Tasmania
and the southern coasts of Australia.— Small, glabrous shrubs, with short leaves, very broad at the base, and there
sheathing the stem. Fhw ers sessfle, on short lateral branchlets that are aggregated towards the e!ids of the
branches. Sc/aU five, bracteate, coloured, rigid, abont the length o f the narrow lobes o f the rotate eorofla. Corolla
rotate, with narrow spreading lobes. Stamms hjpogj-nons. A n tle rs free or connate. (Named in honour o f Ku rt
^ e n g e l , au eminent German botanist.)
1. Sprengelia ineamata (Smith, A c t. Stock h . 1 7 9 4 , p. 2 6 0 . t. 8 ) ; antheris connatis barbatis—
B r . P ro d r . 5 6 5 ; B C . P r o i r . vii. 7 6 8 ; A n d r. B o t. R ep . t. 2 ; Cav. l e . iv . t. 3 4 3 . {Oun.n, 1 6 6 .)
H a b , Common, especiaby in wet places, in b illy districts th roughout the Islan d .— (PI. N o v D e c )
(v. V.)
D i s t b i b . S outh-eastern Austraha, from P o r t Jackson to Yictoria, asc ending the A lp s to 6 0 0 0 feet,
M u e lle r. (Introduced into E ngland.)
A smafl, glabrous, squarrose bush, 1 -5 feet higb, with ereet, naked, terete, woody stems, the branehes covered
with imbncatmg leaves, and terminated by ovate or conical heads of pale flesh-coloured flowers. Leave, l a l inch
long, ngid, patent, recurved, gradually narrowed from an ovate sheathing base to a subulate acuminate point very
concave, llo w e r s exceedingly variable in size, j - 4 inch long. Sepal, pale, as long ns the n a n w lobes of the
corolla. Stamem, with short filaments, nnd connate, vfflons or bearded anthers.
2. Sprengelia propinqna (A . Cunn. in DO. Prodr. vii. 768) ; antheris bberis barbatis.— S. ma-
cranthaj Nob. in L on d . Journ. B o t. vi. 273. {Gunn, 1212.)
H a b . I n we t, peaty soil. Mou n t W e llin g ton , A . Cunningham ; Recherche Bay and Loddon P lains,
south-west o f Lake S t. Clair, G u n n .~ fY \. D e c ., Jan.)
Ve iy similar in habit and general appearance to A incarnaia, but smaUer, and the leaves are usuaUy rather
broader and less pimgent. and the flowers are white, 4 - 4 inch long, with free, bearded anthers.— De Candolle considers
I t as intermediate in aU respects between.A incarnata and A montana. I at one time thought it an extremely
distinct plant, but a fuller series of specimens shows that it is more probable that all these will prove varieties of
one species.
^ 3 . S p r e n g e l i a m o n t a n a (Br. Prodr. 5 5 5 ) ; humilis, foliis ovatis acuminatis apice obtusiuseulo, antheris
liberis imberbibus.— D G P ro d r . vii. 7 6 8 . {Gunn, 2 9 1 .)
H a b . W e t places on the summits o f Mou n t W e llin g ton , the YYtestem and other mountain ranges,
elev. 3 - 4 0 0 0 feet.— (El. D e c .) { v .v .)
Generally a smaller species than either of the above, with shorter leaves, that are acuminate, but not pungent,
smaUer, deeper-coloured flowers, and free, glabrous anthers. °
Gen. X V . C Y ST A N T H E , B r .
^ Cahqx subfoliaceus, bracteatus. Corolla clausa, calyptræformis, transversim dehiscens, basi truncata
persistente. S tam in a hypogyna, persistentia, antheris apice bilobis. Squamulæ hypogynæ 0. Ovarium
5 -lo cu la r e ; ovulis placeutis e apice loculorum pendulis affixis.— Fru ticu lu s habitu Sprengeliæ, se d ramis
1. C y s t a n t h e s p r e n g e l i o id e s (Brown, 1. c .)— D G P r o d r . vii. 7 6 9 . 2 9 0 e t 1 2 1 3 .)
Var. a ; foliis elongatis patulis recurvisve.
Yar. /3 ; foliis brevioribus erectis.
Yar. 7 ; foliis brevibus late ovatis patulis.
H a b . Abundant in subalpine and alpine parts o f tb e Colony, ascending to 4 0 0 0 f e e t— (F l O e t -
D e c .) { v . v )
As a genus Cystanthe is readily distingnished from Sprengelia by the corolla forming a dosed conical calyptra,
wliich dehisces transversely a little above its base, the upper part faffing away, and the lower being ve iy persistent!
The stamens are hypogynous and persistent, with stont spreading filaments and two-lobed anthers. In stature
and habit C. sprengelioides entirely resembles Sprengelia ineamata, bnt the brauches are marked with transverse
scars where the leaves are inserted, and the flowers are coflected into much denser, smafler terminal lieads. The
stems vmy from 3 inches to 3 feet high, and the leaves from i - l in d i lon g ; the alpine specimens have much
broader, shorter, and bhmter leaves, bnt Gimn remarks tbat mere elevation does not alter the character of the
plant.
Geu. X V I . P IL IT IS ,
Cali/x subfoliaceus, bracteatus. Corolla clausa, calyptræformis, transversim dehiscens, basi truncata
persistente. S tam in a persistentia, hypogyna. Squamulæ hypogynæ 5 , bilobæ. Ovarium 5-loculare, ovulis
placentis e apice loculorum pendulis affixis.— Frutex habitu Sprengeliæ e? Cystanthes,
in stru c ta j ramis c ic a tr ic a tis ; foliis suberectis, minutissime s e r r u la tis ; c a p itu lis /a r aw ip a r v is .
is distinguished from Cystanthe by the presence o f hjTiogjmous scales ; in all other important characters
it agrees with that genus, as it does also in liabit, stature, and general appearance. Flowers collected into tei-miual
lieads : these consist of much-abbrcviated spikes of densely imbricating bracts aud flowers. Flowers sessile, -with
one large general bract, and three or four smaller ones at the base of the cal.yx. Sepals snbfoHaceoas, ovate-lan-
ceolatc, acute, about as long as tbe mitriform corolla. Filanm ts slender; anthers oblong, (Name from ttoGos, a
cap ; in allusion to the form of the corolla.)
1. P i l i t i s a c e r o s a (Lindi, N a t . Syst, B o t. 4 4 3 ) ; fruticuins ramosus, ramis foliosis, foliis (i-n u c ia lib u s)
acute imbricatis subulatis erectis, capitulis exsertis, fllamentis brevibus, squamulis bypogynis ovario mqni-
lon g is in lacinias 2 erectas subnlatas alte flssis.— D G P ro d r . vii. 7 6 9 . {Gnnn, 3 0 7 .) (T a b . L X X X I I .)
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