S tam in a b jp o g yu a . Qlaiululm hypogynæ Ü. Ovarium 1 -loculare , 2 -ovu latum , cum pedicello articulatum;
s ty lo recto demum d eflex o ; stigm a te simplici obtuso. Samara compressa, obovata, itifra apicem sty lo re-
flexo hamata, mai'gine altero subalato, nervulo ten u i intramarghmli iustructa.—F r u t e x ;
foliis sparsis, p la n is ,p e tio la tis , p o lym o rp h is, obovato-cuneatis, rhombeo-cuneatis s p a t/m la tis linearibusve, apice
ir ijid is tn d e n ta h s v . v a rie lo bu la tis, d entibus c ren a tis ; spicis te rm in alibu s raceinosis j floribus sp a rsis, a lb is ;
periautbio deciduo.
1 . BeUendena montana (Br. in L in n . Trans, x . 1 6 6 ) .— D r . P r o d r . 37-4 ; M e isn . in B C . P ro d r.
xiv. 3 4 8 ; Gu illem in , I c . P I . A u st. t. 7 . {Gunn, 2 8 2 , 1 2 3 9 .)
H ab. Abu n d an t ou tbe summit o f Mou n t W e llin g to n , B enlomond, Surrey H ills , e tc., elev. 3 - 5 0 0 0
fe e t.— (F l. J au .) (??. v .)
A very pretty little plant, singularly variable in foliage.— Stems woody, branched, 3 -1 8 inches high. Leaves
varj'ing from liuear to obovate, spathulate, and cuueate, entire or toothed or lobed at tbe apex ; lobes entire or crenate,
4 - 1 4 iuch long, coriaceous. Flowers iu terminal dense racemes, at tbe apex of long, erect, stout, tenninal
peduncles ; pedicels strict, pubescent. Feriantli wbite. about 4 ineb across, of fom- regular, equal, spreading, linear
leaflets, reflexed after flowering. Stamens hypogynous, with Hnear anthers. Samara pendulous, 4 iuch long, reddish,
very thin, obovate, spathulate. (Named iu compliment to John Bellenden Ker, an Eughsh botanist.)
Gen. V I I . G E E Y 'IL L E A , B r.
F lo re s racemosi. P e r ia n th ium irreguläre, deciduum ; laciniis secundis, apice concavis antheriferis.
An th eroe se ssiles. G lan du la hypogyna solitaria, rarius 0 . Ovarium plerumque stipitatum, 2-ovulatum ;
s ty lo e lo n g a to ; stigm a te obliquo. Fo llicu lu s coriaceus v. lig n o su s; mucronatus v. stylo persistente rostra-
tu s, 1 -2 -v a lv is , 1 -2 -sp e rm u s . Semina aptera v . alata.— Fru tice s v . arbores, glabrce v. p iio sæ , p i l i s medio
affixis ; fo liis a lte rn is, integiñs p in n a tifid is v e ; racemis a xiU a ribu s, term in a libu s, in te rdum a b b r e v ia tis ; p edic
ellis g em in is, brac tea d e c idu a su ffu ltis ; fioribus sæpius rubris.
The paucity o f Tasmaniau species o f this very large genus is remarkable, upwards of 170 Austrahan species
being described by Meisner; most of them are extratropical, about an equal number inhabiting the east and
west coasts, and twenty-three being tropical. A few species have been found in New Caledonia. Tiie majority
are shrubs, but many form large and handsome trees, with alternate, entire, or often pinnatifid leaves. Flowers in
racemes or fascicled, axillary or terminal. Feriantli o f four linear leaves, each with a concave apex bearing a sessile
anther. Ovary onc-cefled, with two ovules, seated on a disc ; style long, with an enlarged, often depressed
stigma, Fru it a woody two-valved samara. (Named in honour o f C. F. Greville, an Engbsh patron of science.)
1 . Grevillea australis (Br. 3 7 7 ) ; frutex ramosissimus proteus, ramulis tomentosis, foliis confertis
( ì - 1 4 -pollicaribus) oblongis lanceolatis subulatisve acutis mucronatisve margine recurvis supra glabratis
subtus sericeis, floribus fasciculatis axillaribus, perianthio sericeo, stylo æquilongo, stigmate convexo.— B r.
in L in n . Trans, x . 1 7 1 ; M e isn . in B C . P ro d r . x iv. 3 5 9 .
Var. a . erec ta (N ob . in L on d . Jou rn . B o t. vi. 2 8 2 ) ; erectus, laxe foliosus, foliis (4 -|-p o llic a r ib u s )
lanceolatis lineari-subulatisve margine revolutis subtus canaliculatis. {Gunn, 7 3 0 .)
Var. ß . lin e a r ifo lia (N o b . 1. c.) ; ramis erectis laxe foliosis, foliis (4 -§ -poUicar ibus) anguste linearibus
margine revolutis. {Gunn, 5 3 4 p r o p a r t e )
Var. y . p la n if o lia (N ob . 1. c.) ; e rectiusculus, foliis confertis obovato- v. lanceolato- v. lineari-oblongis
planiusculis v. margine len te recurvis. {Gunn, 5 3 5 .)
Var. B. montana (N o b . 1. c.) ; depressa, dense foliosa, foliis brevibus lineari-lanceolatis. {Gunn,
Var. e. bre v ifo lia (N ob . 1. c.) ; depressa, dense foliosa, foliis parvulis (4 -4 -p o llica r ib u s) lin ear i-subulatis
V. obovato-oblongis margine recurvis v . planiusculis. {Gunn, 1 2 6 0 .)
Var. su bu la ta (N o b . 1. c.) ; ramis erectis laxe foliosis, foliis (4 -4 -p o llica r ib u s) lineari-subulatis marg
in ib u s ad costam revolutis. {Gunn, 1 2 4 0 .)
Var. 7]. ten u ifo lia (Meisn. 1. c .) ; ramulis erectis dense foliosis, fo liis pollicaribus filiformi-subulatis
acutissimis glabris, perianthii tu b o in tu s inferne barbato. {Gunn, 5 3 4 ex p a r t e )— G. tenuifolia, B r . P ro d r.
3 7 7 ; L in n . Trans, x . 1 7 1 .
H a b . Abundant th roughout the Colony, asc ending to 4 0 0 0 fee t. Var. B and e, on the mountains
only. Var. y , on th e N o r th E sk River.— (F l. N o v .) {v. v.)
D i s t iu b . Alps o f Victoria, elev. 6 0 0 0 feet, M u e lle r.
This is one o f the most abundant and variable shrubs in Tasmania. I divided it into seven principal varieties,
after a very attentive and laborious study of many hundreds of specimens o f Gunn’s, Lawrence’s, and my own, and
find no reason to change them now. I have however followed Meisner in adding an eighth (17. tenuifolia), wliicli is
hardly dilferent from my fl, and wliich includes Brown’s G. tenuifolia.— A small shrub, 1 - 4 feet high, with generally
erect branches in low elevations, and depressed or prostrate ones in mountain regions. Leaves 4 - 1 4 long,
varying from lanceolate to linear-subulate, from being plane to having the margin so revolute to the midrib tliat
they become terete, and from patent and rigid to erect and rather flexuose ; under-surface always silky. Flowers
in small axillary fascicles. Perianth small, about 4 inch long; pedicels short. Follicle ovate, smooth, nearly 4
inch long.
2 . G r e v i l l e a S t u a r t i i (Meisn. in Linnæa, xx v i. 3 5 7 , anno 1 8 5 3 ) ; ramulis gracillimis teretibus
subsericeo-tomentellis, foliis herbaceis (sub-2-pollicaribus) linearibus acutis pungenti-mucronatis margine
leviter recurvis subtus sericeis, racemis axillaribus folio brevioribus umbelliformibus pedúnculo paucifolio
sericeo cum pedice llis floribus æquantibus, p istillo periaiitliium dimidio superante glaberrimo, ovario stipite
suo longiore, stigmate terminali obliquo.— G. amplifica, M u e ll. MS S . A n G. linearis, v a r. ? {M d sn , I. c.)
H a b . Tasmania, S tu a rt.
I am not acquainted witb this species, which, accorcHng to Meisner, is extremely nearly related to the Neu-
South Wales G. linearis; it may be recognized by the linear, acute, herbaceous leaves, 2 inches long.
N o t e . G. Seymourioe (Sweet), a native of New South Wales, is stated to be a native o f Tasmania by Sweet,
but upon no suificient authority. G.punicea also, on the authority of a specimen in E e Candolle’s Herbarium, is
stated to be a native of D ’Entrecasteaux Channel; it is a New South Wales and YTctoria speeies.
Gen. V I I I . H A K E A , Schrad.
P e iia n th ium deciduum, irreguläre, 4-p h yllum , foliis secundis apice concavis antheriferis. Anthe ræ
Glan du la hypogyna unica, diinidiata. Ovarium stipitatum, 1-loculare, 2-ovulatum ; s ty lo filiformi
de c id u o ; stigm a te piano v. conico. Follicu lu s ligueus, 1-Iocularis,p seudo-bivalvis, locu lo excentrico.
Semina apice alata.— F rutices arboresve rig id i, g la b r i v. p ilo s i, p i l i s medio affixis ; foliis sp a rsis, in terdum
in eodem f r u tic e div e rsissim is ; floribus f a s c ic u la tis subracemosisve, sæpius a x illa rib u s ; gemmis floriferis
squamis scariosis im b rica tis in vo lu e ra iis, in te rdum cum gemma f o l i i f e r a conseidatis ; pedicellis geminatim
1 -b ra c tea tis ; fioribus joaryi®, alb is v . ochroleucis, ra r iu s majusculis rubris.
Rigid, woody, small trees or shrubs, confined to Australia, whence considerably more than a hundred species
have been described; the majority of these inhabit tbe South-west quarter, but there are many South-eastern, aud
a few tropical species. The leaves arc very various in form, and sometimes vary even ou the same species.— Flowers
fasciculate, or iu short racemes, rather small, yellow or whitish, rarely large or red. Iu most respects the fiowers