782 
* Leaves cordate. 
1 E. purrura’scens (R. Br. prod. p. 550.) segments of calyx 
acuminated, about equal in length to the tube of the corolla; 
leaves cucullate, nearly sessile, ending each in a recurved mu- 
crone, which exceeds the base of the leaf; floral leaves equal- 
ling the corollas in length. h.G. Native of New South 
Wales. ŒE. púngens, Sims, bot. mag. t. 844. E’pacris at- 
tenuatum, Link. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 38. Corollas purplish. 
Var. 8, rùbra (Lodd. bot. cab. 876.) flowers red. 
Purpurescent-flowered Epacris. Fl. Jan. March. Clt. 1803. 
Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
2 E. PULCHE'LLA (Cav. icon. 4. p. 26. t. 345. Sims, bot. mag. 
1170. R.Br. prod. p. 550.) segments of the calyx acuminated, 
equalling the tube of the corolla; leaves rather concave, ending 
each in a spreading point, which is not so long as the base of the 
leaf; floral leaves shorter than the corollas. h.G. Native 
of New South Wales. Lodd. bot. cab. 194. Flowers pale red 
or pink. 
Neat Epacris. 
feet. 
3 E. micropny’txa (R. Br. prod. p. 550.) segments of calyx 
bluntish, equalling the tube of the corolla; leaves cucullate, 
acute, spreading; spike terminal. h.G. Native of New South 
Wales. Flowers almost white. 
Small-leaved Epacris. Fl. April, June. 
1 to 2 feet. 
4 E. raria (R. Br. l. c.) segments of calyx setaceously 
acuminated, about equal in length to the tube of the corolla ; 
leaves flat, acuminated, spreading. h. G. Native of New 
South Wales. 
River-side Epacris. Shrub. 
5 E. cranpirtora (Smith, exot. bot. 75. t. 39. Sims, bot. 
mag. t. 982.) corollas cylindrical, 4 times longer than the calyx ; 
flowers pendulous ; leaves flat, acuminated. h. G. Native of 
New South Wales. Lodd. bot. cab. 21. E’pacris longiflora, 
Cav. icon. 4. p. 25. t. 344. Flowers scarlet and white. 
Great-flowered Epacris. Fl. Jan. June. Clt. 1803. 
2 to 6 feet. 
6 E. campanuta‘ta (Lodd. bot. cab. 1925.) leaves ovate, 
reflexed ; flowers axillary, the whole forming a spike; corolla 
Fl. April, June. Clt. 1804. Shrub 1 to 3 
Cit. 1822. Shrub 
Shrub 
twice or thrice longer than the calyx, campanulate. kh. G. 
Native of Van Diemen’s Land. Corollas red. 
Var. P, alba (Lodd. bot. cab. 1931). Flowers white. 
Campanulate-flowered Epacris. Fl. March. Clt. 1830. 
Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
7 E. aprcvura‘ta (Cunningh. in Field’s New South Wales, p. 
$40.) calycine segments lanceolate, acuminated, about equal in 
length to the tube of the corolla; leaves cucullate, hairy, ses- 
sile, auricled at the base: superior leaves imbricated, ending 
each in a callous obtuse point; branchlets downy. h. G. 
Native of New South Wales, on boggy moist declivities, in the 
ravines of King’s Table Land. 
Apiculated-leaved Epacris. FI. 
Cit. 1823. 
— Shrub. 
April, July. 
** Leaves simple at the base, not cordate. 
8 E. rusciròLia (R. Br. prod. p. 550.) flowers scattered, 
pendulous; leaves elliptic-lanceolate, petiolate, acuminated ; 
corollas cylindrical, having the tube twice longer than the calyx. 
h. G. Native of Van Diemen’s Land. 
Ruscus-leaved Epacris. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1824. Shrub. 
9 E. rivura‘ris (Sieb. pl. nov. holl. ex Spreng. syst. add. p. 
64.) leaves almost sessile, ovate, acuminated, reflexedly spread- 
ing ; calyxes acute, about equal in length to the corolla. h.G. 
Native of New Holland. 
EPACRIDEZ. 
XV. Epacris. 
Rivulet Epacris. Shrub. 
10 E. impre’ssa (Labill. nov. 
holl, 1. p. 43. t. 58.) flowers 
pendulous, spicate, leaning all 
one way; leaves lanceolate, near- 
ly sessile, attenuated at the apex, 
mucronate, with scabrous edges ; 
peduncles 3 times shorter than 
the calyx; corollas cylindrical; 
tube of corolla prismatic, twice 
longer than the acute ciliated 
calyx. h. G. Native of the 
south coast of New Holland, and 7 
Van Diemen’s Land. R. Br. 
prod. p. 551. Sweet, fl. austr. t. 
4. Lodd. bot. cab. 1691. Flow- e 
ers beautiful crimson. e 
Impressed Epacris. Fl. April, 
July. Clt. 1824. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 
11 E. varra’BILs (Lodd. bot. cab. 1818.) leaves ovate, sessile, 
tapering to the apex; corolla tubular, 3 or 4 times longer than 
the calyx. h.G. Native of Van Diemen’s Land. Flowers 
drooping, pale red or blush, spicate. Like E. impréssa. 
Variable Epacris. Fl. Jan. Feb. 1829. Shrub 2 feet. 
12 E. niva‘zis (Lodd. bot. cab. 1821. Lindl. bot. reg. 1531. 
Graham, in bot. mag. 3253.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, spreading 
much, nakedish, nerved beneath, attenuated at the apex, mucro- 
nate, with scabrous margins; flowers axillary, solitary, secund, 
disposed in a leafy raceme or spike; tube of corolla campanu- 
late, much longer than the segments of the calyx, which are 
ciliated, as well as the bracteas. h. G. Native of New Hol- 
land. Flowers white. 
Snowy Epacris. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1829. 
feet. 
13 E. ceræròLIA (Graham, in bot. mag. t. 3243.) leaves lan- . 
ceolate, spreading much, nakedish, attenuately mucronate at the 
apex, with scabrous edges; flowers spreading, axillary, solitary, 
secund; tube of corolla ovate, exceeding the acute ciliated seg- 
ments of the calyx. h. G. Native of Van Diemen’s Land. 
Flowers white, collected near the extremities of the branches, 
much shorter than those of E. nivalis. 
Wax-leaved Epacris. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1831. 
1 to 3 feet. 
14 E. spa’rsa (R. Br. prod. p. 551.) flowers unknown ; pe- 
duncles scattered, about equal in length to the acute calyx ; 
leaves oblong-lanceolate, petiolate, mucronate, veinless. -h . 
Native of New South Wales. Flowers white. ? 
Scattered-flowered Epacris. Shrub. : 
15 E. ricmpa (Sieb. |. c.) leaves ovate-oblong, bluntish, 
nearly sessile, cartilaginous, spreading, keeled ; calyxes obtuse, 
about equal in length to the tube of the corolla. h. G.: Nae 
tive of New Holland. 
Stiff Epacris. Shrub. 
16 E. oprusirétia (Smith, exot. bot. p. 77. t. 40.) flowers 
nodding ; leaves lanceolate, erect, a little imbricated, ending m 
a bluntish callous point ; segments of the calyx obtuse, length OF 
the tube of the corolla; stamens inclosed. h. G. Native ° 
New South Wales, south coast of New Holland, and Van Die- 
men’s Land. R. Br. prod. p. 551. Lodd. bot. cab. 293. 
Flowers white. 
Blunt-leaved Epacris. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1804. Shrub 
2 to 3 feet. 
17. E. nererone’ma (Labill. nov, holl. 1. p. 42. t. 56.) leaves 
elliptic-lanceolate, acuminated, rather concave, striated beneath ; 
segments of calyx very acute, naked, length of tube of the 
FIG, 138. 
Shrub 2 to 3 
Shrub . 
