EPACRIDEZ. XV. Epacnris. 
corolla ; stamens inclosed; style glabrous; branches hairy. 
kh. G. Native of Van Diemen’s Land, and of New Holland, 
on the Blue Mountains. R. Br. prod. p. 551. Hook. bot. mag. 
t. 3257. Flowers white. 
Variable-stamened Epacris. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1823. Shrub 
2 to 4 feet. 
18 E. patuposa (R. Br. prod. p. 551.) leaves narrow-lanceo- 
late, acuminated, flat, striated beneath, with scabrous margins ; 
calycine segments very acute, naked, length of tube of the 
corolla; stamens inclosed; style glabrous. h.G. Native of 
- New South Wales. Lodd. bot. cab. 1226. Flowers pale red. ? 
: Marsh Epacris. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1825. Shrub 2 to 3 
eet. 
19 E. ranvernosa (Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 42. t. 57.) leaves 
lanceolate, acuminated, with scabrous margins ; calycine seg- 
ments very acute, length of tube of the corolla, with the margins 
woolly ; stamens inclosed ; style hairy. kh.G. Native of Van 
Diemen’s Land. R. Br. prod. p. 551. 
Woolly Epacris. Shrub 2 feet. 
20 E. onosmÆæFròraA (Cunningh. in Field’s New South Wales, 
p. 340.) leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acuminated, cucullately con- 
cave, 5-nerved, mucronate, petiolate, with ciliated margins : 
branchlets hoary ; corollas cylindrically ventricose, with the 
tube exceeding the calyx, which is very acute. h.G. Native 
of New South Wales, in boggy moist declivities on the King’s 
Table Land. Nearly allied to Æ. lanuginésa, Labill. 
Onosma-flowered Epacris. Fl. May. Clt. 1823. Shrub. 
21 E. myrTIFÒLIA (Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 41. t. 55.) leaves 
ovate, acute, mucronulate, flat, thick : floral ones about equal in 
length to the corolla; calycine segments acutish, naked, length 
of tube of the corolla; bracteas bluntish; stamens inclosed. 
h.G. Native of Van Diemen’s Land. R. Br. prod. 551. 
Myrtle-leaved Epacris. Shrub. 
22 E. sEsPYLLIFÒLIA (R. Br. prod. 551.) leaves ovate, acute; 
floral leaves one-half shorter than the corolla; calycine segments 
acutish, naked, length of tube of corolla; stamens inclosed. 
hk. G. Native of Van Diemen’s Land. 
Wild-Thyme-leaved Epacris. Shrub. 
23 E. exsn’rta (R. Br. prod. 551.) leaves lanceolate, acute, 
erect, flat above, and rather convex beneath; calycine segments 
bluntish, equalling the tube in length; anthers clearly exserted. 
k. G. Native of Van Diemen’s Land. Flowers white. 
Exserted-stamened Epacris. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1812. 
Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 
24 E. crassiròLra (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves oval or obovate, ob- 
tuse, mutic, flat, cartilaginous, acute at the base; calyxes pe- 
dunculate, with woolly margins ; stem procumbent, with ascend- 
Ing branches. h. G. Native of New South Wales. 
Thick-leaved Epacris. Shrub procumbent. 
25 E. mucronura ra (R. Br. prod. p. 552.) leaves lanceolate, 
very acute, erectly spreading, ending each in a pungent pellucid 
mucrone ; calycine segments acute, with naked margins. h. G. 
ative of Van Diemen’s Land. Flowers red. ? 
Mucronulate-leaved Epacris. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1824. 
Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
Cult. All the species of this genus are delicate and handsome 
small shrubs; and many of them, on that account, are cul- 
tivated by nurserymen and florists. A sandy peat soil suits 
them best, and the rougher and more turfy it is, the better the 
plants will thrive. They should be always shifted into fresh 
pots and mould just before they are placed out of doors for the 
Summer from the green-house, as the roots become matted, and 
ing so very finc, the hot sun against the pots Is apt to 
destroy the points, and thus often kills the plants altogether. 
Cuttings taken from the tips of young shoots, and planted in 
Pots filled with sand, with a bell-glass placed over them, either in 
XVI. Lysinema. 
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autumn, winter, or spring, will readily strike root; but they 
will not strike so freely in summer. When the cuttings are 
rooted, they should be potted singly in small pots, and set in 
a close frame for some time, and hardened to the air only by 
degrees. 
XVI. LYSINE'MA (from voc, lysis, a freeing, and vipa, 
nema, a filament ; in reference to the stamens being hypogynous, 
and therefore free from the corolla, not as in Epacris epipeta- 
lous). R. Br. prod. p. 552. 
Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Monogy‘nia. 
many bracteas; bracteas texture of calyx. 
shaped, with the tube sometimes divisible into 5 parts; seg- 
ments of the limb beardless, bent to the right. Stamens hypo- 
gynous. Anthers peltate above the middle. Hypogynous scales 
5. Placentas of capsule adnate to the central column.—Shrubs 
with the habit of E’pacris. 
1 L. perare’ratum (R. Br. prod. p. 552.) corollas pentapeta- 
lous, having the claws distinct the whole length, and longer than 
the calyx, glabrous outside. h. G. Native of New Holland, 
on the south coast. Flowers pink. Leaves trigonal. 
Five-petalled Lysinema. Fl. Feb. March. Clt. 1823. Shrub 
2 to 3 feet. 
2 L. cru1a‘rum (R. Br. 1. c.) corollas pentapetalous: having 
the claws cohering at the apex, length of calyx, glabrous outside. 
h. G. Native of New Holland, on the south coast. 
Ciliated-leaved Lysinema. Shrub. 
3 L. rasta’ntHuM (R. Br. l. c.) corollas pentapetalous: having 
the claws woolly outside, and 4-5 times longer than the limb. 
h.G. Native of New Holland, on the south coast. 
Hairy-flowered Lysinema. Fl., Feb. May. Clt. 1820. Shrub 
2 to 3 feet. 
4 L. conser'cuum (R. Br. 1. c.) corolla monopetalous : having 
the tube 5-cleft, and exceeding the calyx; leaves lanceolate- 
subulate, adpressed. k.G,. Native of New Holland, on the 
south coast. 
Conspicuous Lysinema. 
2 to 3 feet. 
5 L. rusciròLIum (Sieb. ex Spreng. syst. add. p. 64.) leaves 
half stem-clasping, ovate-oblong, cuspidate, ciliated, smooth ; 
segments of calyx subulate, about equal in length to the tube of 
the corolla. h.G. Native of New Holland. 
Ruscus-leaved Lysinema. Shrub. 
6 L. ev'ncens (R. Br. prod. p. 552.) corollas monopetalous, 
having the tube entire, and equal in length to the calyx; leaves 
ovate, acuminated, spreading. h. G. Native of New South 
Wales. E’pacris púngens, Cav. icon. 4. p. 26. t. 346. Flowers 
white. Shrub pale green. This species is intermediate between 
Lysinéma and E'pacris. Leaves stem-clasping. 
Var. B, rùbrum (Sims, bot. mag. 1199.) shrub dark or brown- 
ish green; flowers red. h.G. Native of New South Wales. 
E’pacris rosea, Lodd. bot. cab. t. 863. à 
Pungent-leaved Lysinema. FI. Feb. April. Clt. 1804. Shrub 
2 to 3 feet. k 
Cult. See E'pacris above for culture and propagation. Elegant 
and delicate shrubs, having the habit of E’pacris. 
Calyx coloured, with 
Corolla salver- 
Fl. Feb. May. Clt. 1824. Shrub 
XVII. PRIONO'TES (from zpiwy, prion, a saw, and očç 
òròc, ous otos, an ear; in reference to the serrated leaves). R. 
Br. prod. p. 552. s 
Lin. syst. Pentándria, Monogýnia. Calyx bractless. Corolla 
tubular, with an open throat; the limb beardless. Stamens hy- 
pogynous. Filaments half adhering to the tube. Anthers with 
a complete dissepiment. Hypogynous scales 5. Placentas un- 
known.—A glabrous much branched shrub. Leaves scattered, 
petiolate, serrated. Peduncles axillary, 1-flowered, recurved, 
