784 EPACRIDEA. XVIII. Cosmensa. 
minutely bracteate at the base, and naked above. Flowers 
showy, pendulous. The placentas of the capsules are loose 
and pendulous, and the leaves sheathing, according to Labillar- 
diere. 
1 P. certntHoipes (R. Br. prod. p. 553.). 
of Van Diemen’s Land. 
1. p. 43. t. 59. 
Cerinthe-like Prionotes. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 
Cult. This is an elegant and delicate shrub, bearing showy 
pendulous flowers. For culture and propagation, see E’pacris, 
p. 783. 
h.G. Native 
E’pacris cerinthoides, Labill. nov. holl. 
XVIII. COSME‘LIA (from xocpéw, kosmeo, to adorn; beauty 
of flowers.) R. Br. prod. p. 553. 
Lin. syst. Penténdria, Monogynia. Calyx foliaceous. Co- 
rolla tubular. Stamens epipetalous. Anthers adnate to the 
filaments, which are ciliated at top. Hypogynous scales 5. 
Placentas of capsule adnate to the central column.—An erect 
much branched shrub, but the branches while naked are not 
marked by cicatrices. Bases of Jeaves cucullate, half sheathing. 
Flowers solitary, drooping, terminating the short lateral branches. 
Calyx imbricated by smaller leaves. Corollas deep red. Sta- 
mens inclosed. Anthers loosened at the base. Placentas free 
at both extremities. 
1 C. rv'sra (R. Br. prod. p. 553.). b.G. Native of the 
south coast of New Holland. E’pacris rubra, Spreng. syst. 1. 
O29. 
p Red-flowered Cosmelia. Fl.? Clt. 1826. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
Cult. See E’pacris, p. 783. for culture and propagation. 
XIX. ANDERSO'NIA (named in memory of William 
Anderson, a surgeon of the Royal Navy, who accompanied 
Captain Cook ; he paid great attention to botany. Descriptions 
of the genera of Van Diemen’s Land plants, written by him, are 
still in the Banksian Library. The genus is also intended to 
commemorate the late Alexander Anderson, formerly Director 
of the Botanie Garden at St. Vincent; and William Anderson, 
the present Curator of the Apothecaries’ Botanic Garden at 
Chelsea.) R. Br. prod. p. 553. 
Lin. syst. Penténdria, Monogynia. Calyx coloured, imbri- 
cated by 2 or more foliaceous bracteas. Corolla length o fcalyx; 
segments of the limb bearded at the base. Stamens hypogynous: 
anthers fixed beneath the middle. Hypogynous scales 5, some- 
times connate. Capsule with the placentas adnate to the central 
column.—Small squarrose shrubs, having the branches not an- 
nulated while naked. Bases of leaves cucullate, half sheathing. 
Flowers terminal, spicate, or solitary, erect. Placentas short, 
rising from the bottom of the capsule. Seeds few when ma- 
ture, erect. 
* Flowers bibracteate, spicate. 
1 A. spreNGELIoipEs (R. Br. prod. p. 554.) leaves spreading, 
ending each in a flat point. h .G. Native of New Holland, on the 
south coast. Sims, bot. mag. 1645. Lodd. bot. cab. 263. 
Flowers pink. 
Sprengelia-like Andersonia. 
Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 
2 A. parvirouia (R. Br. l. c.) leaves adpressed, ending in a 
triquetrous point each. h.G. Native of the south coast of 
New Holland. 
Small-leaved Andersonia. 
Fl. March, July. Clt. 1803. 
Shrub. 
** Flowers many-bracteate ; terminating the short branchlets. 
3 A. cærvrea (R. Br. l. c.) leaves moderately spreading ; 
won leaves and outside of calyxes downy. h-.G. Native of 
ew Holland, on the south coast. Flowers blue. 
XIX. ANDERSONIA. 
XX. Ponceretia. XXI. SPRENGELIA. 
Blue-flowered Andersonia. Shrub. 
4 A. squarrosa (R. Br. prod. p. 554.) leaves squarrose, di- 
varicate or recurved, glabrous, with naked margins; calyxes 
and styles glabrous; stem erect. h.G. Native of New Hol- 
land, on the south coast. 
Squarrose-leaved Andersonia. Shrub. ; 
5 A. pepre’ssa (R. Br. l. c.) leaves squarrose, divaricate 
or recurved, downy, with ciliated margins ; calyxes glabrous; 
style pilose in the middle; stem depressed. h. G. Native of 
New Holland, on the south coast. 
Depressed Andersonia. Shrub depressed. 
6 A. micra’ntuHa (R. Br. l. c.) leaves adpressed ; style downy 
beneath the middle. k. G. Native of New Holland, on the 
south coast. 
Small-flowered Andersonia. Shrub. i 
Cult. The species of this genus are very elegant and delicate 
plants. They grow freely in a sandy peat soil, having the pots 
well drained with sherds. Care should be taken not to give 
them too much water, as when the mould gets soddened, the 
plants are almost sure to die. They are increased by cuttings 
in the same way as E’pacris, which see, p. 783. 
XX. PONCELE’TIA (to the memory of Mr. Poncelet, au- 
thor of treatise on Triticum or Wheat.) R.Br. prod. p. 554. 
Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx foliaceous. Co- 
rolla short, campanulate, 5-cleft, beardless. Stamens hypogy- 
nous. Anthers peltate beneath the middle, with a marginate 
dissepiment. Hypogynous scales wanting. Capsule having the 
placentas adnate to the central column.—A small, erect, twiggy; 
marsh shrub, having the branches not annulated while naked: 
floriferous branches brittle. Bases of leaves cucullate, half 
sheathing. Flowers solitary, erect, terminating the branchlets. 
Calyx imbricated by smaller leaves. Anthers free, beardless. 
1 P. Srrencezioipes (R. Br. prod. p. 554.). h. G. Native 
of New South Wales. A suffruticose dense habited plant, ad- 
hering to rocks perpetually damp. 
Sprengelia-like Ponceletia. F]. May, June. Clt. 1826, Shrub 
1 to 2 feet. 
Cult. For culture and propagation, see E’pacris, p. 783. 
XXI. SPRENGE'LIA (named after Christian Conrad Spren- 
gel, master of the grammar-school at Spandow, in Brandenburgh, 
who published at Berlin, in 1793, a most ingenious work on the 
manner in which insects promote the impregnation of plants). 
Smith, in act. stockh. 1794. p. 260. t. 8. tracts, p. 267. t. 2 
R. Br. prod. p. 555. í 
Lin. syst. Pentándria, Monogynia. Calyx coloured a little. 
Corolla 5-parted, rotate, beardless. Stamens hypogynous. An- 
thers connate or free, with an immarginate dissepiment. Hypo- 
gynous scales wanting. Capsule having the placentas adnate to 
the central column.—Small, erect, branched shrubs ; branches 
hardly annulated while naked. Bases of leaves cucullate, half 
sheathing. Flowers terminating the short lateral branchlets. 
Corolla purplish, length of calyx: with the tube very short, and 
at length cleft into 5 to the base. 
1 S. ivcarna‘ta (R. Br. prod. p. 55.) anthers connate, 
bearded; calyxes coloured ; leaves long-acuminated. R. G. 
Native of New South Wales, south coast of New Holland, and 
Van Diemen’s Land. Andr. bot. rep. t. 2. Sims, bot. mag. 
1719. Lodd. bot. cab. 262. Flowers flame coloured. 
Flesh-colour-flowered Sprengelia. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1793. 
Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
2 S. monta'na (R. Br. 1. c.) anthers free, beardless ; calyx 
half coloured; leaves short-acuminated. h. G. Native of 
Van Diemen’s Land. Flowers purplish. 
