LABIATZ. LXII. PnosrANTHERA. 
2 P. cxRu' rz (R. Br. prod. p. 508.) shrubby ; leaves lanceo- 
late, dentately serrated, glabrous ; racemes rather panicled, 
divided a little; corolla beardless outside ; spurs of anthers 
nearly equal, adnate, scarcely exceeding the cells. 15. G. Na- 
tive of New South Wales, about Port Jackson, &c. Habit of 
P.lasiánthos. Leaves narrower. Corolla glabrous, blue, size 
of those of P. lasiánthos. 
Blue-flowered Prostanthera. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. ? 
3 P. rncr'sa (R. Br. prod. p. 509.) branchlets nearly gla- 
brous; leaves ovate-oblong, narrowed at the base, toothed or 
cut, glabrous, glandular on both surfaces ; racemes few-flowered ; 
upper lip of calyx narrower, and twice as long as the lower lip ; 
spurs equal, adnate, shorter than the cells. 5. G. Native of 
New South Wales, about Port Jackson. Leaves 4 to $ inch 
long. Floral leaves small: upper ones wanting or deciduous. 
Corolla twice as long as the calyx, nearly glabrous. 
Cut-leaved Prostanthera. Shrub 3 to 5 feet. ? 
4 P. SizsE Rr (Benth. lab. p. 451.) branchlets nearly gla- 
brous; leaves ovate-oblong, deeply toothed, narrowed a long 
way at the base, glabrous : racemes loose, few-flowered ; lips of 
calyx equal; spurs of anthers equal, adnate, shorter than the 
cells. 5. GG. Native of New South Wales, from Port Jackson 
towards the south. P. incisa, Sieb. fl. nov. holl. exs. 189. but 
not of R. Br. Leaves on long petioles, nearly an inch long; 
floral leaves smaller: upper ones minute. 
Sieber's Prostanthera. Shrub 6 feet. 
5 P. prunetxorpes (R. Br. prod. p. 508.) leaves thick, ovate, 
entire, or coarsely toothed, glabrous: floral leaves bractea- 
formed, deciduous ; racemes terminal, a little panicled ; corolla 
hairy outside ; longer spur of anther twice as long as the cell. 
hk. G. Native of New South Wales, about Port Jackson; fre- 
quent on stony hills at Hunter river. Angles of stem denticu- 
lated. Leaves an inch long: floral leaves ciliated, deciduous. 
Corolla twice as long as the calyx. Flowers almost like those of 
P. lasiánthos. 
Prunella-like Prostanthera. Shrub. 
6 P. ovauiroria (R. Br. prod. p. 509.) branches clothed with 
fine down; leaves oval, glabrous, entire, and sometimes with a 
few crenatures; racemes short, terminal, and axillary ; calyx 
glabrous, glandular; spurs of anthers equal, adnate, equal in 
length to the cells. 5. G. Native of New Holland, on the 
east coast, within the tropic, and on the north-west coast. Leaves 
4-6 lines long. 
Oval-leaved Prostanthera. Shrub humble. 
T P. ATRIPLICIFÓLIA (Cunningh. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 451.) 
branchlets tomentose ; leaves ovate-oblong, quite entire, gla- 
brous; racemes loose, terminal ; calyxes glabrous; spurs of 
anthers equal, adnate, equal to the cells in length. 5. G. Na- 
tive of the interior of New Holland ; on arid, sterile hills at the 
river Lachlan. Shrub dense, sweet-scented. Leaves on short 
petioles, 4-6 lines long. Corollas purple. Very nearly allied to 
P; ovalifolia, 
Atriplex-leaved Prostanthera. Shrub. 
8 P. corixrrórrA (Cunningh. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 452.) 
branches tomentose ; leaves orbicular, thickish, glabrous, quite 
entire, retuse, or emarginate at apex; racemes elongated ; lips 
of calyx quite entire. h.G. Native of New Holland, in the 
Interior. Very nearly allied to P. rotundifolia, but differs in the 
leaves being never crenated, and in the longer racemes. 
Cotinus-leaved Prostanthera. Shrubs. 
9 P. retu'sa (R. Br. prod. p. 509.) leaves orbicular, crenated, 
glabrous, glandular on both surfaces; flowers axillary ; lower lip 
of calyx retuse; spurs of anthers scarcely exceeding the cells. 
h.G. Native of Van Diemen's Land. Very nearly allied to 
P. rotundifolia. 
Retuse-leaved Prostanthera. 
Very like P. incisa. 
Shrub. 
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10 P. rorunpiréxta (R. Br. prod. p. 509.) branchlets tomen- 
tose ; leaves orbicular or spatulate, thickish, glabrous, entire, or 
crenated ; flowers sub-racemose; calyx glabrous, with quite 
entire lips; spurs of anthers equal, adnate, shorter than the cells. 
k. G. Native of Van Diemen's Land. Leaves 3-4 lines long. 
Racemes sub-secund, simple or compound. Corolla large, nearly 
glabrous outside. 
Round-leaved Prostanthera. Clt. 1824. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 
11 P. nivea (Cunningh. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 452.) quite 
glabrous ; leaves linear, quite entire, with smooth revolute mar- 
gins; racemes loose, terminal ; calyx glabrous, having the upper 
lip large, ciliated, one half shorter than the lower lip; one spur 
of each anther twice as long as the cell: the other shorter, ad- 
nate. b.G. Native of the interior of New Holland, on sterile 
rocky mountains. Leaves } to 1 inch long. Flowers sub-secund. 
Corolla snow-white, twice as long as the calyx, downy outside. 
Snow-white-flowered Prostanthera. Shrub 3 feet. 
12 P. Baxre’rt (Cunningh. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 452.) 
branches clothed with white tomentum; leaves linear, quite 
entire, with smooth revolute edges, glabrous; flowers sub-axil- 
lary ; calyx clothed with silky tomentum ; upper lip large, lower 
one shorter. 5. G. Native of New Holland, at King George's 
Sound, Baxter. Leaves $ an inch long. Flowers in the axils of 
the floral leaves. 
Baater's Prostanthera. Shrub. 
13 P. rivea'rts(R. Br. prod. p. 509.) quite glabrous ; leaves 
linear, quite entire, glabrous, smooth, with sub-recurved margins ; 
racemes terminal ; calyxes glabrous, finely ciliated; longer spur of 
each anther twice as long as the cell. h. G. Native of New 
South Wales, at Port Jackson, R. Br. ; on rocks at Springfield 
and elsewhere, Cunningh. Leaves about an inch long, obtuse. 
Corolla a little longer than the calyx, downy outside, with a vil- 
lous throat. 
Linear-leaved Prostanthera. Clt. 1824. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 
14 P. peNTICcULA A (R. Br. prod. p. 509.) branchlets sca- 
brous from pubescence ; leaves linear, entire, glabrous, glandular 
beneath, tubercularly denticulated above, near the recurved mar- 
gin; calyxes ciliated, rather pilose; longer spur of anther 
rather exceeding the cell. 5. G. Native of New South Wales, 
about Port Jackson, and on mountains near Bathurst. Habit of 
Westringia. Branches nearly terete. Leaves sessile. Racemes 
loose, secund, terminal. Corolla twice as long as the calyx. 
Denticulated-leaved Prostanthera. Clt. 1824. Shrub 3 to 4 
feet. ? 
15 P. crypranruol DES (Cunningh. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 
453.) glabrous ; leaves lanceolate or linear, obtuse, quite entire 
or denticulated, fascicled in the axils: floral leaves similar to 
the rest; flowers few, axillary; calyx glabrous, having the 
upper lip tridentate; longer spur of anther twice the length of 
the cell. 5. G. Native of New Holland, on rocks at Hun- 
ter's river.—An humble, glandular, rather clammy shrub, gla- 
brous, or furnished with a few scattered hairs. Leaves scarcely 
2-3 lines long. Bracteas foliaceous, equalling the calyxes. 
Corolla more than twice as long as the calyx. 
Cryptantha-like Prostanthera. Shrub humble. 
16 P. AsPALATHOI DES (Cunningh. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 453.) 
branches pubescent; leaves small, linear, quite entire, with re- 
volute margins, nearly glabrous, fascicled ; floral leaves similar 
to the others; flowers few, axillary, nearly sessile; calyx gla- 
brous, with nearly equal, quite entire lips. h.G. Native of 
the interior of New Holland, on sterile hills at the river Lach- 
lan. Shrub decumbent. Branches clammy. Leaves 1-2 lines 
long, furnished with a few hairs while young. Corolla scarlet, 
glabrous outside, more than twice as long as the calyx. 
Aspalathus-like Prostanthera, Shrub decumbent. 
17 P. Care‘y1 (Benth. lab. p. 454.) branches pubescent ; 
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