LABIATJE. LXIV. Hemicenta. 
sile, lanceolate, very acute, pungent, quite entire, glabrous, rigid, 
1-3-nerved beneath; floral leaves similar, exceeding the calyxes. 
Corolla glabrous, twice as long as the calyx, white, tinged or 
dotted with purple. Plant without any scent when dried, not 
aromatic like the species of Prostanthéra. 
Pungent-leaved Hemiandra. Shrub decumbent. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Prostanthéra, p. 800. 
LXIV. HEMIGENIA (from jt, hemi, a half, and yevea, 
genea, an offspring ; in reference to only one of the cells of each 
anther being fertile.) R. Br. prod. p. 502. Benth. lab. p. 
451. 
Lin. syst. Didynamia, Gymnospérmia. Calyx subcampanu- 
late, deeply 5-cleft, equal. Corolla with a short tube, which is 
naked inside; a wide throat, and a sub-bilabiate limb: upper 
lip flat, sub-bifid: lower lip spreading, trifid, the middle lobe 
semi-bifid. Stamens 4, somewhat ascending, didynamous : lower 
ones the longest. Anthers approximate; one of the cells 
ascending and polliniferous; the other descending, of a dif- 
ferent form, and empty. Style shortly bifid at apex. Achenia 
reticulately wrinkled.—Shrubs, with the habit of Westringia or 
Macrocórys. Flowers axillary, solitary. Beard of upper an- 
thers very short, similar to the crest of the spurs in Prostan- 
thera. 
1 H. purru'rea (R. Br. prod. p. 502.) leaves 3 in a whorl; 
corolla shorter than the calyx. 5. G. Native of New South 
Wales, at Port Jackson.—4A slender shrub, with twiggy, leafy, 
glabrous branches. Leaves sessile, half an inch long, or longer, 
linear, acute, nearly terete, glabrous. Corolla bluish-purple, 
glabrous outside; but the lower lip is villous above. 
Purple-flowered Hemigenia. Shrub. 
2 H. Sizse'n (Benth. lab. p. 457.) leaves 4 in a whorl; co- 
roll exceeding the calyx. h. G. Native of New South 
Wales, about Port Jackson. H. purpurea, Sieb. pl. nov. holl. 
exs. no. 191. Shrub more rigid, and larger than H. purpürea. 
Leaves thicker, broader, and blunter, often mucronulate. Lower 
lip of corolla densely villous. 
Steber’s Hemigenia. Shrub. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Prostanthéra, p. 800. 
LXV. WESTRI'NGIA (named, by Sir J. E. Smith, after 
J. P. Westring, physician to the king of Sweden.) Smith, 
tracts, p. 277. t. 3. R. Br. prod. p. 501. Benth. lab. p. 457. 
Lin. syst, Didynàmia, Gymnospérmia. Calyx campanu- 
late, 10-nerved, equal, 5-toothed: throat naked inside. Co- 
rola with a short tube, which is naked inside: a wide throat, 
and a sub-bilabiate limb; upper lip flat, bifid, rather spreading ; 
lower lip spreading, 3-lobed, the middle lobe rather bifid. Sta- 
mens 4, erect, distant, inclosed in the tube of the corolla; supe- 
Nor 2 fertile, bearing dimidiate, l-celled, glabrous anthers : 
lower 2 sterile, bearing bipartite anthers, the lobes linear, de- 
pendent, and empty. Style about equally bifid at top; lobes 
subulate, stigmatiferous at apex. Achenia coriaceous, reticu- 
lately wrinkled.—Shrubs. Leaves permanent, 3-4 in a whorl, 
quite entire; floral leaves similar to the rest, with 1-flowered 
axils, Flowers 3-4 in a whorl, sometimes distant, and sometimes 
approximate into a short terminal raceme. Bracteas minute, 
adpressed to the calyx. 
J W. rosmaninrrérmis (Smith, tracts. p. 277. t. 3.) leaves 
4 in a whorl, lanceolate, with revolute edges, almost glabrous 
above, and silvery beneath ; floral leaves about twice as long as 
the calyxes ; calyx silvery, having the teeth one half shorter 
than the tube. h. G. Native of New South Wales, frequent 
on sandy hills about Port Jackson, Botany Bay, and towards the 
South. ` Andr. bot, rep. t. 214. Cunila fruticósa, Willd. spec. 
Ade 122. Young branches covered with dense silky hairs. 
OL. 1v. 
LXV. WzsrRINGIA. 801 
Leaves an inch long, sessile. Flowers 4 in a whorl, like the 
leaves. Corollas villous outside, and bearded inside by a few 
hairs, white: lower lip spotted. Filaments villous. 
Rosemary-formed Westringia. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1791. 
Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 
2 W. Dawrieni (R. Br. 
prod. p. 501.) leaves 4 in a 
whorl linear, with revolute 
margins, nearly glabrous above, 
and cinereous beneath; floral 
leaves twice as long as the ca- 
lyxes ; calyx silvery, having the 
teeth one half shorter than the 
tube. bh. G. Native of New 
South Wales, about Port Jack- 
son; and on sandy hills at King 
George’s Sound. Hook. bot. 
mag. t. 3308. Hardly to be 
distinguished from W. rosma- 
riniformis, except in the more 
numerous, narrower, longer 
leaves, which are less silky 
beneath. Corolla white ; lower 
lip spotted with red and yellow. 
(Fig 84.) 
Dampier's Westringia. 
1 to 3 feet. 
3 W. snzvirüLIA (Benth. lab. p. 459.) leaves 4 in a whorl, 
elliptic-lanceolate, with revolute margins, shining above and sil- 
very beneath ; floral leaves rather shorter than the calyxes ; ca- 
lyx silvery, having the teeth one half shorter than the tube. 5. G. 
Native of Van Diemen's Land, Gunn. Very similar to W. 
rosmarinifórmis; but differs from it in the much smaller, more 
glabrous leaves, and smaller flowers. 
Short-leaved Westringia. Shrub. 
4 W. rrepa (R. Br. prod. p. 501.) leaves 3 in a whorl, 
linear-lanceolate, with revolute edges, glabrous above, and cine- 
reous beneath, as well as the calyxes; teeth of calyx one half 
shorter than the tube. h. G. Native of New Holland, on 
the south coast ; frequent on rocks by the sea side in Rottnest 
Island; and at the mouth of Swan River, on the west coast. 
Very nearly allied to W. Dampiéri ; but differs in the shorter 
leaves being 3 in a whorl, and usually shortly mucronate. 
Stiff Westringia. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1823. Shrub 1 to 
8 feet. 
5 W.cixE REA (R. Br. prod. p. 501.) leaves 3 in a whorl, 
linear-lanceolate, divaricate, mucronate, pungent, with revolute 
margins, cinereous on both surfaces, as well as the calyxes ; ca- 
lycine teeth very short. 5. G. Native of New Holland, on 
the south coast, R. Br.; on the south-west coast, at King 
George's Sound ; and in the Dick Hartog Island, on the west 
coast, Cunningham. Hook. bot. mag. t. 3307.—A much 
branched, humble shrub. Leaves form of those of W. Dam- 
pieri. Flowers sessile. Upper lip of corolla villous, pale 
purple; but the lower lip is white ; both lips are spotted with 
purple dots. : 
Cinereous Westringia. Shrub 
humble. 
6 W. AwcusTIFOLIA (R. Br. prod. p. 501.) leaves 3 in a 
whorl, linear, spreading, with revolute edges, scabrous above in 
the adult state, and cinereous beneath, as well as the calyxes; 
calycine teeth one half shorter than the tube. 5, G. Native 
of Van Diemen’s Land. 
Fl. May, Aug. Cit. 1803. Shrub 
Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1821. 
Narrow-leaved Westringia. Fl. May, Aug. Cilt, 1823. 
Shrub. 
7 W. eremrcora (Cunningh. mss. ex Benth, lab. p. 459.) 
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