TAB. 5973. 
OLEARIA pEnNTATA. 
Native of New South Wales. 
Nat. Ord. Composir#.—Tribe, AsTEROIDEd. 
Genus, OLEaRIA, Mench.; (Benth. Fl. Austral., vol. iii. p. 463). 
Oxrarta (Dicerotriche) dentata; frutex robustus, ramulis foliisque subtus 
dense fulvo-tomentosis, pilis stipitatis furcatis, foliis alternis petiolatis 
crassiusculis ovatis ellipticis orbiculatisve obtusis sinuato-crenatis 
supra scaberulis, capitulis majusculis in corymbos irregulares ter- 
minales dense fulvo-tomentosos dispositis, pedunculis bracteatis, bracteis 
parvis oblongis, involucri hemispherici squamis multiseriatis extimis 
brevibus suberectis, ligulis numerosis 3-pollicaribus apicem versus 
roseis, disci corollis involucrum vix superantibus, antheris ecaudatis, 
styli ramis brevibus obtusis, pappi setis 2-seriatis exterioribus breviori- 
bus, acheniis pilosis. 
Oxearia dentata, Mench. Suppl., p. 254; Nees Aster., p. 184; DC. Prodr. 
vol. v, p. 271; Benth. Fl. Austral., vol. iii. p. 472. 
Ourarta rotundifolia, DC. Prodr., vol. v. p. 271. 
Aster dentatus, Andr. Bot. Rep., t. 61. 
AsTER tomentosus, Schrad. in Wendl. Sert. Han., vol. viii. p. 24. 
Aster ferruginens, Wendland in Flora 1819, p. 676. 
Diporappus rotundifolius, Lessing in Linnea, vol. vi. p. 116. 
This is one of the beautiful Daisy-trees of the Australian 
colonies, a genus of plants many of which would thrive well 
and form great ornaments in the gardens of the mild part of 
Western England, and some of which stood for several 
winters in sheltered water at Kew, but were killed during 
recent cold winters. | 
The present species forms a fine bush in the Scilly Isles, 
where it was introduced by Augustus Smith, Esq., into his 
garden at Tresco Abbey, St. Mary’s, it is believed from Kew, 
a good many years ago. I had the pleasure of visiting these 
gardens about fifteen years ago, with my late friends Prof. 
Harvey, of Dublin, and Veitch (the grandfather and founder of 
the firm), when we were al] astonished and delighted with the 
luxuriance and variety, especially of the Cape and Australian 
JUNE lst, 1872. 
