Tap. 8379. 
PROSTANTHERA PULCHELLA. 
Australia. 
LABIATAE. Tribe PROSTANTHEREAE. 
ProsTaNtHERA, Labill.; Benth. et Hook.f. Gen. Plant, vol. ii. p. 1217. 
Prostanthera pulchella, Skan ; species distincta, foliis linearibus vel lineari- 
lanceolatis obtusis vel rotundatis, floribus in racemos laxos dispositis, 
calyce post anthesin aperto, corolla subrotata inconspicue bilabiata, lobis 
superis lobos inferos fere aequantibus, antheris inappendiculatis. 
Suffrutex gracilis, floribundus, circiter 4 dm. altus, ramulis patentibus parce 
minuteque adpresse puberulis. olia subsessilia, linearia vel lineari- 
lanceolata, 1-2 cm. longa, 1°5-2 mm. lata, obtusa vel rotundata, integra, 
fere glaberrima, parce glanduloso-punctata, siccitate plus minusve revoluta. 
flores in racemos laxos erectos panlum strictos 5-8 em. longes 10-18-floros 
dispositi; bracteae foliis similes vel minores, pedicellos aequantes vel leviter 
superantes; pedicelli 2-5 mm. longi, adpresse griseo-puberuli, apicem 
versus bibracteolati. Calyx circiter 5 mm. longus, extra parce minuteque 
puberulus et glandulis sessilibus paucis instructus, intra superne sat dense 
puberulus, post anthesin apertus; labia integra vel emarginata, labio 
supero 2°5 mm. longo 3 mm. lato quam labium inferum paulum breviore. 
Corolla subrotata, inconspicue bilabiata, lilacina, basi tubi alba, fauce 
punctis numerosis atropurpureis notata; tubus 38-5 mm. longus, basi 
angustus, fauce fere aequaliter ampliatus; limbus 1°5 em. latus; labium 
superum 2-lobatum, paulum arcuatum, 5-5 mm. longum, 9 mm. latuw, 
lobis obovatis 4 mm. longis 4-5 mm. latis leviter imbricatis crenulatis; 
labium inferum patens, 6 mm. longum, lobis oblongis vel ellipticis 5 mm. 
longis 3-4 mm. latis crenulatis. Stamin« longiora corollae medium vix 
superantia; antherae puberulae inappendiculatae. Nuculae obovoideae, 
glabrae, foveolatae.—S. A. SKAN. 
The interesting plant here figured was presented to Kew 
by Mr. T. A. Dorrien Smith of Tresco Abbey, Isles of Scilly, 
in 1908, under the name Prostanthera phylicifolia. Its 
introduction to English gardens we owe to Captain A. A. 
Dorrien Smith, who informs us that, so far as he can recollect, 
he obtained it from Messrs, Naian, nurserymen of Christ- 
church, New Zealand. That the plant is a Prostanthera 
will be very evident if our illustration be compared with 
the figure of P. denticulata, R. Br., given in t. 7934 of this 
work. Yet in spite of the general similarity of these two 
plants it will be noticed that they differ very markedly, for 
P. denticulata has setose leaves and is quite unlike our 
plant as regards calyx, corolla and anthers. Two other 
Jonm, 1911. 
