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Spyridium parvifolium. 
Benth. in Litteris; Pomaderris parvifolia, Hook. Journ. of Bot. i. 957; 
Trymalium brevifolium, Reiss. in Lehm. Plant. Preiss. ii. 981; TT. micro- 
phyllum, Reiss. & Muell. in Linnza, xxix. 273; T. eupatoroides, Reiss. 
lc.270; T. parvifolium, Reiss.l. c. 275 ; TT. hermannioides, Reiss. l. c. 
275; Cryptandra parvifolia, J. Hook. Fl. Tasm. i. 73; C. mollis, J. 
Hook. 1. c. 73 ; C. Gunnii, J. Hook. 1l. c. 73, t. xi. 
Fruticosa, ramulis velutino- v. denso-tomentosis, foliis subro- 
tundis v. ovato-rotundis v. obovatis plieatulo-penninerviis integer- 
rimis v. undulato- v. crenulato-repandulis margine recurvis v. 
revolutis v. planiuseulis supra sepe glabrescentibus et rugulosis : 
raro tomentoso-villosulis subtus eano- v. fulvo-velutinis v. tomen- 
tosis, foliis floralibus subrotundis utrinque albo- v. cano-velutinis, 
stipulis diu persistentibus semilanceolato- v. lineari-subulatis raro 
. Subovatis setaceo-acuminatis, glomerulis cymosis ramulos termi- 
nantibus, bracteis bracteolisque in formam ovatam v. rotundam v. 
deltoideam vergentibus persistentibus, calycibus sessilibus extus 
villosulo-tomentosis, lobis ealycis persistentibus petala conspicue 
superantibus, staminibus brevissimis, stylo indiviso brevi glabro, 
disco perigyno quinquelobo, eapsulis inferis, coccis indehiscentibus. 
In vallibus rupestribus silvaticis przprimis secus ripas et sca- 
turigines a sinu St. Vincent's Gulf usque ad terram Gipps Land, 
extendens in Tasmaniam, ubi ad flumen St. Paul's River, in colli 
Badger's Head, ad flumen Tamar alibique repertum. 
Frutex paucos ad plures pedes altus, admodum variabilis. Folia 
nune herbacea, nune subcoriacea, 2"—13" longa, sepe emarginata, 
interdum fere biloba, subtus prominulo- supra impresso-penninervia, 
hine passim subbullata. Stipule 1—4" iongz, 1—1^ latze, scarioss, 
fuscescentes, secus nervum dorsalem tomentelle. ^ Cym: pauci- v. 
pluri-radiatw, depresse, radiis sepe abbreviatis nonnunquam ad 1" 
elongatis. Glomeruli pauci- v. pluri- v. multiflori, extus folio 
solitario petiolato foliis caulinis conformi sed s:pe minore suffulti, 
bracteis bracteolisque rufo-fuscis spadiceisve scariosis acutis ob- 
tusisve 2-13" longis dorso tomentellis involucrati. Calyces sub 
anthesi linea paulo breviores v. longiores, intra tomentum villo- 
sulum sessiles, extus pallide tomentosi. Stamina petalis exiguis 
galeatis perbreviter unguiculatis obtecta. Stylus glaber, stigmate 
leniter trilobo terminatus. Capsule ealycis lobis coronat, ejusdem 
tubo fere penitus incluse.  Cocci circiter 3" longi, haud sponte 
dehiscentes, sed inferne secus suturam ventralem pressione ape- 
riendi. Semina circiter 1" longa, fusca, nitida, levia, ovata, 
strophiolo minuto subcymbeo carnulento livido basi sustenta. 
Huie Spyridium phlebophyllum (Trymalium phlebophyllum, 
F.M. in Transact. Vict. Inst. i. 120; Reiss. in Linnza, xxix. 272) 
proximum. 
