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capsula breviuscula ovata pleiosperma semiseptata, seminibus 
ovato-orbicularibus apteris. 
In Australia occidentali. J. Drummoud. 
Species praeclaro F. Bonney, assiduo plantarum eremicolarum 
collectori et observatori dicata est. 
Goodenia leptoclada in montibus Stirling's Eange variat foliis 
caulinis cordatis et bracteolis calyci adstantibus. G. micropteras 
folia caulina inferiora invenio lanosa, lanceolata, 1-lf" longa, 
pedunculos inferiores interdum 2" longos, prope medium raro 
bracteolis 2 linearibus brevibus iustructos, corollum lutus flavam. 
G. humilis varietatem poUicarem unifloram in insula Flindersi jam 
1843 reperit cL Dr, Jos. Milligan. G. calcaratam et A^^elleyam 
connatam cL Dr. Rich. Sullivan a montibus Gawleri nuper misit. 
A^IARANTACE^. 
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Ptilotus alopecnroideus. 
Trichinium alopecuroideum, Lindl. in Mitch. Three Exped. i. 13 ; Bot. Rcg. 
XXV. 28; F. M. Rep. on Pl. of Babb. Exped. 19 ; T. Preissii, Nees in 
Lehm. Pl, Preiss. i. 629; Moq. in Cand. Pr, xiii. div. ii. 295; T. candi- 
cans, Nees 1, c. Moq. 1. c. 
Validus, caulibus erectls simplicibus rarius pauclrameis superne 
aph^llis striatis, foliis anguste lanceolatis v. supcriofibus lineari- 
bus indumento crispulo articulato pilosulis margine crenulato- 
repaudulis, ^or/Z^^^* dense spicatis majusculis, bracteolis orbicu- 
larib^is muticis bracteam ovato-cymbeam acutara Ecquantibus 
quacum glabris caljce ter brevioribus, sepalis prope apicem nudis, 
villorum articulis perbrevibus, nodis eorum denticulatis, stauiinibus 
insBquilongis, quiuto sterili, stylo calycem aequanle basiui versus 
villoso. 
In plagis arenosis amplissime per Australlam dispersus; e. g. 
occurrit ad flumen Lachlan's River (Burkitt), in Nova Anglia 
(C. St,), ad flumina Darling^s etMurray's River (F. >r.), adCooper's 
Creek (Howitt), ad Warrego-River (J. C. Dalton), ad Maranoam 
(W. Biirton), ad flumiua Swan-River et Murchison-River (Drum- 
mond, 221), ad flumen Glenelg-River (Martin), ad rivum Sturt's 
Creek _(F. M.) 
Radix: fere carnosa, perpendicularis, iuterdum ulnam longa. 
Caules |-4' longi. Spica raro fere pedem longa. Florum longi- 
tudo satis variat. Sepala nonnunquam purpurascentia, Stylus 
croceus. 
Ptilotus nobilis (Trichinium nobile, Lindl. in Mitch. ThreeExped. 
ii. 22; T, macrocephalum, Moq. in Cand. Prodr. xiii. div. ii. 290 
non Nees; T. semilanatum, Lindl. in Mitch. Trop. Austr. 45) 
crescit in campis aridis per maximam partem Australiaj ; videlicet 
ad Encounter Bay (F. M.); ad flumina Wimmera, Murray- et 
Darling-River et Murrumbidgee (MitcheD, F. M.) prope Bengola et 
