FLORA OF VAN DIEMAN’S LAND. 413 
Near Woolnoth. Mr Gunn (n. 655), (also in New Holland. 
Cunningham). 
This seems to be the species alluded to under L. plebeja, in 
the Bot. Mag. l. c. as having been collected on the south coast 
of New Holland. The var. 8. differs from the described state 
of L. plebeja, in having the upper side of the leaf equally 
tomentose as the under side. 
LawnENcIA. Hook. 
Gey. Cuar. Lawrencta. Hook.—Calyx monophyllus, 
subinflatus, 5-fidus, bractea trifida stipatus. Petala 5, lance- 
Olata, basi coalita. Stamina 15—20, filamentis in tubum 
longum coadunatis, basi cum petalis unitis: Anthere 1-locu- 
lives: Ovaria 5, lato-ovata, acuta, in orbem circa styli basin 
congesta, leviter coalita, l-ovulata. Stylus 1, brevis. Stig- 
mata 5, filiformia, exserta. Carpella unilocularia, indehis- 
. centia, monosperma. Semen reniforme, suspensum. Embryo 
-= curvatus. Radicula cylindracea, ad hilum seminis: versa. 
Cotyledones crasssze,insequales, duplicatee.— Herba Australasica, - 
glabra. Radix crassa, annua? multiceps. Caulis erectus, 
simplex, crassus, herbaceus, medullosus, l-ped. ad 3-ped. et 
ultra. Folia stipulata, subcarnosa, ovali-spathulata, subtri- 
-~ mervia, obscure serrata : radicalia longe petiolata, summa sessi- 
— lia multoties minora, arctissime imbricata, numerosissima, 
Jlorifera. Flores parvi, sessiles, bracteati, foliis diii 
. tecti et in spicam longam densam arctissime congestis =- 
= L. spicata, Hook. Ic. Pl. t. cclxi. cclxii. , j 
- Has. Port Arthur, Van Dieman’s Land, (and ii at; ni a 
Fairy, South Australia), growing on the side of a salt-water 
inlet, where the ground was marshy. Ronald Gunn, Esq. - 
. Whole plant singularly thick and fleshy, shrinking and 
turning black, or nearly so, in drying, so that it is difficult to 
. determine the real nature of the different parts of the flower. 
_ The anthers, asfar as can be judged, appear l-celled; were they 
: otherwise, this curious plant would perhaps be better referred 
_ to Byttneriacee, What we believe to be a second ue of 
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