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three times as large; L. biloha^^^ is a branching heath-like 

 shrub, with brilliant blue flowers growing three or four toge- 

 ther at the ends of the slender branches ; finally, L. laricina^'^'^ 

 and L. ylauca^^^^ are plants with the habit of the now com- 

 mon L. formosa, but covered with great quantities of red or 

 yellow flowers, larger than in that species. The Dampieras 

 most worthy of observation are D. cuiieata and D. Imearis, 

 R. Br., both dwarf herbaceous plants, with coriaceous leaves 

 and deep blue terminal flowers ; D. ^n/o^a,*^" a plant allied 

 to D. fasciculata, with multitudes of short axillary spikes of 

 blue flowers, will probably be a gay-looking plant, and D. 

 coronata^^^ will certainly rival the handsomest of the Cape 

 Lobelias ; but all the other species, and there are juany, are 

 by no means beautiful objects. 



("3) Leschenaultia biloba ; foliis linearibus, floribus in corymbo paucifloro laxe 

 aggregatis, pedicellis ebracteolatis, sepalis tubo corollae vix ^qualibus, co- 

 rolla extiis glabra intiis stuposa laclniis alte bilobis serrulatis mucrone in- 

 terjecto, filamentis glabris, 



(1^'*) Leschenaultia laricina ; foliis dense imbricatis linearibus glaucis aplculo 

 acuminato, floribus axillaribus in apice ramorum subtcrnis, pedicellis ebrac- 

 teolatis, sepalis tubo corollse brevioribus, corolla glabra basi intils stuposa, 

 filamentis glabris. 



^^^^' Leschenaultia ghmca ; foliis linearibus trigonis incurvis glaucis dens^ imbri- 

 catis apiculo aouto, floribus axillaribus in corymbo denso aggregatis, pedicellis 

 ebracteolatis, sepalis corollcB tubo multo brevioribus, corolla, unilabiata extus 



glabra intus stuposa laciniis ciliatis, fllamentis glabris. Near L. exjjansa, 



R. Br. from which it differs in the want of bracteolse, and probably in 

 other respects. 



(11'') Dampiera triloba; herbacea erecta, caule trigono, foliis sessilibus cuneatis 

 trilobis utrinque glabris, spicis axillaribus paucifloris folio brevioribus, corol- 



lis extus pilis appressis, ramulis parallelo-approximatis. Flowers bright 



blue, but small. 



(117) Dampiera coronata ; herbacea erecta, caule triptero paniculate, foliis glaber- 

 rimis inferioribns cuneato-lanceolatis incisis dentatisve superioribus linearibus 

 acutis summis subulatis, floribus pedunculatis, ovario hinc gibboso calyce 

 5-dentato coronato, corolls pilis nigris arete appressis. 



(118) Dampiera alata ; herbacea erecta, caule simplici alato marginato, foliis obo- 

 vatis integerrimis basi angustatis, pedunculis filiformibus glabris apice pauci- 

 floris, corollis extus nigro-barbatis : villis plumosis. 



(11") Dampiera lavandulacea ; ramis teretibus, foliis lineari et oblongo-lanceolatis 

 linearibusve subdentatis margine revolutis subtus incanis, pedunculis tenni- 

 nalibus axillaribusque lanatis, corollis extus griseo-barbatis : villis plumosis. 

 Flowers blue. 



(120) Dampiera teres; foliis semiteretibus obtusis incanis, spicis loiige peduncula- 

 tis. floribus distantibus, corollis extus dense tomentosis ; villis nullis. 



Flowers very bright blue. A small species, with slender peduncles. 



