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hiteijlora. The inclusium is not two-lipped but continuous all 

 round, and shows an approach to ciliation (Fig. 11). The stigma, 

 in perfect flowers, is very near the mouth as shown in the figure. 

 As I had flowers only to examine, I do not know how it is placed in 

 the bud. The auricle (Fig. 1 2) shows little differentiation, the wing 

 which forms it being merely folded inwards, and slightly hollowed 

 for the reception of the indusium. It is not coloured. In the 

 imperfect ciliation, it forms a link between SccBvola and Goodenia 

 on the one hand, and the more complicated arrangements of the 

 typical Dampieras on the other. The margin indeed resembles 

 that of Sccevola ovalifolia in early bud, where the cilia at first 

 exist as a thhi membrane continuous all round the indusium, 

 which afterwards breaks up into separate cilia. The plant is 

 obviously well adapted for insect-fertilisation, as a pollen-coated 

 insect, pressing into the tube, could scarce^ fail to leave pollen on 

 the stigma. 



4. Dampiera sjd *? 



An unnamed species from Yeodamie, W.A., in the Techno- 

 logical Museum Herbarium, has the auricle more developed (Fig. 

 13) and coloured, but not deeply; the indusium also is pale in 

 tint, and, as in D. linearis, there is an approach to ciliation of 

 the margin of the indusium. This species is closely covered with 

 cottony hairs. Like the last, it is probably insect-fertilised. 



5. Dampiera luteiflora, F.v.M. 



I have seen only dried specimens. The calyx, corolla and 

 stems are thickly covered with yellow hairs, mostly branching 

 (Fig. 14). The indusium is very short and two-lipped (Fig. 16). 

 I did not see an outgrown stigma, or even one level with the 

 mouth, but the amount of material at my disposal was so small 

 that it cannot be said certainly that it does not do so. But from 

 the shallowness of the indusium, this would be a matter of less 

 importance, and would not, as in some other species, l^e any 

 impediment to the deposit of pollen on the stigma by insect 

 agency. The shoulder of the indusium is papillose as in D. 

 stricta. The auricle (Fig. 15) is rather simple. The indusium is 

 invariably full of pollen, and it is present also in the auricles. 



