368 fertilisation of the g00den1ace^¥., 



6. Dampiera Linschotenii, F.v.M. 



Dried specimens only were examined. The plant is hairy on 

 the calyx and corolla, the hairs being branched. The indusium 

 is markedly two-lipped (Fig. 20), deep, and full of pollen. 

 The stigma in the one flower I had for examination was not 

 outgrown. The indusium is deeply coloured, and the colour runs 

 down the style a short distance. The auricles (Fig. 21) are 

 deeply coloured, and are considerably differentiated. This species, 

 therefore, falls in the group like D. Brownii, the members of 

 which are not perfectly adapted to insect visitors. 



7. Dampiera eriocbphala, De Yr. 



I have seen only dried specimens of this species. The plant is 

 remarkably hairy, being clothed, even on the leaves, with long 

 silky hairs, which are all simple, and usually pure white. The 

 tube of the corolla is bright yellow, and has guiding ridges. The 

 auricles are well developed (Fig. 19), and deep purple in colour. 

 They hp^ve trichomes (Fig. 18) on the posterior margin, as in D. 

 stricta. These are felted together at their bases, and there are 

 deep crimson, the free extremities being pink. Outside of these 

 the long silky hairs of the calyx are tangled together. The 

 indusium is dark coloured, but the style below is yellow. The 

 remarkable feature is that the indusium consists of very short 

 cilia, so that the stigma is exposed to the touch of any insect 

 forcing the auricles apart. From this circumstance it is very 

 well adapted for insect-fertilisation, resembling D. linearis and D. 

 luteiflora in this respect. I found all the stigmas I examined 

 coated with pollen, though none showed any outgrowth. But from 

 the small amount of material I had it would not be safe to infer 

 that it does not grow out. 



8. Dampiera loranthifolia, F.v.M. 



I have seen dried specimens only. The calyx and exterior of 

 the corolla are thickly coated with white hairs. The petals form 

 ridges in the tube. The auricles are very complex, and very rich 



