588 NEW SPECIES OF PLANTS FROM NEW SOUTH WALES, 



Leaves linear, 2 inches long at the base and decreasing in size 

 on the stems on some specimens, while in others 4 inches long at 

 the base, decreasing to 2 inches long on the stem, the upper ones 

 stem-clasping and decurrent, tapering from the base upwards, 

 margins recurved, glabrous above, woolly underneath, but midrib 

 prominent, basal leaves with a loose cottony down. 



Flower heads small, on filiform jDcduncles. Involucre hemi- 

 spherical, rarely exceeding 3 lines, the scarious laminae of the 

 bracts rugose, imbricate, ovate or acuminate, decurrent on the 

 whole length of the claw of the inner row of bracts; the claw of 

 the outer bract very short but gradually lengthening to a long 

 linear one on the penultimate or innermost row but one; the claws 

 glandular. Florets yellow, all exceeding the involucre, the outer 

 ones about 3 lines long, ligulate, shortly 3- or 4:-lobed. 



Pappus bristles fine, not thickened upwards, shortly barbellate. 

 Achenes glabrous. 



^a6.— Bathurst, N.S.W. (W. J. C. Ross). 



Analysis showing differences from cognate species : — 



Involucre large, laminae very acute 



acuminate, not rugose. Stem 



leaves slightly decurrent, basal 



• leaves oblong lanceolate P. acuminata, R.Br. 



Involucre small, about 3 lines, outer 



laminae very obtuse, inner ones 



acuminate, rugose, stem leaves 



decurrent, basal leaves linear ... P. ruhida. 

 Involucre 6-8 lines, laminae very 



acute, not rugose; annual P. canescens, A. Cunn, 



It is not easy to indicate the relative position of this species 

 in Bentham's classification of Podolepis. It is placed between 

 the two above mentioned species, but it could with perhaps equal 

 fitness be also placed between P. Lessoni and P. Siemssenia. The 

 large flowers and large basal leaves of P. acuminata at once 

 separate it from that species, as do also the acute laminae and 

 deep incision of the ray florets. 



