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line, tapering into an elongated petiole. The leaves of the adult 

 plants are narrow-linear for the greater part of their length, 

 dilated towards the apex, which is toothed or lobed, and occa- 

 sionally with a few marginal teeth, the margins sparsely sprinkled 

 with short, flat, triangular hairs. 



This species is recorded from West Australia, Victoria, and 

 Tasmania by Thellung, who quotes (p. 308) the following speci- 

 mens under his var. a. typicurn, from various European Herbaria. 

 West Australia: Swan River,(1848?) Drumraond, ser.4, n.l26. — 

 Victoria: Herb. Olfield (^ Oldfield, A.A.H.).— Tasmania : Gunn. 

 (ex herb. Hook.), Archer (ex herb. Hook., cum. var. /i.), and 

 under his var. y. gracilescens (p.309). -Swan Ptiver (1840?) 

 Drummond, ser.2, n.51. 



We have, in the National Herbarium, an example of Drum- 

 mond's n.l26, from W.A., and one of his n.51, 2nd coll., 1844, 

 representing Thellung's vars. a. iyincum and y. gracilescens, 

 respectively. The var. a. tyjyicuni is also represented in the 

 National Herbarium by specimens from near Ciaremont and 

 Subiaco, W.A., herb. W. V. Fitzgerald: a specimen labelled 

 "Common about Melbourne, 3, 1853, S. G. Hannaford's Herb, of 

 Tasmanian and Victorian Plants, and from numerous localities 

 in N. S. Wales." 



L. PSEUDO-TASMANICUM Thell. 



Apparently confined to Tasmania. Thellung (p. 307) quotes 

 one specimen only for this species, viz., Tasmania: leg. W. Archer 

 ex herb. Hook.), Herb. Deless. 



We have a specimen from Archer's Herb, of Tasmanian Plants, 

 without locality, date, or collector's name, which agrees with 

 Thellung's description of this species. 



L. HYSSOPIFOLIUM Desv. 



Seedling-leaves simple, broad linear to lanceolate', apex acute 

 to acuminate, tapering at the base into a petiole, the margin 

 serrate; tomentum cylindrical, sparse. 'Jhe basal leaves of the 

 adult plants, which are early deciduous, are similar to the seed- 

 leaves, the cauline leaves gradually becoming narrower and 



