322 XXYTTT. P.UTACE^. [Bovortia, 



r 



c. anellnfoVia, Leaves still more compound, often blpinnate, and leaflets narrower ani 

 more acute than in the last var. Flowers 3 or more in the cyme.— i?. anetliifoHa, A. 

 Cunn.; Endl. in Hueg. Enum. 16; Lindl, Bot. Reg. 1841, under n. 47 ; B. Upinnata, 

 Lindl. in Mitch. Trop. Austr. 225.— The common form in the interior of Queensland and N. 

 S. Wales. 



36. B. falcifolia, A. Cann,; LindL in BoL Eeg, 1841, under n. 47. A 

 glabrous, erect, heath-like shrub, with virgate branches. Leaves rather crowded, 

 3-foliolate; leaflets linear-terete, mucroiiate, mostly \ io \ in. long, on a 

 common petiole rather shorter than themselves. Pedicels 1- to 3-flowered, m 

 the upper axils. Bracts linear-subulate. Sepals lanceolate, subulate-pointed. 

 Petals rather longer than the sepals, attaining 3 to 4 lines, acute, imbricate, 

 glabrous. Filaments cLavate and glandular upwards ; anthers not apiculate. 

 Stigma in some specimens capitate, in others not thicker than the style. 

 B, palelfoUa, Endl. in Hueg. Enum. 16 (through a misreading of Cunning- 

 ham's label), 



Queensland. Moreton Bay and islands, ^1. Cunningham^ F, Mueller, and others; 

 Wide Bay, Bid will, 



W. S. "V^ales. Port Macquarie and Port Stephens, Backhouse. 



37. B. penicillata^ Beuih. An erect, rather rigid shrub or undcr- 

 shrub, more or less pubescent. Leaves simple or 3-foliolate; leaflets sessile, 

 linear or linear-cuueate, flat, rather thick, rarely above ^ in. long, Plowers 

 axillary, very small, on short pedicels. Sepals broad, acute, glabrous or 

 ciliate, veiy glandular. Petals about twice their length, but not exceeding 

 1^ lines, rather thick and glandular, with thin transparent imbricate edges. 

 Filaments slightly flattened, ciliate, rather thickened at the top ; anthers 

 lipped with a short broad appendage, ciliate with a few rather long stiff hairs.* 

 Stigma slightly thickened. Cocci glabrous, rather longer than the petals. 

 Seeds not seen. 



W- Australia. Between Swan Hiver and King George's Sound, Dnimnwnd. The 

 species resemhles B. ?nco??spicua m the minnteness of its fiowers, but is quite ditfereut in 

 their structure as well as in foliage. 



38. B. crassipes, BariL in PL Preiss. I 168. Shrubby and glabrous, 

 with elongated, rather slender, virgate branches. Leaves simple, linear, rather 

 acute, i to 1 in. long, entire or serrulate. Pedicels axillar^^ 1-fiovvered, 

 shorter than the leaves, thickened under the flower. Sepals lanceolate-subu- • 

 late with long points. Petals about twice as long as the sepals, attaining 

 fully 4 lines, acute or mucronate. Filaments slender, slightly ciliate, obtuse . 

 and glandular at the top ; anthers minutely apiculate. Seeds opaque and 

 scabrous, but not seen quite ripe.— Bietr. Fl. Uuiv. N. Ser. ii. t. 3. 



c^cx^' f:"«*;!;^^'*^ ^'■'^'"?^^^^^ ^^^^- 1845. «. lO; Near Mount Wuljenup, Pn'^^s, n. 

 Mii) ; King George s Sound and Mount Barker, Ohljield. 



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39. B. suTDsessUis, Umlli. Glabrous, witli rigid twiggy Lranclies. 



Leaves simple, sessUe, linear-terete, rather obtuse, mostly J to | in- long. 



F.lowers sessile or on verj- short thiekened pedicels, glabrous, apparently red. 



Sepals short, broadly ovate. Petals attaining 3 lines, imbricate, obtuse, of a 



firm consistence. Filaraenfs flattened, ciliate, slightly thickened and obtuse 



and glandular at the top ; anthers tipped with a large, broad, recurved appen- 

 dage. 



