66 XL. LEGUMiNos^.. [Splicerolohlum, 



7. S. grandiflorum, R, Br. Herb, ; Benth, in Haeg. Emm. 33, and in 

 Ann, JFien, Mas. ii. 70. Stems 1 to 3 ft. liigli, terete, rather thick, uot striate, 

 all leafless in our specimens. Flowers red, usually in pairs, in the axils of 

 truncate^ scale-like bracts, in rather dense, terminal racemes. Calyx 3 lines 

 lon;^, the tube nearly as long as the lobes, which are often borderetl with 

 black. Standard nearly twice as lono; as the calyx, very broad and deeply 

 emarginate; wings much shorter ; keel longer than the wings, broad, very 

 obtuse, not much curved. Style much curved, with a rather short and broad 

 longitudinal wing immediately under the stigma, on the inner edge. Pod 

 rather broader than long.— Meissn. in PL Preiss. i. 57. 



"W. Australia. Kiug George's Sound, Menzles, 'Enegel, and others ; near Albany, 

 Treiss, n. 1116, also Lrummojid, 2nd ColL n. 116; bogs on the Vasse river, Oldjield; 

 Phillips river, Maxwell. 



' 8. S. fomicatum, Benl/i, inHueg. Ennm. 32, and in Ann. TFien. Mas. 

 ii. 76. Steins erect, terete, scarcely striate, usually more slender than in S. 

 vhnineum, and in our specimens all leafless. Flowers rather small, in termi- 

 nal racemes, solitary or in clusters of 2 or 3, on very short pedicels. Calyx 

 1| lines long, the tube about as long as the upper lip. Petals half as long 

 again as the calyx, the standard rather longer than the others ; keel very 

 broad, ranch incurved, forming a prominent obtuse angle on the baek,^ the 

 front very broad and obtuse. Style abruptly incurved above the base, with a 

 longitudinal membrane under the stigma on the inner edge, usually rather 

 short and broad. Pod not seen. — Meissn. in PL Preiss. i. 58. ' 



VC/". Australia. Swan W^v^YyTIuegel^Manf/les^Brnmmond^ \sl Coll. ^Preiss ^n.\\\^ '^w* 

 11:24 , Mouut Melville, Plaiitagenet district, Preiss^ n. 1122; Robertson's Brook, MciJ-well* 



S, medium^ Meissa. ia PI. Prei&s. i. 5S, not of R. Ur., appears to be only a slight variety 

 with rather smaller flowers. 



9. S. meditun^ ]t. Br. in Ait. Hart. Kew. ed. 2. iii. 14. Stems erect, 

 1 to 2 ft. high, usually more striate than in S. vimineum. Leaves on the 

 barren branches small, subulate, often opposite or in whorls of 3, the flower- 

 ing stems leafless. Flowers usually numerous, densely clustered, in terminal 

 racemes. Calyx about 2 lines long, the tube not half so long as the upp<^r 

 lip. Standard orbicular, rather longer than tlie calyx ; wings at least as 

 long; keel rather longer than the wings, slightly curved, more or less acumi- 

 nate. Style slightly curved, tapering from the dilated base to the end, but 

 not winged. Pod fully 2 lines diameter. Seeds mottled. — DC. Prod. h. 

 108 ; S. acuminatum , Benth. in Hueg. Enum. 32, and in Ann. Wien. Mus. 

 ii. 76 ; Mei^-sn. in PL Preiss. i. 58. 



"SV. Australia. Kiag George's Sound, MenzieSj R. Brown, and others ; and theuce 

 to Swan River, Hae^el, Dnmmoad, Isl ColL, and n. 216 and 218, Preiss^ n. 1111, 1 120, 

 1123, and 1126, and others, 



10. S. scabriiisculum, Meissn. in 'Fl. Preiss. ii. 214.. Stems rather 

 firm, terete, striate or slightly sulcate, and often scabrous with minute 

 raised dots, leafless in our specimens. Flowers in rather loose terminal ra- 

 cemes, usually solitary within the minute, scale-like, tnmcate bracts, pendu- 

 lous, and remarkable for their large keel, usually bordered by a pale colour. 

 Calyx about 4 lines long, the tube about half as long as the upper Up* 

 Standard and wings rather longer than the calyx ; keel usually about G lines 



