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128 ^^' LEGUMixos.^, \Paltenm, 



Tasmania. Between Laanceston and George Town, Gunyi, 



Var. conferta. Pedicels short. Bracts and bracteoles smaller.— Australia Telis, /. 



Mueller* 



The species is nearly allied to P, mollis, but tBe bracteoles are quite distinct from m 



calyx. It differs from P. viscosa in its much narrower terete leaves, larger bracts, etc. 



42. P, rosea, F. MuelL Fragm, ii. 15. An erect heath4ike shrub, the 

 branches virgate, glabrous or sprinkled with a few hairs. Leaves linear- 

 terete, obtuse or with short callous points, under \ in. long, channelled above 

 by the involute margins, sliglitly scabrous. Stipules subulate-pointed. 

 Flowers pink, in terminal heads, sessile within tlie last leaves. Bracts few, 

 narrow, trifid. Bracteoles inserted under the calyx, linear-lanceolate. Calyx 

 silky-pubescent, 2^ lines long ; lobes lanceolate, as long as the tube, the 2 

 upper ones more united. Petals nearly of equal length, not twice as long as 

 the calyx. Ovary villous ; style subulate. Pod 2 lines long, acuminate.— 

 Bartonia suhal^ina^ F, Mnell. in Trans. Phil. Inst, Vict. i. 39. 



Victoria. In the Grampians, ifount 'William, at an elevation of 5000 ft., F. Mueller. 

 The species is chiefly distinguished from the i)rcceding by the unusual colour of the flowers. 



, 43. P. mollis, LindL in Mitch. Three Exped, ii. 260. A bushy shnib, 

 the branches clothed with soft spreading hairs. Leaves narrow-linear, almost 

 terete, acute or obtuse, mostly about ^ in. long, concave or channelled above, 

 usually incurved, softly pubescent or villous. Stipules spreading. Flowers 

 in dense terminal heads, sessile amongst the last leaves. Bracts short, few 

 besides the broad bract-like stipules of the floral leaves. Bracteoles inserted 

 on the calyx-tube near its base, narrow, keeled. Calyx about 3 lines long, 

 villous ; lobes broad, scarcely so long as the tube and all nearly equal. Stan- 

 dard not twice as long as the calyx ; lower petals rather shorter. Ovarj" vil- 

 lotjs, tapering into a subulate style. Pod not seen. 



Victoria. Wannon river, at the foot of the Grampians, Mitchell; iu the Graiiipiam 

 and Mount Maccdon, F. Mueller, 



Var. (?) canescens. Bracts small. Calyx hoary-pubescent, the bracteoles small ana 

 narrow. 



S. Australia. Macble range, Wilhelm.ii near Spencer's Gulf, F. Mueller, 



44. P. strobilifera, Mex%m, in PI Freiss. I 75, and ii. 220. An erect 

 heath-Uke shrub of ^ to 1-| ft., closely resembling P. ericifolia, except in the 

 shape of the flower-heads and bracts. Branches virgate, terete, uiiautel) 

 hoary. Leaves linear-terete, obtuse, rarely above 3 laics long and often nnich 

 shorter, channelled above, rather thick, glabrous, smooth or slightly wnakled. 

 Stipules small. Flowers in dense terminal ovoid or scarcely globose heads- 

 Bracts numerous and closely imbricate, broad, shortly toothed, pubescent or 

 ciliate, the inner ones about 3 lines long. Bracteoles inserted close umler 

 the calyx, linear or subulate, hirsute with long hairs. Calyx under 4 hues 

 long, the lobes narrow, acuminate, longer than the tube, the 2 upper om 

 united above the middle. Standard not half as long again as the caly^i 

 keel not exceeding the calyx-lobes. Ovary villous, tapering into an ciect 

 style, hooked at the top. Pod ovoid, turgid, about '3 lines long.----F-f^*^^^' 

 nioides, Turcz. in Bull, Mosc. 1853, i. 280. 



Ur. Australia. In the interior, Dnmmond, n. 247, and Wi Coll.n. C2 (<^'' ^J]|' 

 Prn'j^, ?i. 1185; Minto district, Prmj, «. 1190; Stirling and Plautagcuet ranges, ^^' 

 •well. 



