176 XL. LEGUMINOS^. {Jlomi. 



fully as long as the calyx. 



H. Mangli 



Some specimens are, however, scarcely distinguishable from the couimou H.j^ungens, 

 as a variety. 



24. GOODIA, Salisb. 



Calyx 2 upper lobes united in a 2-tpothed upper Up, 3 lower ones equ - 



Bot. Reg. 1838, t. 62 '(said to differ in the sessile ovary, but it is figured as | 

 stipitate). 



"W. Australia. Kitii? George's Sound to Swan lliver, R. Brotvn, Huegel, Drummond, ■ 

 Isi Coll, and n. 179 and ISO, Preiss, ?z. 1051, and others. 



Var. crispa. More slender. Leaves from ovate to lanceolate, often slightly cordate, the 

 margins crisped and sometimes almost crenulate. Calyx rather more hairy. Ovules 2 to4. 

 — //. crispa, Lindl Bot. Reg. 1839, Misc. 19 ; Meissn. in PI. Preiss. i. 79.— Swan Biver, 

 Dnnnmond, \st ColL ; Darlin.^ range, Preiss, n. 1063. H. splendens, Paxt. Mag. x. 103, 

 from the figure given, nmst be very near this variety. 



Var. ffrandijlora* Larger and nearly glabrous. Leaves more coriaceous, quite entire, 

 strongly reticulate. Flowers lar^^e, Calvx often near 5 lines long. Ovules often 6.— 

 J7. eliiptica, Meissn. in PI. Preiss. i. 79, not of DC— Swau Kiver, Drummond, 1st ColL 

 and n. 178. 



10. H. stricta, Meissn. in PL Preiss, I 79, afid in Bot, Zeit. 1855, 30. 

 Stems little-branched, erect, rigid, 1 to 1| ft. high, loosely tomentose-villous. 

 Leaves lanceolate or linear, or the lower cues ovate-lanceolate, often erect, 2 

 to 1 in. long, obtuse with a short rigid point, the margins revolute, rouuJed 

 or cordate at the base, rather rigid, reticulate and glabrous above, hoary-to- 

 mentose or loosely villous underneath. Flowers 2 or 3 together on short 

 pedicels. Bracts and bracteoles subulate. Calyx 2 to 3 lines long, silky or 

 loosely villous, upper lip large and broad, lower lobes much shorter narrow 

 and acute, but not so small as in H, trisperma. Standard \ in. diameter. | 

 Staminal sheath often splitting on the lower side as well as the upper, but I 

 have never seen any stamen free. Ovary stipitate, glabrous, with 2 ovules. 

 Pod not seen. 



"W. Australia. Sandy woods, Sussex district, Preiss, n. 1057 ; Vasse river, OldjieU; 

 Swau River and between Moore and Murchison rivers, Brummond^ ^th ColL «. 27- 



11. H. pungens^ Benlh. i)f Hney. Ennm. 37, a7id in Ilneg, Jrch. BoL 

 t 7. An erect rigid not much-branched shmb of 1 to 2 ft., the branches softy 

 pubescent or villous. Leaves linear or lanceolate, ^ to 1 in. long, very spread- 

 ing, rigidly coriaceous with pungent points, the margins much revolute,^ re - 

 culate above, glabrous or the upper ones sprinkled with a few hairs. Stipues 

 setaceous, often more conspicuous than in other species, but sometimes minti 

 or deciduous. Flowers 1 to 3 together on short pedicels. Bracteoles subu- 

 late. Calyx 2i to 3 lines long, silky-villous or hirsute, the upper hp ve^ 

 broad, the lower lobes rather shorter. ' Standard about \ in. diameter. ^ _ 

 Tuinal sheath open on the upper side only. Ovary glabrous, ^vith 2 or ve^ 

 rarely 3 ovules. Pod very oblique, rather longer than broad, the stipes vei 

 nearly as long as the calyx.— Meissn. in PL Preiss. i. 78 ; Mauud, Botanisi, 

 t. 164 ; Paxt. Mag. vi. 101, and x. 51 with figs. ^ . 



W. Australia. Swan River, Brummond, \st ColL and n. 177, Preis^^ n, ^^^'fl 





