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another, however, in general haUit, in the flowers solitary in the 

 axils of the leaves, on pedicels of about 2 mm., with the bases 

 surrounded by minute bracts. From E. scaber it is readily 

 distinguished by the absence of any articulation of the pedicel to 

 a peduncle, and from E. linearis by the stigma being entire and 

 not lolled. 



Euphorbia hypericifolia, L., var. bracteolaris, Boiss (Euphor- 

 biaceae). Elder Exploring Expedition, 1892, lat. 27 deg. 

 5 m. S., long. 119 deg. 15 ni. E. 



This plant was considered by Luehmann to be a new Austral- 

 ian species. Specimens sent to Kew were determined as E. 

 iudica, L., from which the plant differs only in the seeds being 

 smooth instead of shallowly pitted. E. indica, L., is probably an 

 error, for E. indica, Lamk., which is placed under E. hypericifolia 

 as var. indica by Hooker ; variety bracteolaris has the smooth 

 seeds of our specimens, and agrees in other respects within a 

 varietal range. The species is new to Australia and undoubtedly 

 indigenous. 



Lepidopetalum (B1.) tenax, Benth. 



Specimens of Lepidopetalum australis, F. v. M., MS., col- 

 lected by Hill at Moreton Bay, were sent to Kew and 

 returned marked, " genus correct, species not at Kew." On 

 further examination they were found to be identical with speci- 

 mens named Ratonia benax, Benth., by Bentham himself, and 

 from the same locality and collector. The species, therefore, 

 becomes Lepidopetalum tenax, Benth., for which Cupania tenax, 

 A. Cunn., Ratonia tenax, Benth., and Lepidopetalum australis, 

 F. V. M., are synonyms. 



Lepyrodia scariosa, R. Br. (Restiaceae). Grampians, H. B. 

 Williamson, 1903. 

 New to Victoria. 



Melaleuca cordata, Benth., var. ovata, F. v. M. M. Koch, 

 Western Australia. 



These specimens with almost oblong leaves, all regularly 

 3-nerved, diverge more strongly from the type species than tho.se 



