548 Eivart and White : 



It resembles Phyllota, in the absence of a strophiole, the 

 stamens slightly but distinctly united to the corolla at the ex- 

 treme base, but differs entirely in habit, leaves and the petals 

 all about | inch long, and other features mentioned. The style 

 and calyx persist, the ovate pointed pod having 2 seeds on 

 short funicles. 



Urodon capitatus, Turcz. 



An erect shrub apparently 1-2 feet, leaves practically sessile, 

 the stalks decurient, glabrous, somewhat obtuse, h to | cm. long, 

 the leaves around the heads much larger and broader, more or 

 less purple on the backs, forming a very distinct involucre. 



Drummond, iv.. No. 21, W.A. type; M. Koch, 1905, L. 

 Monger and Watheroo, W.A., No. 1303 (involucral leaves still 

 broader than the type). 



Urodo:n dasyphyllu.s, Turcz. 



This is distinguished by its shortly but distinctly stalked 

 leaves, which are narrower, longer (1 cm. or more), pointed 

 and hairy. The heads are usually single, but sometimes 2 or 3 

 are clustered together on short separate stalks, the involucral 

 leaves, though sometimes a little longer, do not differ appreci- 

 ably from the foliage leaves. This is the plant which has been 

 generally known as P^iltenaea or Phi/llnta Urndnn. Various 

 localities in W. Austr. The colour varies from yellow to 

 reddish brown, the keel usually being darker. 



Var. ovalifolius, n. var. This is usually short and 

 condensed, 6 inches or so in height, the leaves shorter, 

 broader, very hairy, densely set. A specimen of Drummond's 

 from W.A. links this variety to the type form having 

 the habit of the variety, but the more pointed and narrow 

 leaves of the type. Wangering, W. Austr., R. Helms, 1891 ; 

 Coolgardie, W. Austr., INlcPherson, 189;") : Parker's 11., W. 

 Austr., Merral, 1892. 



As the genus has not previously been tigured, full figures of 

 the variety are given. 



