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ranguloris (o£ wliich there is a specimen neither at the Museum nor 

 at Kew) is described as ascending, whereas the other is a repent 

 species. L. humisti^ata F. Muell. seems therefore to be distinct, 

 with affinity to L. memhranacea. 



The differences above alluded to may be shown as follows : — 



Leaves prominently toothed L. humistrata F. Muell. 



Leaves orbicular, sinuate-toothed, 



mostly l'5-2-5 X l"5-2 cm L. memhranacea ^i\ 



Leaves broadly ovate, sinuate-toothed, 



mostly 8-10 x 5-Q mm. i. Benthamiana nob. 



Pratia Podenzanse, sp. nov. {Campanulacecs). Herbacea, 

 repens ; caiile folioso hac atque iliac radicante ancipiti puberulo ; 

 foliia subsessilibus suborbicularibus margine denticulatis fere glabris ; 

 fforilms axillaribus pedunculis elongatis sursvim pubescentibus insi- 

 dentibus ; cali/cis segmentis anguste lineari-lanceolatis acutis margine 

 ciliolatis ovario sequilongis ; corolla pro rata majuscula calycem 

 facile superantc lobis posticis lineari-spathulatis quam antici oblongo- 

 obovati altius sohitis ; antheris omnibus barbatis; ovario ovoideo 

 pubescente, 



Kah. Queensland, Kuranda, abundant in open places ; n. 6338 : 

 also Myola near Cairns ; Podenzana in Herb. Mus. Brit. 



Folia 11-15 X 9-11 mm., tenuiter memhranacea, in sicco ^dridia, 

 passim ciliolata, pag. inf. alicjuantulum glauca ; petioli 2-3 mm. long., 

 ])uberuli. Pedunculi 4-5 cm, long., ancipites. Calycis segmenta 

 3-5 mm. long. Corolla violacea, 13 mm. long. Filamentorum 

 columna 5 mm., antherse 2*25 mm. long. Stigma subinclusum, 

 2-lobum. 



Affinity Avith P. 'peduncidata Benth. and P. piiherula Benth. ; 

 from the former differing in the large leaves, from the latter in the 

 long peduncles, in the large flowers and bearded anthers from both. 



Though there is no ripe fruit, appearances point to the species 

 being baccate and thus referable to Pratia. It is unlike all the 

 Australian Lobelias. 



Lencopogon onelaleiicoides A. Cunn. Kuranda, " Rocky A^iew," 

 under trees in the ojDen, 1500 ft. ; n. 631-1. Distrih. Queensland, 

 N.S. Wales. 



Dracoplnfllnm Saj/eri F. Muell. Bellenden Ker, just below and 

 on summit *in dense forest scrub, 4900-5400 ft. ; n. 6317. Shrub 

 up to 2 m. Bi-acts pink, flowers cream, fruit red. Distrih. Re- 

 stricted to Bellenden Ker range. 



Syvqylocos Thwaitesii F. Muell. Bellenden Ker, mountain slope, 

 2-4000 ft. ; n. 6300. A tree with white flowers. Distrih. Queens- 

 land, N.S. Wales. 



Melodinus gratus, sp. nov. {Apocynacece'). Scandens ; ramis 

 foliosis puberulis dein glabris novellis pubescentibus ; foliis ovato- 

 lanceolatis sursum cuspidato-acuminatis apice ipso obtusis basi in 

 petiolura brevem cuneatim angustatis chartaceis utrinque glabris ; 

 injforescentiis in axillis solitariis sessilibus vel breviter pedunculatis 



