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from one of the specimens in the National Herbarium. This 

 redescription is the more extraordinary since the type specimens 

 were seen by Diels and Pritzel in March, 1902, at the National 

 Herbarium, when they were allowed unprecedented latitude in 

 working through, and even taking specimens from, the Herbarium. 

 The same collector is given in both cases, and the locality, Mount 

 Margaret, is clearly a misreading for Mount Magnet. 



Hydkocotyle candollei, F. v. M. = H. laxiflora, D. C. — 

 Umbelliferse. 



H. candollei is given by Mueller in the 1889 " Census," and 

 also in the " Key to Victorian Plants," p. 267. It is merely a 

 synonym for H. laxiflora, D. C. De CandoUe originally con- 

 sidered that H. laxiflora and H. densiflora were distinct species, 

 but Bentham showed that the plant was dimorphic, and correctly 

 made H. densiflora, D. C, a synonym to H. laxiliora. The 

 name put forward by Mueller simply adds a useless and unjusti- 

 fiable synonym to botanical nomenclature. 



Lachnostachys verbascifolia, F. v. M., var. paniculata (syn. 

 Lachnostachys dempsteri, Pritzel) — Verbenacece. 



Between Esperance Bay and Fraser's Range. 



Dempster, 1884, 85 miles N.E. fiom Esperance Bay, W.A. ; 

 Elder Exploring Expedition, 1881. 



This is the L. albicans of the Elder Exploring Expedition, 

 from which species, however, the plant is quite distinct. It 

 differs from the type species of L. verbascifolia in the more 

 compound inflorescence and shorter tomenlum, as was noted 

 by F. V. Mueller. The leaves have margins which are either 

 not revolute or only slightly so, but otherwise closely resemble 

 the type. In the inflorescence and lessened tomentum the 

 variety shows an approach to L. walcotti, from which, however, 

 the leaves at once distinguish it. The plant has been described 

 by Diels and Pritzel, Frag. Phyt. Aust. Occid., p. 512, as a new 

 species, " L. dempsteri, Pritzel, from the Melbourne Herbarium, 

 confused with L. verbascifolia by F. v. Mueller." Mueller 

 recognized the plant as a variety, although he did not specifically 

 name it. Had Pritzel examined all the material at the Herbarium, 

 he would have come to the same conclusion. The Polder Explor- 

 ing Expedition specimen was apparently not seen by Pritzel. 



Lepyrodia scariosa, R. Br. — Restiacese. 



Glenelg, County of Follelt, F. M. Reader. New locality for 

 Victoria. 



Lobelia toppii, Luehmann — Campanulacese = L. gibbosa, Labill. 

 [L. microsperma, F. v. M.) — Lobeliacese. 



The description and figure of L. toppii in the Vict. Nat., vol. 



