Ferticordia.} XLVIII. MYRTACER. 31 
river, Mazwell.—The species differs slightly from V. Drummondiz in the ciliate leaves, the 
shortness of the calyx-appendages, and the longer more striate petals. 
. V. Drummondii, Schau. Myrt. Xeroc. 56, and in Pl. Preiss. i. 98. 
A shrub with virgate or divaricate branches, and much the aspect of Erica 
vulgaris. Leaves obovate or oblong, very obtuse, rather thick and concave, 
1 to 2 lines long, imbricate on the short lateral shoots, entire or minutely or 
obscurely denticulate-ciliate. Flowers on short pedicels in the upper axils, 
i ong leafy racemes or dense thyrsoid panicles. Calyx-tube turbi- 
ii. 19. 
W. Australia. Swan River, Drummond, lst Coll. ; Preiss, n. 171; between Tone 
and Gordon rivers, Oldfield. i 
Var. Lindleyi. Leaves broader and less imbricate, often distant and spreading, and quite 
entire. V. Lindleyi, Schau. Myrt. Xeroc. 58, and in Pl. Preiss. i. 98; Drummond, 4th 
Coll. n. 46; Irwin river, Preiss, n. 170. ; 
. 91. V. pholidophylla, F. Muell. Fragm.i.221. A shrub of 1 to ft, 
With spreading branches, very closely allied to V. Drummondit. es 
few of the lateral cilia reflexed on the tube; no accessory lobes, but 5 her- 
baceous reflexed appendages under the lobes, about half as long as the tube. 
Petals ovate, ciliate-fringed, about as long as the calyx-segments, inserted on 
the staminal tube. Stamens united at the base into a short broad tube; anther- 
en parallel, opening longitudinally, connective somewhat thickened; stami- 
nodia linear-subulate, short. Style incurved and bearded towards the end. 
Ovules 6 to 8, 
a Australia. Coalcurda, north of Murchison river and sandy plains south of 
gara, Oldfield ; Roebuck Bay, Marten. 
C. Calyx with 5 primary lobes spreading, each one divided into subulate 
plumose lobes, 5 aecessory lobes outside and alternate with the primary one, 
and transparent, reflexed on tube, fringed or densely ciliate and turned up 
"s between the ribs and under thelobes. Flowers forming racemes or spikes 
low the ends of the branches, or rarely short terminal racemes. Leaves 
