Chamelauciumn.] XLVIII. MYRTACEJE. 37 
middle into a wing-like appendage on each side; connective of the anthers 
thick, obovoid or elt turbinate, with 2 globular cells at the top, quite dis- 
tinct, as in Thryptomene, but opening longitudinally and nearly parallel ; 
staminodia minute, inflected, often almost concealed by the appendages of the 
laments. Ovules about 6. Style glabrous, with a capitate stigma. 
W. Australia, orina (5th Coll. ? ), n. 135. 
4. C. Drummondii, Meissn. in Journ. Linn. Soc. i. 44. Branches 
virgate. Leaves Tattered? or crowded, not opposite, linean, obtusely keeled, 
obtuse or scarcely mucronate, 3 to 4 lines long, ciliate with long hairs. + 
Flowers nearly sessile, in terminal heads or clusters, ie? of about 6 to 10. 
Calyx-tube broadly turbinate, about 2 lines long, prominently Re 
g une 
6 KA tralia. San ÅN Wd near nr springs, N. of Swan River, Drummond, 
oll, n. 41; and a smaller variety with shorter leaves and fewer flowers, Drummond 
( mg Coll. Pha 58. 
5. C. vi virga gatum, Endl. in Ann. Wien. Mus. ii. 193. Apparently larger 
than any other species, with rigid virgate branches. Leaves opposite e, linear, 
terete or nearly so, obtu use, 2 to 1 in. “long. Flowers on short pedicels, 2 to 
4 together at the enda of the branches in the axils of die last leaves, the upper- 
most pair reduced to small bracts. Bracteoles very broad, brown and scari- 
ous, persistent and envelo oping the calyx after the flower is expanded. Calyx- 
tube broadly turbinate, nearly 3 lines long, obtusely ribbed ; lobes orbicular, 
Mate, about half as long as e peta als. Petais obbicular, 14 lines long, 
minutely fringed. Anthers with a thickened globose ere and small 
lel cells ; staminodia linear. Serenus Myrt. Xeroe. 44. A. 
d onte E. from Ru ew Yor tie Roe Of this I have E seen the single 
Gace and Se Ad which is a very imperfect one, but sufficient 
seri y Endlic 
CAR Vn remarkable pertinent keete, “different D those of all other species except 
EM vifolium, Benth. Branches long and virgate. Leaves op- 
Posite, linear, concave e or semiterete, mostly erect, appressed and 2 to 3 lines 
on the flowering branches, more slender and rather long, with smaller 
ds in their axils on ane main branches. Flowers few, on very 
Bent entire, abont ii lines broad. Connective of GR anthers much 
ous hai taminodia linear, Style bearded under the stigma with decidu- 
Pat Ovules abou 
Y Dre ve (2nd Coll. ?), n. 52. Tt is possible that this may prove to 
Dog of C. Sieg but EH the foliage, the flowers are smaller aud the 
1 ©: un calyx appears to be differe 
uncinatum, iie: in Pl. Preiss. i. 97. Erect and bushy. 
