Olearia.) LXII., COMPOSITA. 471 
tous aud very unequal.— Aster myrsinoides, Labill. Pl. Nov. Holl. ii. 53. t. 
202; F. Muell. Fragm. v. 69; Ewrybia sen Nees, Gen. et Sp. Ast. 
146; DC. Prod. v. 268; - Hook: f. Fl. Tas 174. 
RER Port Phillip, R. Brown ; Delatite river, Loddon plaius, Wilson's Promontory, 
Mueller. 
ird Port Dalrymple and Derwent river, R. Brown ; PTT in hilly districts, 
vió 
Var. serr Leaves sessile, obovate to oblong, toli in. long, rounded at the end 
bat seid. ay: Sch denticulate. ae ets 4 to 8 in the head.—Mount Disappointment 
il "m 
ue 
ar, EN? Wei ll. Ce? s shortly petiolate, obovate, oblong or lanceolate, often 
acute, L to 2 in. lo € acutely and geif or rarely minutely €— Heads larger with 
3lo5 fores 1 in the ray and 6 to di " the disk ~ vie ore.— rubescens, Sieb. Pl. 
Ex; Eurybia erubescens, DC. Prod. v. 267; H . Fl. Tas t PIS. 
N. S. Wales. Port Jackson Y the Blue Morin eg in ide interior to Lachlan 
tiver, 4. and R. Cumin ngham, Sieber, n. 339, and o 
oria. Rocky barren seruhiby veier from the t Glen elg to Meryl 4 eee oe in 
the Grampians, id over a great part of Australia Felix. F. Mueller an 
Tasmania. Derwent ri iver, R. Brown ; not mëtteg gege the island, J. D. 
All the varieties are said ta smell of musk. 
12.0, persoonioides, Benth. A dwarf bushy shrub rarely exceeding 
3 ft. Leaves alternate, petiolate, from e to oblong, very obtuse, nar- 
towed at the base, 3 to 12 in. long, very smooth and shining ‘above, silvery 
or NIby-tomertoss underneath with centrally attached hairs. Flower-heads 
small, rather numerous, forming leafy panicles. Involucres ovoid. Ray- 
ets 3 or 4, white; disk-florets about 10 to 12. Anthers with minute 
Points at the base. Style-appendages almost acute. Achenes hairy. Pappus 
with a few pa Moret bristles.— Eurybia persoonioides, DC. Prod. v. 267; 
Hook. f, F i. 174. 
E J. - fuh Mountain, Derwent river, R. Brown ; generally in alpine situa- 
Var, M Leaves lauceolatée, almost acute. Flower-heads fewer, but scarcely 
Y Achenes glabrous 4 
"ei alpina. Flow er heads fewer e bs with xm more florets. Achenes glabrous. 
SA alpina, Hook. f. Fl. Tas 174. t. 42. Only in alpine situations, J. D. 
13. o Obcordata, Benth. A small bushy shrub of about 2 ft. with a 
s g musky odour d" D. Hooker). Leaves alternate, cuneate and obtusely 
f coe at the end or obcordate, mostly under } in. long, the 
uppe 
oi t reticulate, the under surface 
O. persoonioides, glabrous and no E 
hope 
oot on mountains at 
ume m. pus URS river, R. Brown; g y 
14. o. * Pinifolia, Benth. A rigid bushy shrub, with stout tomentose 
