(iios. LXII. COMPOSITA. 503 
j E between the awns; the summit of the achene within the cup conical 
a few minute bristles 
N. S. de Eae basi: river and Cooper's Creek, Witi Wheeler. 
ori Wim iria 
: Aus tralia. (is "e Gulf; R. Brown; Holdfast Bay, Port Adelaide, Pfeiffer’s 
n Tut, Port Lincoln, Boston Point, F. Mueller ; in the N.W. interior, M Douall Stuart's 
WA Australia. Swan River, Drummond, Preiss, n. 2427; Gordon and Bowes 
1 Tivers, Oldfield. 
Var. parviflora. Leaves linear-cuneate, the larger ones acutely toothed from near the 
L3 Flower- sere tis ie? Gi appus-bristles more numerous, the united base shorter.— 
Buenefoldia Secs oa Walp. in Linnea, xiv. 506, which I have not seen, is, from the 
description, most probably this species. 
Sec IIL. ACANTHARIA.— Pappus consisting of several unequal 
awis, ill Bii and usually hispid at the base, sometimes all short. 
6. C. scabiosifolia, Sond. and Muell. in Linnea, xxv. 471. Hirsute, 
scabrous or nearly glabrous, the stock densely tufted, with einer rhizomes 
a stolons. Radical leaves petiolate, obovate or oblong, coarsely toothed or 
 pinatifii or sometimes lyrate, often 2 to 3 in. long. ` Stems ascending or 
Met, > to 1 ft. high, simple or slightly branched, with few smaller mo 
“ssile and less divided leaves. Involucral bracts ovate. Goes $ ts via 
‘purplish, Achenes softly pubescent. Pappus of about 8 very rigid awns, 
larger ones much thickened. at the base and divaricate but very 
thequal, the alternating omy ones sometimes minute or wantin p.06, 
Muelleri, Sond. in Linnea, xxv. 470 (more glabrous with narrower leaves). 
N. 5. Wales Darling river, KEN Expediti 
^ pedi 
. Victoria. Avoca river and Geelong, F. Mueller ; "Winia, Dallachy. 
8. Australia. ay tures, Walpena a and Cudnaka, P. Mueller. 
nre lasiocarpa, F. Muel eaves more e less to Me Flower-heads and achenes 
i L 
— Snowy and M tanita rivers and Maneroo, P. Mue 
SCH Ru esiecs, F. Muell. Softly villous. prs ves cuneate, toothed at the mg only, 
Wer-heads as in the last varietv.— Mountains on the Mitta-Mitta river, F. Muel ; 
SS, integrifolia, F. Muell. Nearly glabrous. Radical leaves narrow, e Tine, 
e; stem leave i hed. w jo 
Ble Mountains, A. egen ‘and others; grassy mountains on the Macalister river 
Vi SH 11 6 in. ] with 
ongata. da appar éi etiolated form, the radical leaves 6 in. long or more, wit? ` 
s teeth or e Biéins almost filiform, with 1 or 2 long 1- headed sei 
M 
i3 (?) vom ^" Radical vade cuneate- densi more or less toothed, Stems 
. “"ngated with a few Silo ee and 1 to 3 flower- 
*nsland. Rockhampton and Keppel Bay, Those ; Burdekin river and desert on 
ueller 
JG, Scapigera, Hook. in Mitch. Trop. Austr. 75. A small ieee 
mal emitting creeping stolons, dier? or Ze hairy. Rac 
Á es linear or linear-lanceolate, entire o remotely toothed, narrowe 
véi a petiole of 1 to vds et Goen, or scapes ‘simple, longer than the 
leaves, earing a few ves and a single head very. much 
male thn in in o ege hae’ bracts broadly-oblong. . Ray- florets 
