Coodeiiia.] LXIV. goodenovieje. 61 



Phillips anj Fitzgerald Ranges, ilaxweU. The strophioLi of the seed, already perccptihie 

 oil the ovule, is, as far as hitherto observed, exceptional in the genus. 



15. G. varia, R. Br. Prod. 576. A glabrous perennial or uiulerslirub, 

 the stems eitlier long- and prostrate or decumbent at the base, and ascending 

 to the height of -^ to 1 ft. Lower leaves tisually broad, oborate or orbicular, 

 narrowed into a petiole, the upper ones ovate-oblong or sometimes in erect 

 brandies lanceolate or linear, all thick, coriaceous, toothed or rarely entire. 

 Peduncles axillary, 1- to 3-flowered, shorter than the leaves. Bractcoles 

 small, narrow. Calyx-tube short, lobes narrow. Corolla glabrous outside, 

 fi to 7 lines long, tlie tube adnata hia-her up than the calyx, but the summit 

 of the ovary free, the upper lobes separated much lower than the others. 

 Dissepiment reaching to about the middle of the ovary; ovules in 2 rows. 

 Capsules 3 to 4 lines long. Seeds flat, oblong, not winged. — DC. Prod. vii. 

 514 ; De Vr. Gooden. 142 ; F. Muell. Fragra. i. 205. 



S, Australia. Petrel Bay, Flinders Island, Memory Cove, R. Brown; roc1\-y places 

 and salt lagoons on the Murray and Flinders Range, St. Viucent's and Speucer's Gulfs, P. 

 Mueller and others ;' Venus arid Streaky Bays. Warburion. 



G, marginata^ De Yr. Gooden. 143, said by hini to be near G. varia, may not be a 

 ^oodenia at all, as neither the flower nor the fruit has been seen. 



16. G. Isevis, Benth, Quite glabrous, procumbent or ascending, and 

 branched. Lower leaves oblong-cuneate, obtuse, with 2 or 3 coarse teeth or 

 lobes, narrowed into a short petiole, 1 to 1^ in. long, the upper ones narrow- 

 linear, entire, all rather thick and smooth. Peduncles axillary, 1-flowered, 

 rarely exceeding the leaves. Bractcoles linear, sonietiaies very small, close 

 under the flower. Calyx-lobes linear. Corolla yellow, glabrous outside, 

 about I in. long or rather more, the lobes all winged, the upper ones sepa- 

 rated low down, and the wings unequal. Dissepiment reaching high up in 

 the ovary; ovules numerous, in 2 row^s. Style slightly pubescent. Indii- 



suim ciliate. Capsule ovoid-oblong, about 3 lines long. Seeds flat, not 

 winged. 



"^^ Australia. Phillips Ranges, MaxwelL 



17. G, barbata, K Br, Prod. 576. A perennial or sometimes under- 

 shrub, with erect branches, often long and virgate, more or less glandular- 

 pubescent. Leaves oblong-linear or lanceolate, obtuse, with revolute margins, 

 ^»^tire or slightly toothed, rarely above 1 in. long and usually shorter. 

 Feduncles 1 -flowered in the upper axils, rarely exceeding the leaves. Brac- 

 jeoles linear, at a distance from the flowers, and the pedicels reflexed aftt^r 

 flowering. Adnate calyx-tube veiy short ; lobes linear or linear-lanceolate, 2 to 

 3 bnes long, adnate at' the base. Corolla about | in. long, pubescent outside, 

 J^ith stellate mixed with glandular hairs, the tube with long, reflexed fringes 

 inside descending from the margins of the lobes, the 2 upper lobes separate 

 almost to the adnate part of the tube. Dissepiment of the ovary very short, 

 With 1 erect ovule on each side. Capsule cvate. Seeds 2, oblong, less cora- 

 Pi'essed than in most species, smooth and almost shining, without any pro- 

 Kiment border,— DC. Prod. vii. 514; De Vr. Gooden. 145; G . cist if alia, 



f; Cunu. ; DC, Prod. vii. 516 ; De Vr. Gooden. 150 ; F. Aluell. Fragm. ii. 



