83 Lxiv. GOOBENOviE^. [Sccevold, 



form, with small, broad leaves), R. Brown; Murray ScnxK Flinders Range, and Spencer's 

 Gulf, F, M?reller; Lake Gillies, Biirlcitt. 



MT. Australia, Brummond, ?i. 413, and Suppl n. 51 ; Murchisoa river, Oldjield. 



Generally speaking the leaves are small, broad, and whitish tomentose on the most scrubby 

 spinescent specimens, narrow, longer, and green on the luxuriant ones, bnt sometimes the 

 two occur on different branches of the same specimen. The fruit described was ouly seen oil 

 one of Drummond's specimens, n. 51, without flowers. On other specimens it appears to 

 be ovoid, rather small, dry, and rugose, but evidently not arrived at perfection, and without 

 any seed. 



3. S. Grceneri, F. MuelL Fragm. vi. 15. An erect, glabrous, branch- 

 m^ sbrub. Leaves mimerous but not clustered, petiolate, ovate-elliptical 

 oblong or lanceolate, coriaceous, acute or obtuse, entire, 4 . to 1 in. long, j 



5. S. atriplicina. F. Muell 



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with a minute, stellate pubescence. Leaves often crowded on the short brancli- 

 lets, ovate obovate or oblong, obtuse, entire or coarsely sinuate-toothed, 1 to 2 

 in. long. Pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, slender, shorter than the leaves. Brac- 

 teoles leafy, entire, ovate and obtusely acuminate or oblong, connate on the 

 upper side to about the middle. Calyx-limb a very short ring or q"i^*^ 

 obsolete. Corolla about f in. long, pubescent outside, the tiibe gibbous nt 

 the base on the lower side, the uppcT lobes often fringed at the base. ^^^' 

 ments long. Ovary 2-celled. Style slightly hairy. Indusium ciliate- 

 Druj)e small, ovoid, the endocarp bony and rugose, the exocarp more or less 



succulent. 



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W. Australia. Port Gregory, OUfieU ; also in Bmmwortd's collection. The speci- 

 mens are very few, aud not perfect. It may prove to be a variety of S. tomentosa. 



Sect. IIT. Pogonanthera, G. i>0M.— Herbs or uudershrubs. Peduncles 

 or pedicels axillary, 1-flowered or the lower ones beariii"- a dichotomous 



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Pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, short but slender, the flowers slightly exceed- 

 ing the leaves. Bracteoles linear. Calyx-lobes exceedingly small, ovate. 

 Corolla slender, 7 to 9 lines long, glabrous outside ; lobes with narrow wings, 

 the middle ones sometimes fringed at the base w^ith a few long teeth, decur- 

 rent in the throat. Ovary 2-celled. Indusium glabrous, ciliate. Style 

 lobes rather long, and divaricate. Fruit not &teu.—Merki(sia myrt'ifolia, De 

 Vr. Gooden. 72. "^ 



^V. Australia, Drummond, «. 363. 



4, S. tomentosa^ Gaudich. in Freijc. Toy, Bot, 460. t. 81. An erect ^ 



shrub, clothed all over with a close, stellate tomentum. Leaves ovate, ob- . 

 ovate or oblong, narrowed into a short petiole, coarsely sinuate-toothed, 

 above 1 in. long. Pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, much "shorter thaa the 

 leaves. Bracteoles leafy, entire, ovate and obtusely acuminate or oblong, 

 connate on the upper side to about the middle. Calyx-limb a very short, 

 ciliate ring. Corolla 10 to 11 lines long, tomentose outside, the tube gib- 

 bous at the base on the lower side, the upper lobes fringed at the base. 

 Ovary 2-celled. Style slightly hairy. Indusium glabrous, ciliate. Fruit 

 not seen,— DC. Prod. vii. 506 ; TemnmicAia tomentosa, De Vr. Gooden. 13. 



'W. Australia. Sharks' Bay {Qatidickaud), Maitland Brown (a single specimen ia 

 Herb. F. MulIL). 





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