114 LXiv. GOODENOVIE^. [BampicTa, 



at the end, the indumentum looser, mixed on the flowers with a few longer haira plumose at 

 the hasc only. — Brummond^ ^th ColL «. 71. 



16. D. marifolia^ Beuth. A diffuse or erect mucli-L ranched shnib or 

 undershnrb, under 1 ft. higli in all the specimens seen, hoaiy all over Tvitli a 

 close stellate tomentum mixed with longer rather rigid more or less plumose 

 hairs. Leaves sessile, ovate to oblong-elliptical, obtuse, entire, with slightly 

 revolute margins, nsually about ^ in. long and hoary on both sides, some- 

 times on luxuriant shoots nearly 1 in. long and glabrons above. Peduncles 

 in tlie upper axils nearly as long as or longer than the leaves, 1- to 3-flo\verc(l, 

 with linear leafy bracts or bracteoles. Flowers blue, stellate-tomentose out- 

 side. Calyx-lobes ovate or ovate-lanceolate, almost concealed in the indu- 

 mentum, although nearly as long as the tube. Corolla 4 to 5 lines long. 

 Ovary l-celled, with 1 ovoid-oblong straight ovule erect from the base. 



W. S. VlTales. Confluence of the Murray and "Murrurabidgee, F, Mueller. 

 Victoria- Wimmcra, JDallacJiy, 



These specimens are referred by P. Mueller, Fragm. ii. 17, to D. incana, of which they 

 have the inflorescence and nearly the indumentum^ but neither the foliage nor the ovule. 



17. D. rosmarinifolia, ScJdecM. Linncea, xx. 603, An erect or rarely 

 diffuse or prostrate imdershrub or much-branched shrub of \ to 1^ ft., ^^ 

 branches, underside of the leaves, and young shoots more or less hoary or 

 white with a close stellate or intricate tomentum. Leaves sessile or near!} 

 so, oblong or almost linear, very obtuse^ the margins much revolute, thicK, 

 smooth and shining on the upper surface, mostly about \ in. long and qj^^j^ 

 entire ; the lower ones sometimes 1 in. long and occasionally broader, sligntly 

 angular and narrowed into a short petiole. Peduncles in the upper axj 

 solitai7 or clustered, exceedingly short or rarely as long as the leaves. B^* 

 small, linear. Flowers blue (or white or red according to Behr), densely 

 stellate-tomentose, with a few lonojer hairs. Calyx-lobes very small, almo= 

 concealed in the indumentum. Corolla about ^ in. long. Ovary 1-ceIlea, 

 with 1 narrow erect ovule. 



Victoria. Murray desert and Wimmcra, Dallaclvj ; near Lake Koorong, S^^' 

 Mueller. ,„ 



S- Australia. From the Murray to St. Vincent's Gulf, F, Mueller and others j \^ 

 Gillies, Burkiti; near Spencer*s Gidf, T, Mueller, 



Var. dysaniha. Indumentum of the flowers much longer and looser, as ^^P-\^^^^^^^ 

 hut the upper leaves much revolute and white underneath, as in D. rosmarinifolia,' ^ 

 pians, Wilhelmi ; St. Vincent's Gulf, F. Mueller, 



18. D. lavandtdacea, LindL Swan Riv. App, 27. A much-branch^ 

 erect or diffuse rigid perennial, not exceeding 1 ft. in any specimens ^ ' 

 the young parts clothed with a white cotton which disappears at least tro 

 the upper side of the leaves. Leaves oblong lanceolate or almost linear, t 

 larger ones f in., but mostly \ in. long or less, sessile or the lo-vver od^ 

 shortly petiolate, coriaceous, with recurved or revolute margins, entire or o 

 scurely toothed. Peduncles in the upper axils usually clustered, as '^^^ ^ 

 or longer than the leaves, mostly 1-flowered. Bracteoles linear. ^^^^L 

 blue, covered with short stellate or branched cottony hairs. Calyx-lt> ^^ 

 short, almost concealed in the indumentum. Corolla imder \ in- ^^^°' 





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