int Lxvii, EPACRIDK.i:. [Penlaclioudra. 





ment, the second siibteuding the flo^Yer. Bracteoles about half as long as 

 llie calyx. Sepals 1 line long, obtuse, ciliate. Corolla-tube scarcely exceed- 

 ing the calyx; lobes about 4 lines long, very spreading or revolute, exposing 

 the erect, glabrous, filiform filaments and wholly exserted anthers, Hypogj*- 

 nous scales distinct or slightly cohering. Ovary pubescent ; style long.— 

 T)C. Prod. vii. 759; Hook. f. Fl. Tasm. i. 255; Slj/pMia involucratn, 

 Spreng. Syst. i. 655; TrocJiocarpa hivohicrata or Decaspora iHi'olucrata,T. 

 Muell. Fragm. vi. 57. 



Tasmania. Summit of Mount Wellington, R. Broicyiy J. D. Hooker. 



2. P. pumila, R. Br. Prod, 549. A small diffuse or prostrate slnub, 

 the numerous brauchletsascending to a few incbes, usually glabrous. Leaves 

 cro^'ded, ovate or oblong, obtuse or with a callous point, slightly concave, 

 striate, 1 to 3 lines lone:. Flowers almost sessile, solitary at the ends 

 of the short branchlets. Bracts several, very small, the terminal one witli 

 a small rudiment. Bracteoles fullv half as long; as the calyx. Sepals ob- 

 tnse, ciholate, about f line long. Corolla-tube cylindrical, about 2 Imes long, 

 glabrous; lobes short, recurved, bearded inside. Anthers half included m 

 the corolla-tube. Hypogynous scales' distinct. Fruit very pulpy, 3 to 4 

 lines diameter, the pyrenes small and quite separate.— DC. Prod. vii. 759; 

 Hook. f. Fl. Tasm. i. 255 ; Epacris pumila^ Forst. Prod, 13; Sl7/plielia pv- 

 mila, Spreng. Syst. i. 656; Lencopogon vaccbiioides^ Sond. in PI. Preiss. i. 

 325 ; Fentacliondra vacciuioides, Sond. in Linnsea, xxvi. 252 ; TrocJiocarpa 

 pumila or Decasjwra pirmila, F. Muell. Fragm. ri. 57. 



Victoria. Mountains of Munvong, Baw-Baw, Mitta-Mitta, sources of the Yarra, at an 

 elevation of 4500 to 6000 ft., F. Mueller. 



Tasmania. Berwent river, R, Brown; summits of all the mountains above 3000 or 

 4000 ft., /. B, Hooker. 



The species is also in New Zealand. 



3. P. ericBefolia^ Hook. /. /// Hook. Land. Joitm. vi. 271 ; FL Tarn. 

 i. 255. t. 77 A. A densely bianclied, diffuse or prostrate, heatli-like shrub, 

 extending to above a foot, with numerous, shortly ascending, glnbroiis or 

 pubescent branchlets. Leaves erect and often closely appressed, linear or 

 lanceolate, obtuse or with a callous point, concave, prominently 1- or 3- 

 ribbed, 2 or rarely 3 lines long. Flowers 1, 2 or 3 together at the ends ot 

 the branches, each one solitary in the axil of one of the last leaves.^ Bracts 

 several, very small, the two nppertnost rather longer, one with a minute ru- 

 diment. Bracteoles about half as long as the calyx, ciliate. Sepals nearly 

 1 line long, obtuse, ciliolate. Corolla-tube about 2 lines long, pubescent or 

 nearly glabrous outside, and slightly hairy inside ; lobes shorter than tbe 

 tube, bearded inside. Anthers half included in the corolla-tube. Hypogy- 

 nous disk lobed, readily separating into distinct scales. Style long. 



Tasmania. Abundant in the alpine districts between Marlborough and Lake St. Clair, 

 Gunn. 



4. P. ? verticillata. Hook./. FL Tasm. I 256. /. 77 B. A low, diffuse 

 or prostrate shrub, extenditig to 1 ft. or more, the branches shortly asccud- 

 ing, covered with small, acuminate, almost scarious scales, which appear t(i 

 be the persistent leaf-bud scales or abortive leaves at the base of each years 



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