173 LXVii. EPACKroi:,!:. [BrachyhuW, 



Leaves oblong or lanceolate, with a rigid point. Corolla-lobes gla- 

 brous (besides the reflexed hairs of the base) 2. ^. concolor. 



Leaves linear or oblong-linear. Corolla-lobes beardtd in the middle . 3. B. ericoideL 



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Sect. II. Lissanthoides. — Corolla-lobes acutely acuminate. Bracts none besidei 

 ike 2 bracteoles. 



Leaves lanceolate, tapering into a long, pungent point. Corolla-lobes 



mucli imbricate 4. E. depression. 



Leaves ovate-elliptical or oblong-lanneolate, with a short pungent poiut. 



Corolla-lobes moderately imbricate h. B. ciliatum. 



Leaves ovate elliptical or oblong-lanoeolate, obtuse, with a minute callous 



poiut. Corolla-lobes slightly imbricate at the base &. B.daphnoides- 



Sect. 1. Lobopogon.— Corolla-lobes obtuse. Bracts several. 



1. B. Preissii, Sond. in Pi. Pre'm. i. 305. An erect, busliy sluub, 

 the branches slightly hairy. Leaves linetir-oblong, obtuse but ofteii iiiucro- 

 nate, minutely deuticulatc-ciliate, flat or convex, pale or hoary uadenicath, 

 mostly about I in. Ion<>;. Peduncles axillary, 2 to 3 lines long, with several 

 bracts ; bracteoles at least half as long as the calyx. Sepals 2 lines long or 

 rather more, almost scarious, shortly mucronafc. Corolla-tube shorter tliaii 

 the calyx, rather broad, with reflexed scales in the throat copiously fiingeii 

 with long hairs ; lobes as long as the tube, obtuse, much indiricate in the 

 bud. Filaments short, slightly' dilated upwards; anthers attached above the 

 middle. Hypogyuous disk truncate, minutely 5-toothed. Ovary 5-celled. 

 Style short. Fruit enclosed in the calyx, depressed-globular, remarkably 

 furrowed.— %;7/;e^/fl bracJiyloma, F. Muell. Fragm. vi. 39. 



A^'J^"^^^^^^^^- ^""" ^'^'^'*' ^'■"mMond, 1st Coll. n. 480 ; Bull's Creek, Preiss,^- 

 426 ; Hamden, C/ari-e ; Harvey river, Oldfield. Druramoud's specimens, n. 138 aud 2bl, 

 appear to be the same species, but the remains of ilovvers are too imperfect to determine. 



2. B. concolorj F. Muell. Fragm. vi. 39. An erect, bushy sbrub, glji- 

 brous or the braitches slightly pubescent. Leaves petiolate, oblong or ob- 

 lanceolate, with a short fine point, slightly concave, thick and nearly as 

 smooth and shining underneath as above, mostly 3 to 4 lines long. I'e'I""' 

 clos under 1 line long, the bracts minute; bracteoles very small. Sepals* 

 line long. Corolla nearly 2 lines long, quite glabrous, except the long ua'" 

 reflexed into the tube from the b;ise of the lobes ; lobes as long us tbe tube, 

 much imbricate. Filaments exceedingly short, flat; anthers attaclied near 

 the top, slightly cohering in a ring. Hvpof^ynous disk tnmcate, readilj 

 separating into scales. Ovary 5-celled : st"yle ^hort.^Stypkelia geissolotna or 

 Sttnanihera brachyloma, F. Muell. Fragm. vi. 39. 



W. Australia. To the eastward of King George's Sound, Baj:ter, Maricell. 



3. B. ericoides, Sond. In Linucea, xxvi Ul A low, bushv or diffuse 

 shrub, the branches shortly pubescent. Leaves erect or spreading, linear or 

 oblong-lmear, with a fine rigid point, minutely denticulate-ciliate, flat or 

 slightly concave, mostly 3 to 4 lines long. Flowers nearly sessile, Bracb 

 few ; bracteoles half as long as the calyx. Sepals about 3 lines long, vej 

 obtuse and almost scarious. Corolla about 3 lines long, the tube shorty 

 than the calyx, with reflexed scales in the throat fringed with long bairs 

 descendmg into the tube ; lobes rather shorter than the tube, ovate, obtu=e, 



