§54 Lxvii. epacride.t;. ]Andersonla, 



acute, under \ in. long, tlie floral ones very broadly ovate, acuminate, about 

 2 Hues long. Flowers in dense terminal heads, eacli one sessile witliina 

 floral leaf, Eracteoles keeled, acuminate, as long as the floral leaves. Se- 

 pals linear hut rather broad, nearly \ in. long. Corolla rather shorter 

 than the calyx, the lobes much shorter than the tube, sparingly bearded. Fi- 

 laments scarcely flattened \ anthers linear, attached below the middle. Hypo- 

 gynous scales very obtuse or truncate. Ovary and slender style glabrous or 

 slightly pubescent. — SprengeUa latifora^ F. Muell. Fragm. vi. 61. 



"W. Australia, I)rummo7id, n. 106. 



Van longifolia. Leaves much acuminate and twisted, \ in. long. — Drummondf w. 110, 

 2nd ColL n. 253. 



An erect ' shrub of above 1 fl-. 



irved, 



Sepals linear, 4 to 5 lines long. v>v.iv...» i^ .^..^ 



the lobes about as long as the tube, bearded to about the middle. Filaments 

 long, not dilated ; anthers linear, attached below the middle. Hypogynous 

 scales short and broad. Ovules not numerous.— Sond. in PI. Preiss. i. 33L 



\^. Australia- Swan River, Drummond, Isi ColL ; Darhng Range, Preiss, n. 4o6. 



10, A. aristsita^ TJndL Siran Rlv. App. 25. An erect, much-brancM 

 heath-like shrub of 1 to 2 ft., the branches slightly pubescent. Leaves from 

 a short broad base, linear or lanceolate-subulate, erect, mostly mucvonulate, 

 concave and keeled, rarely above 2 lines long, the floral ones often longer, 

 with a much broader base. Flowers in a dense terminal head, each one ses- 

 sile within a floral leaf. Eracteoles short, leaf-like. Sepals narrow-linear, 3 

 to 4 r ' - i , . „,..).p 



alnios 



prominent. 



each cell. — Sond, 



ines long, thin and coloured, scarcely acute, but couvolute so as to oe 



--'t awn-like when dry. Corolla white, rather longer than the calyx i 



lobes as long as the tube, revolutc and densely bearded, except the tips. 

 Fdanients filifoim ; anthers linear, attached below the middle, more or lef 



Hypogynous scales oblong. Style long. Ovules 8 tol^ m 

 iond. in PL Preiss. i. 334; Atherocephala Dnmnnondn, U^- 

 Prod. vii. 755 ; Sprengelia aristala, F. Muell. Pragm. vi. 63. 



■W. Australia. Swaa Kiver, Brummond, 1st Coll., Fraser, Preiss, n. 449, Oldp ■ 



11. A. parvifolia, R. Br. Prod. 554. A small, much-branched shrub, 

 with slender branches. Leaves from a broad base, linear, erect, tapering iw 

 a short, rigid, appressed or incurved, triquetrous point, rarely above 1 'ij 

 long, the floral ones similar. Flowers pink, usuallv few, in terminal beiifw, 

 each one sessile within a floral leaf. Eracteoles mucronate-ncute, keeled, o 

 the length of the floral leaves. Sepals coloured, about three lines Ioii=,- 

 Corolla about as long as the calyx, the lobes shorter than the tube, spW) 

 bearded. Filaments scarcely flattened ; anthers attached a little below tnj 

 middle. Hypogynous scales broadly oblong, truncate. Ovules 6 to » ' 

 each cell.— DC. Prod. vii. 767 ; Sprengelia parvifolia, F. Muell. Fragm- Ji- 

 62 ; Andersoma brachjota, P. Muell. Fragm iv. 125 : Spretwelia Iraclif^ > 

 F. Muell. Fragm. vi. 62. > ^ ^ 





