244 XCVII. AMARANTACEJE, [ Ptilotus. 
Filaments slender, nearly as long as the perianth, united at the base in 
a truncate ring, slightly prominent from the perianth-tube; anthers all 
5 perfect (or one sometimes abortive?). Fruit glabrous; style rather 
excentrical. 
S. Australia. Flooded tracts of Wills’ Creek, Howitt’s Expedition. 
parently erect, slender, Beer slightly branched, our specimens 6 in. 
ong, but not the whole plant. Leaves a eee ate, } to 1 in. 
long, contracted into a long petiole. Spikes at 
è ia. Hammersley Range, N.W. coast, F. Gregory's Expedition. M 
accompanying label however in Herb. F. Muell. has evidently been by some acciden 
“ft. high." 
misplaced, for it indicates a “ tree or shrub 18 in. to 2 ft. high.’ 
obtuse, rather thick, with slightly crisped margins, contracted into à 
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rather long petiole, the largest leaves in the specimens scarcely 1 m 
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ameter, numerous, sessile or shortly pedunculate, terminal or m the 
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Novick examined. Ovary glabrous.—F. Muell. Fragm. vi. 232 
S. Australia. Sand ridges, Wills’ Creek, Howitt’s Expedition. 
Sturt’s specimens described by R. Brown. 
i. 
,. 8. P. macrotrichus, F. Muell. Fragm. iv. 90, vi. 232. Erect W^. 1 
ang cni with the habit of P. latifolius, 1 ft. high. or reisen pue r 
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rinkled with a few woo airs and sometimes alm 
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glabrous. Leaves on long petioles, lanceolate or oblong, obtuse or a€ 
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