Gunniane. N. O. Crucifere. 
TAB. DCCCXLVIII. 
Hurtcninsta? Tasmanica, Hook. 
Annua digitalis subsimplex glabra vel hirsutula, foliis radicalibus 
spathulatis in petiolum attenuatis caulinis oblongis sagittato- 
semiamplexicaulibus omnibus subintegerrimis, floribus co- 
rymbosis, fructu elongato racemoso, pedicellis apice incrassatis 
demum elongatis patentibus, petalis spathulatis sublonge ungui- 
culatis sepalis hirsutis duplo longioribus, ovario ovali seu obo- 
vato compresso, stylo crassiusculo, loculis 4-spermis. 
Has. About Arthur’s Lake, western mountains of Van Diemen’s 
Land, R. Gunn, Esq. (m. 2041). 
I place this provisionally only in Hutchinsia. Except in the 
more distinct style, the fruit has a good deal of resemblance to 
that of Hutchinsia (now, by E. Meyer and Reichenbach, referred 
to Capsella) procumbens. I possess no perfect fruit. The thick- 
ening of the pedicel just below the calyx is very remarkable in this 
plant.—* A very small and insignificant annual,” Mr. R. Gunn 
observes, “ being barely visible, except that it happened to be in 
flower (Nov. 1848) when few other plants were blossoming in the 
elevated region about Arthur’s Lake.” 
Fig. 1. Flower. jf. 2. Petal. f 3. Stamen and pistil. f. 4. 
Capsule. f. 5. Dissepiment and seeds :—magnified. 
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