58 Bibliographical Notices. 



Swainsona grandiflora, S. Greyana, S. ? laxa. 



Pentadymis, n. g. of Labiate plants ; P. incana. 



Cassia Sturtii, C. canaliculata, C. eremophila, Cunningh. MSS., C. 

 platypodia, C. phyllodinea. 



Petalostylis, a new genus of Ccesalpinece very near Labichea ; the 

 species is named Petalostylis Labicheoides . 



PoDocoMA, a genus distinguished from Erigeron particularly by its 

 stipitate pappus. The only species yet known is Podocoma cunei- 

 folia. 



Leichardtia, a genus named after Dr. Leichardt, among the most 

 enterprising of Australian explorers, whose narrative has been for 

 two years before the public ; the compliment of Mr. Brown will 

 prove in the eyes of all botanists one even more graceful than the 

 deserved one of the medal of the Royal Geographical Society 

 of London awarded to him in 1846. 



The species Leichardtia australis was originally found by Sir T. 

 Mitchell, but with fruit only, in one of his journeys, and also in 

 his last expedition, where it is mentioned (Trop, Austr. p. 85) as 

 Doubah ; the natives, we are informed by Sir Thomas, eat the seed- 

 vessel entire, preferring it roasted. Captain Sturt observes, that 

 the natives of the districts where he found it eat only the pulpy 

 seed-vessel, rejecting the seeds. 



Jasminum lineare. Brown, Prodr. i. 521, is a very generally distri- 

 buted Australian species. Dr. Lindley has, according to our au- 

 thor, made of a very slight variety of it, his species Jasminum Mit- 

 chellii (Lindley in Mitchell's Trop. Austr. p. 365). 



Jasminum micranthum, n. s. 



Goodenia cycloptera, n. s. 



SccEvola depavperata, n. s. " In salt-ground in lat. 26° S." 



Eremophila Cunning hamii ; Eremodendron C, DeCandolle, Prod. xi. 

 713 ; Deless. Ic. Sel. v. 43. t. 100, where there is an error in the 

 number of the ovules. Our author gives an analysis of the five 

 species, describing a new one. 



Eremophila Sturtii. We may remark, that a genus of Desert-loving 

 Egyptian and Arabian Mantidce is named Eremiaphila. The slight 

 diff^erence of spelling and sound, as well as the total distinction of 

 the subjects, ought to prevent any change of name. Insects and 

 plants are sufficiently w&W.-marked without the mere alteration of 

 a sound. 



Stenochilus longifolius, Br. Prod. i. 517, is identical with the recently 

 described S. pubiflorus and salicinus. The same remark that ap- 

 plied to the name of the last genus applies to this. Amongst the 

 Coleoptera there is a well-marked genus Stenocheila, described by 

 Prof. Lacordaire ; there is no danger of an entomologist without 

 this beautiful carabidous form, finding some day an Australian 

 plant sent him by a correspondent in place of an insect desideratum 

 to his cabinet. 



Grevillea (Eugrevillea^ Sturtii, n. s. 



Grevillea MitchelUi, Hooker, Mitchell's Trop. Austr. p. 265, proves 

 to be G. chrysodendron, Br. Prod. Fl. N. Holl. 379, the name being 



