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EPACRIDEjE. XV. EPACRIS. 



* Leaves cordate. 



1 E. PURPURA'SCENS (R. Br. prod. p. 550.) segments of calyx 

 acuminated, about equal in length to the tube of the corolla ; 

 leaves cucullate, nearly sessile, ending each in a recurved mu- 

 crone, which exceeds the base of the leaf; floral leaves equal- 

 ling the corollas in length. Tj . G. Native of New South 

 Wales. E. pungens, Sims, bot. mag. t. 844. E'pacris at- 

 tenuatum, Link. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 38. Corollas purplish. 



Var. ft, rubra (Lodd. bot. cab. 876.) flowers red. 

 Purpurescent-fiowered Epacris. Fl. Jan. March. Clt. 1803. 

 Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



2 E. PULCHE'LLA (Cav. icon. 4. p. 26. t. 345. Sims, bot. mag. 

 1 1 70. R. Br. prod. p. 550.) segments of the calyx acuminated, 

 equalling the tube of the corolla ; leaves rather concave, ending 

 each in a spreading point, which is not so long as the base of the 

 leaf; floral leaves shorter than the corollas. fj . G. Native 

 of New South Wales. Lodd. bot. cab. lf/4. Flowers pale red 

 or pink. 



Neat Epacris. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1804. Shrub 1 to 3 

 feet. 



3 E. MICROPHY'LLA (R. Br. prod. p. 550.) segments of calyx 

 bluntish, equalling the tube of the corolla ; leaves cucullate, 

 acute, spreading ; spike terminal. f; . G. Native of New South 

 Wales. Flowers almost white. 



Small-leaved Epacris. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1822. Shrub 



1 to 2 feet. 



4 E. RIPA'RIA (R. Br. 1. c.) segments of calyx setaceously 

 acuminated, about equal in length to the tube of the corolla ; 

 leaves flat, acuminated, spreading. Jj . G. Native of New 

 South Wales. 



River-side Epacris. Shrub. 



5 E. GRANDIFLORA (Smith, exot. bot. 75. t. 39. Sims, bot. 

 mag. t. 982.) corollas cylindrical, 4 times longer than the calyx ; 

 flowers pendulous ; leaves flat, acuminated. ^ . G. Native of 

 New South Wales. Lodd. bot. cab. 21. E'pacris Iongifl6ra, 

 Cav. icon. 4. p. 25. t. 344. Flowers scarlet and white. 



Great-flmvered Epacris. Fl. Jan. June. Clt. 1803. Shrub 



2 to 6 feet. 



6 E. CAMPANULA'TA (Lodd. bot. cab. 1925.) leaves ovate, 

 reflexed ; flowers axillary, the whole forming a spike ; corolla 

 twice or thrice longer than the calyx, campanulate. J? . G. 

 Native of Van Diemen's Land. Corollas red. 



far. ft, alba (Lodd. bot. cab. 1931). Flowers white. 

 Campanulate-fiowered Epacris. Fl. March. Clt. 1830. 

 Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



7 E. APICULA'TA (Cunningh. in Field's New South Wales, p. 

 340.) calycine segments lanceolate, acuminated, about equal in 

 length to the tube of the corolla ; leaves cucullate, hairy, ses- 

 sile, auricled at the base : superior leaves imbricated, ending 

 each in a callous obtuse point ; branchlets downy. Tj . G. 

 Native of New South Wales, on boggy moist declivities, in the 

 ravines of King's Table Land. 



4piculated-\eaved Epacris. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1823. 

 Shrub. 



* Leaves simple at the base, not cordate. 



8 E. RUSCIFOLIA (R. Br. prod. p. 550.) flowers scattered, 

 pendulous ; leaves elliptic-lanceolate, petiolate, acuminated ; 

 corollas cylindrical, having the tube twice longer than the calyx. 

 ?j . G. Native of Van Diemen's Land. 



Jtuscus-leaved Epacris. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1824. Shrub. 



9 E RIVULA'RIS (Sieb. pi. nov. holl. ex Spreng. syst. add. p. 

 64.) leaves almost sessile, ovate, acuminated, reflexedly spread- 

 ing ; calyxes acute, about equal in length to the corolla. ^ . G. 

 Native of New Holland. 



FIG. 133. 



Rivulet Epacris. Shrub. 



10 E. IMPRE'SSA (Labill. nov. 

 holl. 1. p. 43. t. 58.) flowers 

 pendulous, spicate, leaning all 

 one way ; leaves lanceolate, near- 

 ly sessile, attenuated at the apex, 

 mucronate, with scabrous edges ; 

 peduncles 3 times shorter than 

 the calyx ; corollas cylindrical ; 

 tube of corolla prismatic, twice 

 longer than the acute ciliated 

 calyx. *j . G. Native of the 

 south coast of New Holland, and 

 Van Diemen's Land. R. Br. 

 prod. p. 551. Sweet, fl. austr. t. 

 4. Lodd. bot. cab. 1691. Flow- 

 ers beautiful crimson. 



Impressed Epacris. Fl. April, 

 July. Clt. 1824. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



11 E. VARIA'BILIS (Lodd. bot. cab. 1818.) leaves ovate, sessile, 

 tapering to the apex ; corolla tubular, 3 or 4 times longer than 

 the calyx. ^ . G. Native of Van Diemen's Land. Flowers 

 drooping, pale red or blush, spicate. Like E. impressa. 



Variable Epacris. Fl. Jan. Feb. 1829. Shrub 2 feet. 



12 E. NIVA'LIS (Lodd. bot. cab. 1821. Lindl. bot. reg. 1531. 

 Graham, in bot. mag. 3253.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, spreading 

 much, nakedish, nerved beneath, attenuated at the apex, mucro- 

 nate, with scabrous margins ; flowers axillary, solitary, secund, 

 disposed in a leafy raceme or spike ; tube of corolla campanu- 

 late, much longer than the segments of the calyx, which are 

 ciliated, as well as the bracteas. I? . G. Native of New Hol- 

 land. Flowers white. 



Snowy Epacris. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1829. Shrub 2 to 3 

 feet. 



13 E. CER^EFOLIA (Graham, in bot. mag. t. 3243.) leaves lan- 

 ceolate, spreading much, nakedish, attenuately mucronate at the 

 apex, with scabrous edges ; flowers spreading, axillary, solitary, 

 secund ; tube of corolla ovate, exceeding the acute ciliated seg- 

 ments of the calyx, fy . G. Native of Van Diemen's Land. 

 Flowers white, collected near the extremities of the branches, 

 much shorter than those of E. nivalis. 



Wax-leaved Epacris. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1831. Shrub 



1 to 3 feet. 



14 E. SPA'RSA (R. Br. prod. p. 551.) flowers unknown ; pe- 

 duncles scattered, about equal in length to the acute calyx ; 

 leaves oblong-lanceolate, petiolate, mucronate, veinless. f? . G. 

 Native of New South Wales. Flowers white. ? 



Scattered-Qovfered Epacris. Shrub. 



15 E. RIGIDA (Sieb. 1. c.) leaves ovate-oblong, bluntish, 

 nearly sessile, cartilaginous, spreading, keeled ; calyxes obtuse, 

 about equal in length to the tube of the corolla. \j , G. Na- 

 tive of New Holland. 



Stiff Epacris. Shrub. 



16 E. OBTUSIFOLIA (Smith, exot. bot. p. 77. t. 40.) flowers 

 nodding ; leaves lanceolate, erect, a little imbricated, ending in 

 a bluntish callous point ; segments of the calyx obtuse, length of 

 the tube of the corolla ; stamens inclosed. I? . G. Native of 

 New South Wales, south coast of New Holland, and Van Die- 

 men's Land. R. Br. prod. p. 551. Lodd. bot. cab. 293. 

 Flowers white. 



Blunt-leaved Epacris. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1804. Shrub 



2 to 3 feet. 



17 E. HETERONE'MA (Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 42. t. 56.) leaves 

 elliptic-lanceolate, acuminated, rather concave, striated beneath ; 

 segments of calyx very acute, naked, length of tube of the 



