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corolla ; stamens inclosed ; style glabrous ; branches hairy. 

 J? . G. Native of Van Diemen's Land, and of New Holland, 

 on the Blue Mountains. R. Br. prod. p. 551. Hook. bot. mag. 

 t. 3257. Flowers white. 



Variable-stamened Epacris. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1823. Shrub 

 2 to 4 feet. 



18 E. PALUDOSA (R. Br. prod. p. 551.) leaves narrow-lanceo- 

 late, acuminated, flat, striated beneath, with scabrous margins ; 

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

 corolla ; stamens inclosed ; style glabrous. Jj . G. Native of 

 New South Wales. Lodd. bot. cab. 1226. Flowers pale red. ? 



Marsh Epacris. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1825. Shrub 2 to 3 

 feet. 



19 E. LANUGINOSA (Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 42. t. 57.) leaves 

 lanceolate, acuminated, with scabrous margins ; calycine seg- 

 ments very acute, length of tube of the corolla, with the margins 

 woolly ; stamens inclosed ; style hairy. f2 . G. Native of Van 

 Diemen's Land. R. Br. prod. p. 551. 



Woolly Epacris. Shrub 2 feet. 



20 E. ONOSMaiFtoRA (Cunningh. in Field's New South Wales, 

 p. 340.) leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acuminated, cucullately con- 

 cave, 5-nerved, mucronate, petiolate, with ciliated margins : 

 branchlets hoary ; corollas cylindrically ventricose, with the 

 tube exceeding the calyx, which is very acute. T? . G. Native 

 of New South Wales, in boggy moist declivities on the King's 

 Table Land. Nearly allied to E. lanuginbsa, Labill. 



Onosma-flowered Epacris. Fl. May. Clt. 1823. Shrub. 



21 E. MYRTIFOLIA (Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 41. t. 55.) leaves 

 ovate, acute, mucronulate, flat, thick : floral ones about equal in 

 length to the corolla ; calycine segments acutish, naked, length 

 of tube of the corolla ; bracteas bluntish ; stamens inclosed. 

 Jj . G. Native of Van Diemen's Land. R. Br. prod. 551. 



Myrtle-leaved Epacris. Shrub. 



22 E. SESPYLLIFOLIA (R. Br. prod. 551.) leaves ovate, acute; 

 floral leaves one-half shorter than the corolla; calycine segments 

 acutish, naked, length of tube of corolla ; stamens inclosed. 

 Jj . G. Native of Van Diemen's Land. 



Wild-Thyme-leaved Epacris. Shrub. 



23 E. EXSE'RTA (R. Br. prod. 551.) leaves lanceolate, acute, 

 erect, flat above, and rather convex beneath ; calycine segments 

 bluntish, equalling the tube in length ; anthers clearly exserted. 

 T; . G. Native of Van Diemen's Land. Flowers white. 



Exserted-stamened Epacris. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1812. 

 Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



24 E. CRASSIFOLIA (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves oval or obovate, ob- 

 tuse, mutic, flat, cartilaginous, acute at the base ; calyxes pe- 

 dunculate, with woolly margins ; stem procumbent, with ascend- 

 ing branches. ^ . G. Native of New South Wales. 



Thick-leaved Epacris. Shrub procumbent. 



25 E. MUCRONULA' TA (R. Br. prod. p. 552.) leaves lanceolate, 

 very acute, erectly spreading, ending each in a pungent pellucid 

 mucrone ; calycine segments acute, with naked margins, fj . G. 

 Native of Van Diemen's Land. Flowers red. ? 



Mucronulate-leaved Epacris. Fl. April,<**ly. Clt. 1824. 

 Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



Cult. All the species of this genus are delicate and handsome 

 small shrubs ; and many of them, on that account, are cul- 

 tivated by nurserymen and florists. A sandy peat soil suits 

 them best, and the rougher and more turfy it is, the better the 

 plants will thrive. They should be always shifted into fresh 

 pots and mould just before they are placed out of doors for the 

 summer from the green-house, as the roots become matted, and 

 being so very fine, the hot sun against the pots is apt to 

 destroy the points, and thus often kills the plants altogether. 

 Cuttings taken from the tips of young shoots, and planted in 

 pots filled with sand, with a bell-glass placed over them, either in 



autumn, winter, or spring, will readily strike root ; but they 

 will not strike so freely in summer. When the cuttings are 

 rooted, they should be potted singly in small pots, and set in 

 a close frame for some time, and hardened to the air only by 

 degrees. 



XVI. LYSINE'MA (from \u<rie, lysis, a freeing, and vijfj.a, 

 nema, a filament ; in reference to the stamens being hypogynous, 

 and therefore free from the corolla, not as in Epacris epipeta- 

 lous). R. Br. prod. p. 552. 



LIN. SYST. Pentandria, Monogy'nia, Calyx coloured, with 

 many bracteas ; bracteas texture of calyx. Corolla salver- 

 shaped, with the tube sometimes divisible into 5 parts ; seg- 

 ments of the limb beardless, bent to the right. Stamens hypo- 

 gynous. Anthers peltate above the middle. Hypogynous scales 

 5. Placentas of capsule adnate to the central column. Shrubs 

 with the habit of E pacris. 



1 L. PETAPE'TALUM (R. Br. prod. p. 552.) corollas pentapeta- 

 lous, having the claws distinct the whole length, and longer than 

 the calyx, glabrous outside, fj . G. Native of New Holland, 

 on the south coast. Flowers pink. Leaves trigonal. 



Five-petalled Lysinema. Fl. Feb. March. Clt. 1823. Shrub 

 2 to 3 feet. 



2 L. CILIA'TUM (R. Br. 1. c.) corollas pentapetalous : having 

 the claws cohering at the apex, length of calyx, glabrous outside. 



Pj . G. Native of New Holland, on the south coast. 

 Ciliated-leaved Lysinema. Shrub. 



3 L. LASIA'NTHUM (R.Br. 1. c.) corollas pentapetalous: having 

 the claws woolly outside, and 4-5 times longer than the limb. 

 fy . G. Native of New Holland, on the south coast. 



Hairy-flowered Lysinema. Fl. Feb. May. Clt. 1820. Shrub 

 2 to 3 feet. 



4 L. CONSPI'CUUM (R. Br. 1. c.) corolla monopetalous : having 

 the tube 5-cleft, and exceeding the calyx ; leaves lanceolate- 

 subulate, adpressed. ^ . G. Native of New Holland, on the 

 south coast. 



Conspicuous Lysinema. Fl. Feb. May. Clt. 1 824. Shrub 

 2 to 3 feet. 



5 L. RUSCIFOLIUM (Sieb. ex Spreng. syst. add. p. 64.) leaves 

 half stem-clasping, ovate-oblong, cuspidate, ciliated, smooth ; 

 segments of calyx subulate, about equal in length to the tube of 

 the corolla. Jj . G. Native of New Holland. 



Ruscus-leaved Lysinema. Shrub. 



6 L. PU'NGENS (R. Br. prod. p. 552.) corollas monopetalous, 

 having the tube entire, and equal in length to the calyx ; leaves 

 ovate, acuminated, spreading. Pj . G. Native of New South 

 Wales. E'pacris pungens, Cav. icon. 4. p. 26. t. 346. Flowers 

 white. Shrub pale green. This species is intermediate between 

 Lysinema and E'pacris. Leaves stem-clasping. 



Var. ft, rubrum (Sims, bot. mag. 1199.) shrub dark or brown- 

 ish green ; flowers red. 17 . G. Native of New South Wales. 

 E'pacris rosea, Lodd. bot. cab. t. 863. 



Pungent-leaved Lysinema. Fl. Feb. April. Clt. 1804. Shrub 

 2 to 3 feet. 



Cult. See E'pacris above for culture and propagation. Elegant 

 and delicate shrubs, having the habit of E'pacris. 



XVII. PRIONOTES (from vpiuv, prim, a saw, and o?e 

 (iroc, ous otos, an ear ; in reference to the serrated leaves). R. 

 Br. prod. p. 552. 



LIN. SYST. Pentandria, Monogynia. Calyx bractless. Corolla 

 tubular, with an open throat ; the limb beardless. Stamens hy- 

 pogynous. Filaments half adhering to the tube. Anthers with 

 a complete dissepiment. Hypogynous scales 5. Placentas un- 

 known. A glabrous much branched shrub. Leaves scattered, 

 petiolate, serrated. Peduncles axillary, 1 -flowered, recurved, 



