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EPACRIDEA. XVIII. COSMELIA. XIX. ANDERSOMA. XX. PONCELETIA. XXI. SPRENGELIA. 



minutely bracteate at the base, and naked above. Flowers 

 showy, pendulous. The placentas of the capsules are loose 

 and pendulous, and the leaves sheathing, according to Labillar- 

 diere. 



1 P. CERINTHOIDES (R. Br. prod. p. 553.). ^ . G. Native 

 of Van Diemen's Land. E'pacris cerinthoides, Labill. nov. holl. 

 1. p. 43. t. 59. 



Cerintlie-like Prionotes. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



Cult. This is an elegant and delicate shrub, bearing showy 

 pendulous flowers. For culture and propagation, see E'pacris, 

 p. 783. 



XVIII. COSME v LIA(fromi;o<r^&), kosmeo, to adorn ; beauty 

 of flowers.) R. Br. prod. p. 553. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx foliaceous. Co- 

 rolla tubular. Stamens epipetalous. Anthers adnate to the 

 filaments, which are ciliated at top. Hypogynous scales 5. 

 Placentas of capsule adnate to the central column. An erect 

 much branched shrub, but the branches while naked are not 

 marked by cicatrices. Bases of leaves cucullate, half sheathing. 

 Flowers solitary, drooping, terminating the short lateral branches. 

 Calyx imbricated by smaller leaves. Corollas deep red. Sta- 

 mens inclosed. Anthers loosened at the base. Placentas free 

 at both extremities. 



1 C. RU'BRA (R. Br. prod. p. 553.). J? . G. Native of the 

 south coast of New Holland. E'pacris rubra, Spreng. syst. 1. 

 p. 629. 



/ferf-flowered Cosmelia. Fl. ? Clt. 1826. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



Cult. See E'pacris, p. 783. for culture and propagation. 



XIX. ANDERSO'NIA (named in memory of William 

 Anderson, a surgeon of the Royal Navy, who accompanied 

 Captain Cook ; he paid great attention to botany. Descriptions 

 of the genera of Van Diemen's Land plants, written by him, are 

 still in the Banksian Library. The genus is also intended to 

 commemorate the late Alexander Anderson, formerly Director 

 of the Botanic Garden at St. Vincent; and William Anderson, 

 the present Curator of the Apothecaries' Botanic Garden at 

 Chelsea.) R. Br. prod. p. 553. 



LIN. SYST. Pentandria, Monogynia. Calyx coloured, imbri- 

 cated by 2 or more foliaceous bracteas. Corolla length of calyx; 

 segments of the limb bearded at the base. Stamens hypogynous: 

 anthers fixed beneath the middle. Hypogynous scales 5, some- 

 times connate. Capsule with the placentas adnate to the central 

 column. Small squarrose shrubs, having the branches not an- 

 nulated while naked. Bases of leaves cucullate, half sheathing. 

 Flowers terminal, spicate, or solitary, erect. Placentas short, 

 rising from the bottom of the capsule. Seeds few when ma- 

 ture, erect. 



* Flowers bibracteate, spicate. 



1 A. SPRENGELIOIDES (R. Br. prod. p. 554.) leaves spreading, 

 ending each in a flat point. Fj . G. Native of New Holland, on the 

 south coast. Sims, bot. mag. 1645. Lodd. bot. cab. 263. 

 Flowers pink. 



Sprengelia-like Andersonia. Fl. March, July. Clt. 1803. 

 Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



2 A. PARVIFOLIA (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves adpressed, ending in a 

 triquetrous point each. ^ G. Native of the south coast of 

 New Holland. 



Small-leaved Andersonia. Shrub. 



* Floners many-bracteate ; terminating the short branchlets. 



3 A. C^RU'LEA (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves moderately spreading ; 

 young leaves and outside of calyxes downy. Pj . G. Native of 

 New Holland, on the south coast. Flowers blue. 



Blue-fiowered Andersonia. Shrub. 



4 A. SQUARROSA (R. Br. prod. p. 554.) leaves squarrose, di- 

 varicate or recurved, glabrous, with naked margins ; calyxes 

 and styles glabrous ; stem erect. lj . G. Native of New Hol- 

 land, on the south coast. 



(Sgwarrose-leaved Andersonia. Shrub. 



5 A. DEPRE'SSA (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves squarrose, divaricate 

 or recurved, downy, with ciliated margins ; calyxes glabrous ; 

 style pilose in the middle ; stem depressed, fj . G. Native of 

 New Holland, on the south coast. 



Depressed Andersonia. Shrub depressed. 



6 A. MICRA'NTHA (R. Br. 1. c.) leaves adpressed ; style downy 

 beneath the middle. ^ G. Native of New Holland, on the 

 south coast. 



Small-flowered Andersonia. Shrub. 



Cult. The species of this genus are very elegant and delicate 

 plants. They grow freely in a sandy peat soil, having the pots 

 well drained with sherds. Care should be taken not to give 

 them too much water, as when the mould gets soddened, the 

 plants are almost sure to die. They are increased by cuttings 

 in the same way as E'pacris, which see, p. 783. 



XX. PONCELETIA (to the memory of Mr. Poncelet, au- 

 thor of treatise on Triticum or Wheat.) R. Br. prod. p. 554. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx foliaceous. Co- 

 rolla short, campanulate, 5-cleft, beardless. Stamens hypogy- 

 nous. Anthers peltate beneath the middle, with a marginate 

 dissepiment. Hypogynous scales wanting. Capsule having the 

 placentas adnate to the central column. A small, erect, twiggy, 

 marsh shrub, having the branches not annulated while naked : 

 floriferous branches brittle. Bases of leaves cucullate, half 

 sheathing. Flowers solitary, erect, terminating the branchlets. 

 Calyx imbricated by smaller leaves. Anthers free, beardless. 



1 P. SPRENGELIOIDES (R. Br. prod. p. 554.). fj . G. Native 

 of New South Wales. A suffruticose dense habited plant, ad- 

 hering to rocks perpetually damp. 



Sprengelia-like Ponceletia. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1826. Shrub 

 1 to 2 feet. 



Cult. For culture and propagation, see E'pacris, p. 783. 



XXI. SPRENGE'LIA (named after Christian Conrad Spren- 

 gel, master of the grammar-school at Spandow, in Brandenburgh, 

 who published at Berlin, in 1 793, a most ingenious work on the 

 manner in which insects promote the impregnation of plants). 

 Smith, in act. stockh. 1794. p. 260. t. 8. tracts, p. 267. t. 2. 

 R. Br. prod. p. 555. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx coloured a little. 

 Corolla 5-parted, rotate, beardless. Stamens hypogynous. An- 

 thers connate or free, with an immarginate dissepiment. Hypo- 

 gynous scales wanting. Capsule having the placentas adnate to 

 the central column. Small, erect, branched shrubs ; branches 

 hardly annulated while naked. Bases of leaves cucullate, half 

 sheathing. Flowers terminating the short lateral branchlets. 

 Corolla purplish, length of calyx : with the tube very short, and 

 at length cleft into 5 to the base. 



1 S. INCARNA'TA (R. Br. prod. p. 55.) anthers connate, 

 bearded ; calyxes coloured ; leaves long-acuminated. J? . G. 

 Native of New South Wales, south coast of New Holland, and 

 Van Diemen's Land. Andr. bot. rep. t. 2. Sims, bot. mag. 

 1719. Lodd. bot. cab. 262. Flowers flame coloured. 



Flesh-colour-flowered Sprengelia. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1793. 

 Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



2 S. MONTA'NA (R. Br. 1. c.) anthers free, beardless ; calyx 

 half coloured ; leaves short-acuminated. Ij . G. Native of 

 Van Diemen's Land. Flowers purplish. 



