LABIATE. LXII. PROSTAX-THERA. 



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2 P. C^RU'LEA (R. Br. prod. p. 508.) shrubby ; leaves lanceo- 

 late, dentately serrated, glabrous ; racemes rather panicled, 

 divided a little ; corolla beardless outside ; spurs of anthers 

 nearly equal, adnate, scarcely exceeding the cells. J? . G. Na- 

 tive of New South Wales, about Port Jackson, &c. Habit of 

 P. lasidnthos. Leaves narrower. Corolla glabrous, blue, size 

 of those of P. lasidnthos. 



Blue-flowered Prostanthera. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. ? 



3 P. iNcrsA (R. Br. prod. p. 509.) branchlets nearly gla- 

 brous ; leaves ovate. oblong, narrowed at the base, toothed or 

 cut, glabrous, glandular on both surfaces ; racemes few-flowered; 

 upper lip of calyx narrower, and twice as long as the lower lip ; 

 spurs equal, adnate, shorter than the cells. Ij . G. Native of 

 New South Wales, about Port Jackson. Leaves 5 to f inch 

 long. Floral leaves small : upper ones wanting or deciduous. 

 Corolla twice as long as the calyx, nearly glabrous. 



Cat-leaved Prostanthera. Shrub 3 to 5 feet. ? 



4 P. SIEBE'RI (Benth. lab. p. 451.) branchlets nearly gla- 

 brous ; leaves ovate-oblong, deeply toothed, narrowed a long 

 way at the base, glabrous : racemes loose, few-flowered ; lips of 

 calyx equal ; spurs of anthers equal, adnate, shorter than the 

 cells. t? . G. Native of New South Wales, from Port Jackson 

 towards the south. P. incisa, Sieb. fl. nov. holl. exs. 189. but 

 not of R. Br. Leaves on long petioles, nearly an inch long ; 

 floral leaves smaller : upper ones minute. Very like P. incisa. 



Sieber's Prostanthera. Shrub 6 feet. 



5 P. PRUNELLOI'DES (R, Br. prod. p. 508.) leaves thick, ovate, 

 entire, or coarsely toothed, glabrous : floral leaves bractea- 

 formed, deciduous ; racemes terminal, a little panicled ; corolla 

 hairy outside ; longer spur of anther twice as long as the cell. 



Jj . G. Native of New South Wales, about Port Jackson ; fre- 

 quent on stony hills at Hunter river. Angles of stem denticu- 

 lated. Leaves an inch long : floral leaves ciliated, deciduous. 

 Corolla twice as long as the calyx. Flowers almost like those of 

 P. lasitinlhos. 



Prunella-like Prostanthera. Shrub. 



6 P. OVALIFOLIA (R. Br. prod. p. 509.) branches clothed with 

 fine down ; leaves oval, glabrous, entire, and sometimes with a 

 few crenatures ; racemes short, terminal, and axillary ; calyx 

 glabrous, glandular ; spurs of anthers equal, adnate, equal in 

 length to the cells. ^ . G. Native of New Holland, on the 

 east coast, within the tropic, and on the north-west coast. Leaves 

 4-6 lines long. 



Oval-leaved Prostanthera. Shrub humble. 



7 P. ATRIPUCIFOLIA (Cunningh. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 451.) 

 branchlets tomentose ; leaves ovate-oblong, quite entire, gla- 

 brous ; racemes loose, terminal ; calyxes glabrous ; spurs of 

 anthers equal, adnate, equal to the cells in length. Ij . G. Na- 

 tive of the interior of New Holland ; on arid, sterile hills at the 

 river Lachlan. Shrub dense, sweet-scented. Leaves on short 

 petioles, 4-6 lines long. Corollas purple. Very nearly allied to 

 P. ocalifolia. 



Atriplex-leaved Prostanthera. Shrub. 



8 P. COTINIFOLIA (Cunningh. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 452.) 

 branches tomentose ; leaves orbicular, thickish, glabrous, quite 

 entire, retuse, or emarginate at apex ; racemes elongated ; lips 

 of calyx quite entire. Fj . G. Native of New Holland, in the 

 interior. Very nearly allied to P. rolundifdlia, but differs in the 

 leaves being never crenated, and in the longer racemes. 



Cotinus-leaved Prostanthera. Shrubs. 



9 P. RETU'SA (R. Br. prod. p. 509.) leaves orbicular, crenated, 

 glabrous, glandular on both surfaces ; flowers axillary ; lower lip 

 of calyx retuse ; spurs of anthers scarcely exceeding the cells. 

 >j . G. Native of Van Diemen's Land. Very nearly allied to 

 P. rotundifolia. 



Retuse-\ea\ed Prostanthera. Shrub. 



10 P. ROTUNDIFOLIA (R. Br. prod. p. 509.) branchlets tomen- 

 tose ; leaves orbicular or spatulate, thickish, glabrous, entire, or 

 crenated ; flowers sub-racemose ; calyx glabrous, with quite 

 entire lips ; spurs of anthers equal, adnate, shorter than the cells. 

 ^ . G. Native of Van Diemen's Land. Leaves 3-4 lines long. 

 Racemes sub-secund, simple or compound. Corolla large, nearly 

 glabrous outside. 



Round-leaved Prostanthera. Clt. 1824. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 



IIP. NI'VEA (Cunningh. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 452.) quite 

 glabrous ; leaves linear, quite entire, with smooth revolute mar- 

 gins ; racemes loose, terminal ; calyx glabrous, having the upper 

 lip large, ciliated, one half shorter than the lower lip ; one spur 

 of each anther twice as long as the cell : the other shorter, ad- 

 nate. I? . G. Native of the interior of New Holland, on sterile 

 rocky mountains. Leaves 5 to 1 inch long. Flowers sub-secund. 

 Corolla snow-white, twice as long as the calyx, downy outside. 



Snow-white-flowered Prostanthera. Shrub 3 feet. 



12 P. BAXTE'HI (Cunningh. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 452.) 

 branches clothed with white tomentum ; leaves linear, quite 

 entire, with smooth revolute edges, glabrous ; flowers sub-axil- 

 lary ; calyx clothed with silky tomentum ; upper lip large, lower 

 one shorter. Ij . G. Native of New Holland, at King George's 

 Sound, Baxter. Leaves \ an inch long. Flowers in the axils of 

 the floral leaves. 



Baxter's Prostanthera. Shrub. 



13 P. LINEA'RIS(R. Br. prod. p. 509.) quite glabrous ; leaves 

 linear, quite entire, glabrous, smooth, with sub-recurved margins ; 

 racemes terminal ; calyxes glabrous, finely ciliated ; longer spur of 

 each anther twice as long as the cell. ^ . G. Native of New 

 South Wales, at Port Jackson, R. Br. ; on rocks at Springfield 

 and elsewhere, Cunningh. Leaves about an inch long, obtuse. 

 Corolla a little longer than the calyx, downy outside, with a vil- 

 lous throat. 



Zwear-leaved Prostanthera. Clt. 1824. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



14 P. DENTICCLA'TA (R. Br. prod. p. 509.) branchlets sca- 

 brous from pubescence ; leaves linear, entire, glabrous, glandular 

 beneath, tubercularly denticulated above, near the recurved mar- 

 gin ; calyxes ciliated, rather pilose ; longer spur of anther 

 rather exceeding the cell, fy . G. Native of New South Wales, 

 about Port Jackson, and on mountains near Bathurst. Habit of 

 Westringia. Branches nearly terete. Leaves sessile. Racemes 

 loose, secund, terminal. Corolla twice as long as the calyx. 



Denticulated-leaved Prostanthera. Clt. 1824. Shrub 3 to 4 

 feet. ? 



15 P. CRYPTANTHOI DES (Cunningh. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 

 453.) glabrous ; leaves lanceolate or linear, obtuse, quite entire 

 or denticulated, fascicled in the axils : floral leaves similar to 

 the rest ; flowers few, axillary ; calyx glabrous, having the 

 upper lip tridentate ; longer spur of anther twice the length of 

 the cell, f; . G. Native of New Holland, on rocks at Hun- 

 ter's river. An humble, glandular, rather clammy shrub, gla- 

 brous, or furnished with a few scattered hairs. Leaves scarcely 

 2-3 lines long. Bracteas foliaceous, equalling the calyxes. 

 Corolla more than twice as long as the calyx. 



Cryptantha-like Prostanthera. Shrub humble. 



16 P. ASPALATHOI'DES (Cunningh. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 453.) 

 branches pubescent ; leaves small, linear, quite entire, with re- 

 volute margins, nearly glabrous, fascicled ; floral leaves similar 

 to the others ; flowers few, axillary, nearly sessile ; calyx gla- 

 brous, with nearly equal, quite entire lips. Tj . G. Native of 

 the interior of New Holland, on sterile hills at the river Lach- 

 lan. Shrub decumbent. Branches clammy. Leaves 1-2 lines 

 long, furnished with a few hairs while young. Corolla scarlet, 

 glabrous outside, more than twice as long as the calyx. 



Aspalathus-like Prostanthera. Shrub decumbent. 



17 P. CALE'YI (Benth. lab. p. 454.) branches pubescent; 



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