LABIAT.E. LXIV. HEMIGEXIA. LXV. WESTRIXGIA. 



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sile, lanceolate, very acute, pungent, quite entire, glabrous, rigid, 

 1-3-nerved beneath; floral leaves similar, exceeding the calyxes. 

 Corolla glabrous, twice as long as the calyx, white, tinged or 

 dotted with purple. Plant without any scent when dried, not 

 aromatic like the species of Prostanlhera. 



Pungent-]ea\ei\ Hemiandra. Shrub decumbent. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Prostanthera, p. 800. 



LXIV. HEMIGE'NIA (from >;/*, hemi, a half, and ytvea, 

 genea, an offspring ; in reference to only one of the cells of each 

 anther being fertile.) R. Br. prod. p. 502. Benth. lab. p. 

 457. 



LIN. SYST. Didynamia, Gymnospermia. Calyx subcampanu- 

 late, deeply 5-cleft, equal. Corolla with a short tube, which is 

 naked inside ; a wide throat, and a sub-bilabiate limb : upper 

 lip flat, sub-bifid : lower lip spreading, trifid, the middle lobe 

 semi-bifid. Stamens 4, somewhat ascending, didynamous : lower 

 ones the longest. Anthers approximate ; one of the cells 

 ascending and polliniferous ; the other descending, of a dif- 

 ferent form, and empty. Style shortly bifid at apex. Achenia 

 reticulately wrinkled. Shrubs, with the habit of Westringia or 

 Macrocorys. Flowers axillary, solitary. Beard of upper an- 

 thers very short, similar to the crest of the spurs in Prostan- 

 thera. 



1 H. PURPU'REA (R. Br. prod. p. 502-) leaves 3 in a whorl ; 

 corolla shorter than the calyx. lj . G. Native of New South 

 Wales, at Port Jackson. A slender shrub, with twiggy, leafy, 

 glabrous branches. Leaves sessile, half an inch long, or longer, 

 linear, acute, nearly terete, glabrous. Corolla bluish-purple, 

 glabrous outside ; but the lower lip is villous above. 



Purple-flowered Hemigenia. Shrub. 



2 H. SIEBE'RI (Benth. lab. p. 457.) leaves 4 in a whorl; co- 

 rolla exceeding the calyx. Vj . G. Native of New South 

 Wales, about Port Jackson. H. purpurea, Sieb. pi. nov. boll, 

 exs. no. 191. Shrub more rigid, and larger than H. purpurea. 

 Leaves thicker, broader, and blunter, often mucronulate. Lower 

 lip of corolla densely villous. 



Sieber's Hemigenia. Shrub. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Prostanthera, p. 800. 



LXV. WESTRIXGIA (named, by Sir J. E. Smith, after 

 J. P. Westring, physician to the king of Sweden.) Smith, 

 tracts, p. 277. t. 3. R. Br. prod. p. 501. Benth. lab. p. 457. 



Lix. SYST. Didynamia, Gymnospe'rmia. Calyx campanu- 

 late, 10-nerved, equal, 5 -toothed : throat naked inside. Co- 

 rolla with a short tube, which is naked inside : a wide throat, 

 and a sub-bilabiate limb ; upper lip flat, bifid, rather spreading; 

 lower lip spreading, 3-lobed, the middle lobe rather bifid. Sta- 

 mens 4, erect, distant, inclosed in the tube of the corolla ; supe- 

 rior 2 fertile, bearing dimidiate, 1-celled, glabrous anthers : 

 lower 2 sterile, bearing bipartite anthers, the lobes linear, de- 

 pendent, and empty. Style about equally bifid at top ; lobes 

 subulate, stigmatiferous at apex. Achenia coriaceous, reticu- 

 lately wrinkled. Shrubs. Leaves permanent, 3-4 in a whorl, 

 quite entire ; floral leaves similar to the rest, with 1 -flowered 

 axils. Flowers 3-4 in a whorl, sometimes distant, and sometimes 

 approximate into a short terminal raceme. Bracteas minute, 

 adpressed to the calyx. 



1 W. ROSMARIXIFORMIS (Smith, tracts, p. 277. t. 3.) leaves 

 4 in a whorl, lanceolate, with revolute edges, almost glabrous 

 above, and silvery beneath ; floral leaves about twice as long as 

 the calyxes ; calyx silvery, having the teeth one half shorter 

 than the tube. ^ G. Native of New South Wales, frequent 

 on sandy hills about Port Jackson, Botany Bay, and towards the 

 South. Andr. bot. rep. t. 214. Cunila fruticosa, Willd. spec. 

 1. p. 122. Young branches covered with dense silky hairs. 



VOL. IV. 



Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1791. 



FIG. 84. 



Clt. 1803. Shrub 



Leaves an inch long, sessile. Flowers 4 in a whorl, like the 

 leaves. Corollas villous outside, and bearded inside by a few 

 hairs, white : lower lip spotted. Filaments villous. 



Rosemary-formed Westringia. 

 Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



2 W. DAMPIE'RI (R. Br. 

 prod. p. 501.) leaves 4 in a 

 whorl, linear, with revolute 

 margins, nearly glabrous above, 

 and cinereous beneath ; floral 

 leaves twice as long as the ca- 

 lyxes ; calyx silvery, having the 

 teeth one half shorter than the 

 tube. 1? . G. Native of New 

 South Wales, about Port Jack- 

 son ; and on sandy hills at King 

 George's Sound. Hook. bot. 

 mag. t. 3308. Hardly to be 

 distinguished from W. rosma- 

 riniformis, except in the more 

 numerous, narrower, longer 

 leaves, which are less silky 

 beneath. Corolla white ; lower 

 lip spotted with red and yellow. 

 (Fig 84.) 



D ampler' s Westringia. Fl. May, Aug. 

 1 to 3 feet. 



3 W. BREVIFOLIA (Benth. lab. p. 459.) leaves 4 in a whorl, 

 elliptic-lanceolate, with revolute margins, shining above and sil- 

 very beneath ; floral leaves rather shorter than the calyxes ; ca- 

 lyx silvery, having the teeth one half shorter than the tube. Tj . G. 

 Native of Van Diemen's Land, Gunn. Very similar to W. 

 rosmarinijormis ; but differs from it in the much smaller, more 

 glabrous leaves, and smaller Sowers. 



Short-leaned Westringia. Shrub. 



4 W. RI'GIDA (R. Br. prod. p. 501.) leaves 3 in a whorl, 

 linear-lanceolate, with revolute edges, glabrous above, and cine- 

 reous beneath, as well as the calyxes ; teeth of calyx one half 

 shorter than tb,e tube. Tj . G. Native of New Holland, on 

 the south coast ; frequent on rocks by the sea side in Rottnest 

 Island ; and at the mouth of Swan River, on the west coast. 

 Very nearly allied to W. Dampieri ; but differs in the shorter 

 leaves being 3 in a whorl, and usually shortly mucronate. 



Stiff Westringia. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1823. Shrub 1 to 

 3 feet. 



5 W. CIXE'REA (R. Br. prod. p. 501.) leaves 3 in a whorl, 

 linear-lanceolate, divaricate, mucronate, pungent, with revolute 

 margins, cinereous on both surfaces, as well as the calyxes ; ca- 

 lycine teeth very short. J? . G. Native of New Holland, on 

 the south coast, R. Br. ; on the south-west coast, at King 

 George's Sound ; and in the Dick Hartog Island, on the west 

 coast, Cunningham. Hook. bot. mag. t. 3307. A much 

 branched, humble shrub. Leaves form of those of W. Dam- 

 pieri. Flowers sessile. Upper lip of corolla villous, pale 

 purple ; but the lower lip is white ; both lips are spotted with 

 purple dots. 



Cinereous Westringia. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1821. Shrub 

 humble. 



6 W. ANGCSTIFOLIA (R. Br. prod. p. 501.) leaves 3 in a 

 whorl, linear, spreading, with revolute edges, scabrous above in 

 the adult state, and cinereous beneath, as well as the calyxes ; 

 calycine teeth one half shorter than the tube. ^ . G. Native 

 of Van Diemen's Land. 



Narrow-leaved Westringia. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1823. 

 Shrub. 



7 W. EREMI'COLA (Cunningh. mss. ex Bentb. lab. p. 459.) 



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