182 ‘BOTANICAL NOTES. 
same relation to that species that H. risdoni does to H. 
amygdalina. 
Gahnia graminifolia.—I referred to this species in a paper 
read before the Society last year, where it appears under the 
name given it by Baron von Miller, G. rodwayi. For various 
reasons I have preferred to change its name. ‘The plant has 
unusual interest to a botanist from the graminaceous nature 
of its leaf-sheaths, a peculiarity noticeable in most members 
of the genus, but here carried further, and from its panicle 
flowering immediately upon elongation, while the glumes are 
still succulent and green instead of waiting till the next spring, 
or at least till the glumes are indurated, a detail unique, at 
least amongst Tasmanian allies. 
A small densely-tufted plant forming pulvinate masses, often 
1 to 2 feet diameter. Stems very short, seldom exceeding 3 
inches, numerous froma much-branched, intricately spreading 
rhizome. Leaves flat, grassy, and spreading 3 to 8 inches 
long, 2 lines wide, becoming very narrow towards the apex; 
margin entire, involute when dry; the sheathing base arising 
from a node, split and bearing a distinct ligule at the orifice, 
Panicle flowering immediately as it elongates 1 inch long; 
spikelets few, in distant narrow clusters, each cluster in the 
axil of a leaf or leaf-like bract, each spikelet pedicelled and 
subtended by a glume-like bract, 2 to 3 lines long, narrow, 
lanceolate. Flower solitary, terminal hermaphredite. Glumes 
generally 5, succulent at flowering, subsequently membranous 
ciliate on the heels and margin, and often also on the surface, 
sradually smaller from without inwards, 2 outer ones lanceo- 
late obtuse, 3 inner ones orbicular closely imbricating, the 
innermost one small, and closely enveloping the flower. 
Stamen solitary, filament long, sub-persistent. Style, long, 
slender, divided nearly to the base into 3 branches, nut ovoid 
oblong 1 to 14 lines long, nearly black, polished, obtusely 3 
angled; inner surface of pericarp smooth, with very faint 
indications of transverse ruge. 
On bills from Huon-road to Mount Nelson. 
Lepidosperma inops, (F. v. M.).—Introduced also in the same 
paper, though very distinct in habit, is probably an extreme 
variety of L. lineare (R. Br.). In very few of the Tasmanian 
species of this difficult genus is much reliance to be placed no 
habit. 
Lepidosperma lineare, var. inops.—Plant densely clustered, 
2 to 4 inches high, stems and leaves nearly flat, > to ¢ lime 
wide. Panicle reduced to 2 or 4 spikelets on short stems, the 
bracts leafy, the outer one erect, and often 2 inches long. 
Hills south of Waterworks, Hobart. 
Restio oligocephalus (F. v. M.).—There has always appeared 
a considerable amount of confusion about this interesting 
