Composite FLORA OF TASMANIA. 81fl 
Apparently a maritime species in Tasmania, most marly allied to 11. brattmhm, but differing in thfl white 
involucre and papillose stem and leaves. The outer involueral scales are however at times yellowish - 
possibility of all being sometimes found to vary to yeflow.— Stmt robust, animal, 1-1 \ inch high, 
or sparingly branched, covered with minute pubescence, the hairs arising from papilla- on the surface of the cuticle. 
Leaves 2-4 inches long, sessile or half-clasping the stem, hnear-lanceolak or robspathulatc. acuminate, pubescent 
Capitula very large, 2-3 inches across, with glabrous, loosely imbricating, 
scales; the inner radiating; the outer fuscous or yellowish or sometimes dirty red at the tips 
6. Helichrysum leucopsideum (DC. Prodr. vi. 193) ; suffmticulus 
rigidis ascendentibus laxe araneosis scaberulisve, foliis subspathulato-lanceolatis sessilibus acutis snbtus 
tomentosis superne pilosis scaberulis glabratisve marginibus revolutis uudulatis, capitatii magnis bracteatis 
albis roseisve, involucri squamis glaberrimis laxe imbricatis anguste lineari-lanceolatis sensim acumitiatis 
interioribus elongatis radiantibus. {Gunn, 499, 426.) (Tab. LIX.) 
Hab. St. Mary's Pass, Fingal; sand hills, Georgetown, Flinders' Island, and Western IVn. 
Gunn, etc.—{¥\. Jan., Feb.) 
Distrib. South coast of Australia, from Victoria to Swan River. 
Stems sometimes woody, and the plant forming a small hush, at others slender, geiieralU numerous, a foot 
long, branching, ascending, and, as well as the leaves, covered more or less with la\ toinentum or .somewhat seal. rid 
pubescence. Leaves 1-2 inches long, very variable in breadth, more or less linear-lanceolate or spathulate, acute, 
tomeutose below. Capitula large, 1-2 inches broad, braeteate at the very base of the involucre, with lonientose 
leaves. Involueral scales shining, white or delicately rose-coloured, narrow -linear, acum 
the inner radiating. Pappus hairs slender, almost smooth or slightly •caberaloos, BCabri I 
flowers female. — Plate LIX. Fig. 1, scale of involucre; 2, floret ; 8, pappui ; !, oorolla bod 
6, arms of style : — all iuugnijied. 
7. Helichrysum dealbatum (Lab. Nov. Holl. ii. 45. t, 190) ; subscapigerum, berbaceum, caulibus 
gracilibus ascendentibus erectisve scapiformibus tomentosis 1-cephalis, foliis lineari- v. oblongo- v. spatliu- 
lato-lanceolatis acuminatis subtus argenteo-tomentosis supra glaberrimis, capitulis magnis, involucri basi 
lanati squamis glabris albidis exterioribus ovato-oblongis acutis striatis roseis intimis longe radiantibus albis. 
—DC. Prodr. vi. 189. Gnaphalium niveum, Toir. SuppL ii. 129, non Linn. {Gunn, 6S9.) 
Hab. Generally in a poor, wet soil : Hobarton, Georgetown, Circular Head, and Flinders' Island, A. 
Cunningham, Gunn, etc.— (Fl. Nov.-Jan.) {v. v.) 
DisTitiB. South-eastern Australia. 
A very pretty, debcate little species, 10-18 inches high. Stem branched at the v, I •;. 
slender, sparingly leafy, hence scape-like, tomentosi 
radical, spreading, lanceolate, linear or oblong or spathulate. acuminate, white below, 
mentum, glabrous above; cauhne small ; - v tor t ' 1( ' M/l ' "' tne plant, l 4 -- ... 
Involucre very broad; outer scales linear-oblong, acute, white or pmk, striated, blunt ; inner uarr 
radiating, much longer than the florets, with Bhott staples, all 
at the apex. 
8. Helichrysum pumilum (Hook, fil.) ; parvulum, csespitosum, scapigerum, foliis omnibus radi- 
calibus confertis coriaceis basi imbricatis subvaginantibus strictis anguste Imeanbus acutis superne convexis 
canaliculatis glaberrimis subtus albo-tomentosis marginibus revolutis, scapo tomentoso v. lanato bracteis 
linearibus, capitulo solitario albo v. roseo basi tomentoso, squamis radiantibus multiseriatis liuearibus ob- 
tains interioribus longioribus floribus multoties longioribus. {Gunn, 2045.) (Tab. LX. A.) 
Var /3 • foliis superne latioribus subspathulatis. 
Si 
