Epacridea.] flora of Tasmania 
and solitary, pedicelled flowers of Prionotes ; others differing from liotli genera in having terminal 
all from Prionotes in the stamens being inserted on the throat of the eorolla, and the placenta' being basilar; 
■whilst they all differ from Epacris in their ebracteate calyces and phuvntatiun.— (I have nam. d tbis < 
honour of W. Archer, Esq., of Cheshunt, in Tasmania, a zealous botanist and aente 1 r\ r to whom 1 am 
dehted for a very valuable series of drawings of On-hid.-*, which will be published in this work, and for much 
mportant aid in its preparation.) 
§ 1. Leaven distichous. Flowers axillary, solitary. Style ehnyaied. 
1. Archeria hirtella (Hook, fil.) ; frutex v. arbuscula, ramulis hirtellia, fbiiii mb dintwhh petiolatis 
ovatis acutis pungentibus crasse coriaceis serrulato-ciliatis, peduvllis uillaribufl curvatis folio brevioribus 
basi bracteolatis, sepalis ovatis acuminatis tubo corollas late cylindraccie dimidio brevioribus, stylo elongate, 
capsula glaberrima. — Epacris hirtella, Nob. in Land. Joum. Bvt. vi. 271. {Gun*, 1 £02.) (Tab. LXXXL) 
Hab. Dense forests near Macquarrie Harbour, and in the Acheron Valley, south-west of Lake St. 
Clair, Gunn.— (Fl. Feb.) 
A large shrub or small tree, 10-12 feet high, with stout, woody stems, and rather spreading branch.,, wvm.l 
with short, rigid, spreading pubescence.— Leaves \ inch long, very rigid and coriaceous, glabrous and shining. 
shortly petioled, ovate, acute, pungent, with minutely serrulate margins Rower* towards the enda ol the 
branches. Pedicels shorter than the leaves, curved, with several short, concave, imbricating bracts at the >ase 
Corolla about as long as the leaves. Capsule glabrous. The tips of the branches and young leaves are ot a bright 
crimson colour.— Plate LXXXL Fig. 1, leaf; 2, flower; 3, corolla, laid open; 4, stamens; 5. ovary; 8, trans- 
verse section of ditto :— all magnified. 
2. Archeria eriocarpa (Hook, fii.) ; frutex, ramulis divaricatis I 
distichis divaricatis lanceolatis acuminatis pungentibus serrulatis subtus costa prommuhi, pedmellis axiilan- 
bus brevibus basi bracteatis sepalisque pubescentibus, corolla cyiindracea, stylo elongate, capsula dense to- 
mentosa. (Gunn, 1989.) (Tab. LXXX. B.) 
Hab. With the former species, in dense forests south-west of Lake St. Clair, Gunn; Macquarrie 
Harbour, Milligan, Gunn.— (EL Jan.) 
A slender shrub, 8-12 feet high, probably inclined or prostrate, having slender, distichous, divaricating, bain 
branches, covered with distichous, small, spreading leaves.-!***, glabrous, | inch long lanceolate, acuminate 
pungent, senate. Pedicel, very short, curved, pubescent, with small, **»* ^^J^ 
base Sepals ovate, lanceolate, pubescent. Corolla longer than the leav- 
densely pubescent.-PLATE LXXX. B. Fig. 1, leaf; 2, flower; 3, corolla, laid 
f ditto. 
h Z Leaves subimbricating. I kneers in terminal racemes. Corolla vith villous lobes. Styles short. 
3. Archeria serpyllifolia (Hook, fil.) ; fruticulus rigidus depressus ramo, 
ascendentibus erectisve fastigiatim ramosis, foliis antique inserts petiolula, , sob 
tico-ovatis obtusiusculis superne subconcavis subtus subcarinatis mar,, 
lat, jnnionbua dKolatis, paniculis terminals erectis 8-10-floris, ^-" ^ J 
oblonio-lanceolatis ciUolatis obtusis corolla, campanulatae tubo sub.quilongis Mh» antl er 
oblongo-lanceolatis ciUolatis obtusis 
"mo glabemmis. {ijunn, i 
Mount Olympus, elev. 40C 
mewhat fasciculate, ascending, or 
o apice 5-lobo styloque brevissimo glaberrimi, [*m, 2032.) (Tab. LXXX .., 
Hab. Books at the summit of Mount Olympus, *r. 4000 feet, G»».-(F1. Deo., Jan.) 
rigid, woody shrub, 6-10 inches high, with somewhat .ase«, "—-^--7 
; wthose of M~» *~UM..-*r~*» #*«•»■ *~ "^T^ 
those of Epacris serpyllifol 
subacute, very thick and coriaceous, i 
- 
Bowers crowded i 
