332 ELOKA OP TASMANIA. \TJiymelece. 
tis, ramulis foliisque subtus appresse sericeis, foliis oppositis lineari- v. elliptico-lanceolatis oblongo-lanceo- 
latisve, capitulis 3-8-floris ramulos brevissimos axillares terminantibus, perianthiis villoso-sericeis folia 
lloralia oblonga subaequantibus tubo deciduo, drupa subbaccata. — Br. Prodr. 361; Lodd. Bot. Cab. 540; 
Sweet, FL Aust. 22. Gyrnnococca drupacea, C. A. Meyer in Bullet. Acad. St. Petersb. iv. 71. {Gunn, 
223.) 
Var. /3. glabrata; ramis foliisque fere glaberrimis. [Gunn, 873.) 
Hab. Abundant in humid forests, in a rich soil. — (Fl. and frt. almost all the year.) {v. v.) Var. 0. 
Circular Head, near the sea, Gunn. 
Distrib. Victoria, Mi Her. 
A very common species, growing 4-6 feet high, with appressed, silky, elongate, terete branches ; the leaves 
also are more or less silky below and ciH. 3ing s flat, blunt or subacute, 
1 inch long and less, petiolate, oblong-lanceolate or elliptical-lanceolate or elliptical-oblong. Capitula irregular, 
terminating ver\ shon \illurv br; hlot* /' v about as long as the floral leaves, very silky, about one- 
third as long as the cauline leaves. Drupes black, ovate. 
i Gunnii (Hook, fil.) ; frutex orgyalis ramosus, ramis elongatis, ramulis foliisque subtus 
dense sericeo-tomentosis lanuginosisve marginibus recurvis, foliis lineari-oblongis lanceolatis elliptico-lan- 
ceolatis acutis, capitulis 3-6-floris ramulos brevissimos axillares terminantibus, perianthio brevi dense 
villoso deciduo, drupa baccata nigra albumine copioso. {Gunn, 294.) 
Hab. Dense forests, but not common, Mount Wellington, Cunningham; Franklin River, Gunn. — 
(Fl. Jan.) 
The present so closely resembles ./'. drupacea in habit, stature, and characters, that it requires no detailed 
description, its very densely silky and villous branches, under surface of leaves and flowers, and smaller perianth and 
§ 4. Leaves all opposite, densely silky or woolly beneath. Flowers in terminal capitula. Fruit not baccate. 
5. Pimelea nivea (Lab. Nov. Holl. i. 10. t. 6) ; frutex orgyalis, ramis gracilibus strictis perianthiis 
foliisque subtus dense incano-tomentosis lanatisve, foliis patulis orbiculatis ovato-rotundatisve rarius ob- 
longis basi rotundatis cordatisve coriaceis supra glaberrimis marginibus recurvis, capitulis terminalibus 
densifloris, perianthiis albis foliis longioribus tubo gracili elongato, filamentis gracilibus lobos sequantibus 
albumine copioso.— £,-. Prodr. 361. Heterolsena nivea, C. A. Meyer, Bullet. Acad. St. Petersb. iv. 71 
{Gunn, 4, 187, 734, 1243.) 
Var. 0. incana; ramulis lanatis, foliis latioribus.— P. incana, Br. Prodr.; Lindl. Bot. Beg. 1838. 
24. Heteroljena incana, C. A. Meyer, I. c. 
Hab. Abundant throughout the Island, ascending to 3500 feet.— (Fl. Sept., Oct.) {v. v.) (Culti- 
vated in England.) 
A very common, beautiful, and variable plant, not found hitherto in Victoria, which is remarkable. The i 
incana, Br., appears to pass into P. nivea by insensible gradations, that is, assuming the plant figured in the ' Bot; 
nical Eegister' to be Brown's P. incana. It is there stated that the true P. nivea has imbricated leaves, with almost 
sessile anthers ; but this is not the case with Labillardiere's figure of P. nivea nor our specimens.— An upright, 
twiggy bush, 3-5 feet high. Branches slender; branchlets, leaves below, and flowers densely clothed with soft, 
white, woolly pubescence. Leaves very variable in form, short, f-£ inch long, orbicular or oblong or linear- 
oblong, rounded or cordate at the base, always spreading, very coriaceous, perfectly glabrous above, margins re- 
curved. Capitula terminal, large, many-flowered. Flowers white or pink. Perianth longer than the leaves, slender. 
