T/iymelea.] FLORA OF TASMANIA. 
6. Pimelea sericea (Br. Prodr. 361) ; fruticulus 1-2-pedalis, ramulis 
sericeis nitidis, foliis imbricatis elliptieis ovatisve, capitulis unniiialibus erect is 
elongato sericeo foliis longiore segments lato-elongatu, fHamentM graeilibus, ■Ibamin 
laena sericea, C. A. Meyer la Ballet. Aeu>l. St. Peter*/,, iv. 71. dmin, 288.) 
Hab. Summits of all the mountains, elev. 3-4000 fa ?.— 
A very beautiful species, forming a small, branched bush. \-i tV.-t high, the branches 
elliptical or ovate, imbricating leaves, about \ inch long, glabrous above, beneath densely elotl 
silvery hairs. Capitula large, erect, many-tlowmd. /W\ ; «W/,> silky, longer than the leaves. 
7. Pimelea cinerea (Br. Prodr. 361); "foliis laneeolato-oblongis plants subtu 
bris, floralibus capitulo paucifloro longioribus, periantbii tubo ovato persist enti, frnctu 
Hab. Tasmania, Brown. 
Of this species I know nothing; it is placed between P. sericea. which has terminal eapi 
in which they are spuriously axillary, and maybe be-t distinguished by the leave- being I 
hoary beneath, and the tube of the perianth persistent 
§ 5. Leaves all opposite, glabrous or sparing!;/ pito.se. Flom n 
forming a conspicuous involucre. Fruit dry. 
8. Pimelea ligustrina (Lab. Nov. Holl. i. 0. t. 3) ; frutox orgyalis glabcrrunii 
gracillimis, foliis amplis variis oblougis liucari- v. oblongo-hmceolatis obtusis aeutis ac 
ciliatis intus pi thio elongato medio articulato scrieeo brevionlms, r; 
filamentis graeilibus.— Br. Prodr. 360. Calyptrostegia ligust rina. - . / 
iv. 71. P. hypericina, A. Cunn. lit Bot. May. L 3330. P. 
349. (Gmm, 3.} 
Hab. Common in dense, humid forests, chiefly in the northern part of the Island. 
Distrib. Victoria, Mueller, etc. ; Xew South Wales, Brown. 
Much the largest -leaved species of the genus, and Gunn says the most beautifu 
.ml large, membranous 
oblong to linear-lanceolate, and by the peduncled. globose, inv 
rous, crowded flowers. 
9. Pimelea flava (Br. Prodr. 361) ; fruticulus erectaa dioicus, ranrabfl | 
parvis obovatis orbiculatisve obtusis (sicco viridibus) glaberrimis dorso carina 
erectis, bracteis 4 late obovatis orbiculatisve glaberrimi-. 
Calyptrostegia flava, C. A. Meyer in Bullet, dead, St. / 
Hab. In poor clay soil, but not common : Hobarton, Georgetown, and on t h 
Distkib. South coast of Australia. Brown; New South Wales. 
A very delicate and pretty little plant, about 2 feet high, with slender, twiggy. 
small, opposite, obovate or orbicular, suberect, glabrous lea 
and have a prominent costa below. I ininal, erect, wi i 
Flowers yellow, dioecious, small. Perianth short, silky. 
tua (Br. Prodr. 359) ; fruticulus glaber erei 
lineari-spatbulatis oblongis v. lanceolatis subacutis 1-nerviis margimbus planis, capital* multtft 
nalibus cernuis, bracteis 4 ovatis aeutis glabris capitulo ajquilongis brevionbusve, penanthns serici 
