102 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



Among the Sikkim-species of Rhododendron our new one approaches 

 to E,h. Edgeworthi ; but the flowers are nuoierous (forming indeed 

 according to the collector's note magnificent umbel-like bunches of 

 over one foot's width), the limb of the corolla is still broader, the 

 tube much longer, the stamens become increased in proportion to 

 the corolla-lobes, and the anthers are longer and pale-colored, while 

 (as noted by the finder of the plant,) the stigma and upper part of 

 the style are deep-red ; the foliage may also prove very different. 

 Our pliant comes nearer to Rh. Falconer], so far as the copious 

 masses of its flowers, the much-lobed cnrolla and the numerous 

 stamens are concerned ; but the length and width of the flowers is 

 much greater, and the shape of the corolla is 'not campanular. 

 Indeed only Rh Griffithi in its variety Auckland] comes up to the 

 size of the flowers of Rh Toverenge, the latter however again is 

 distinguished by the comparatively slender corolla-tiibe, much 

 longer anthers and a denser vestiture of the pistil. Mr. Hnustein 

 speaks of pink leaves next the flowers, which would accord with 

 young leafshoots of red tinge, such as are observed in several 

 Rhododendrons, particularly Rh. Fortuni and Rh. Hookeri. A 

 consideration of the fact, that tlie calyx in many species of Rhodo- 

 dendron becomes obliterated, strengthens the view, that the floral 

 envelope of Proteace^ and a few orders allied to them is petalline 

 not calycine. 



NOTE ON THE OCCURRENCE OF BRYOPHYLLUM 



AND SANSEVIERA IN AUSTRALIA. 



By Baron von Mueller. 



Among some plants, recently received from Mr. Persieh, and 

 obtained in the vicinity of the Endeavour River, occur Bryophyllum 

 calycinum and a species of Sanseviera. The news of the existence 

 of either genus in North East Australia is not very surprising, as 

 Bryophyllum calycinum had been traced already to New Guinea 

 (See Papuan plants, pag. 107), and as the genus Sanseviera has 

 representatives in various parts of South Asia. Of Sanseviera only 

 a leaf has been received, so that the Australian species cannot as yet 

 be named ; but the Bryophyllum from Ninth Queensland is quite 

 identical with the elsewhere widely distjibuted B. calycinum, adding 

 however a genus to the Australian Flora. 



It may be added on this occasion, that many forms of what might 

 be called the Darling vegetation have recently been traced into 

 Queensland also, among them representatives of the genera 

 Gnephosis, Angianthus and Waitzia. 



