46 Australian Plants. 
On the rocky summits of the Cobboras mountains, covered 
nearly throughout the year with snow. 
A truly alpine species like most others of this interesting 
genus, formerly not found represented in Australia, unless 
erroneously referred by Candolle to Gnaphalium (as G. 
Catipes. ) 
38. Senecio vagus. 
Glabrous; stem suffruticose, with spreading branches; in- 
ferior leaves large, pinnati-sected, with generally two pairs 
of segments, which are long-lanceolate, acute, remotely 
and grossly toothed; the terminal segment very large, trifid 
and toothed or laciniated; upper leaves lanceolate, entire or 
trifid, tapering into a short petiole; flowerheads panicled, with 
a conspicuous peduncle, and large lanceolate-linear bracteas ; 
scales of the almost bell-shaped involucre ten to twelve, equal 
in length to the disk, acute, on the margin scarious, on the 
back with black papills; ray spreading; akenia glabrous, 
angulate, furrowed, transversely rough, half as long as the 
pappus. 
In shady moist valleys of the Dandenong ranges, of Mount 
Disappointment, and on the Delatite. 
A smaller variety (alpestris) with thicker more dissected 
leaves occurs on the rocky summit of Mount Buller. 
STYLIDER. 
39. Coleostylis Sonderi. 
All over glandulously pilose; stem simple or branched at 
the top, foliate; leaves alternate, roundish—heartshaped or 
rhomboid, the uppermost sessile, the rest petiolate ; pedicles 
axillary, solitary, forming a terminal corymb; basis of the 
corolla tubulose. 
On wet places near the Violet Creek found by Mr. C. 
Wilhelmi. 
A neat little plant of the habit of C. Preissii. 
GENTIANE®. 
40. Sebea albidiflora. 
(Sect. Phyllocalys.) 
Leaves somewhat fleshy, broad -ovate, the lower ones 
roundish, blunt, almost nerveless; sepals indistinctly keeled, 
