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lobes opposite the outer j^eriauth segments ; capsule 5-7 mm. 

 long, ovoid-tetragonous, 2 -celled ; seeds cylindrical-oblong, 

 golden-brown, carnnculate, with a raised line down the inner 

 face. 



The mainland form has almost glabrous leaves and cap- 

 sule, while the variety found on Kangaroo Island has smaller 

 leaves, beset, like the capsule, with short, spreading hairs. 



I forwarded specimens to Melboiirne for comparison 

 with the types in Mueller's herbarium, and Professor Ewart 

 informs me that he intends making a separate species of 

 this plant. It is, however, to be observed that JM . demisstim 

 has the ternate leaflets or leaves, which are characteristic of 

 Micranflieuin, and a difference in the number of ovary cells 

 is admitted in several other Euphorbiaceous genera. In 

 Fhi/Uanthus, for instance, the number of cells varies from 

 2 to 15. 



Solanum coactiliferum, sp. not: PI. xiv. 



Suffrutex humilis, totus tomento stellato viridi-cinereo 

 coactilia simulante tectus, aculeis subulatis rectis in ramis 

 et petiolis, foliis petiolatis concavis lineari-oblongis undu- 

 latis 3-5 cm. longis, nervo medio subtus prominenti, pedicellis 

 geminatis extra-axillai'ibus fructiferis elongatis defiexis, calyce 

 campanulato inermi 4- (rarissime 5-) dentato, corolla vio- 

 lacea 4-partita calyce duplo longiore, antheris 4 lanceolatis, 

 bacca globosa circa 15 mm. diametro. 



Port Broughton district ; numerous but apparently 

 localized : reported as useless for feed on account of the 

 prickles . 



Near .S'. esuriale, Lindl., but the dense greenish-grey felt 

 which covers the plant gives it a very different appearance ; 

 the leaves are usually entire, but have sometimes a few 

 shallow, obscure lobes near the base, and the margins are 

 curved upwards, so that the leaf is concave or broadly chan- 

 nelled. It differs also from »S'. estiriale in the tetramerous 

 flowers without any common peduncle. The prickles are 

 usually numerous, but the plant varies a great deal in this 

 respect. 



Pultenaea trifida, tip. nor. PL xiv. 



Frutex humilis, ramis diffusis villosis, foliis breve petio- 

 latis parvis (4-7 mm. longis) congestis ovatis mucronatis 

 supra concavis pubescentibus subtus cano-villosis, stipulia 

 lanceolatis basi concretis, floribus fiavo-purpureis axillaribus 

 sed apice ramulorum in capitulis foliosis congregatis, brac- 

 teis exterioribus stipularibus, bracteolis subherbaceis trifidis 



