100 H. B. Williamson: 



Vic: Buffalo Mts., Mitta Mitta, Whitfield. N.S.W.: Blue Mts., 

 Narrogas; source of Hunter R., Carter; Mudgee and Gilmore, J. L» 

 Boorman; Port Jackson. 



Specimens gathered at Whitfield, N.E. Vic. by myself, have flowers 

 and leaves of the largest size. 



Var. pulyescens, Bth. 



A small-leaved form, with branches more or less pubescent, and 

 flowers on shorter pedicels. 



Vic: Upper Murray, and Mitta Mitta. N.S.W.: Hunter and Clar- 

 ence Rivers. Queensland: Helidon, F. M. Bailey; Darling Downs,, 

 with large leaves, H. Law. 



PuLTENAEA SPINOSA (D.C.) comb. nov. 

 Oxylohium spinosum, D.C, Prod. ii. 104, Euchilus cuspi- 

 datus, F. V. M. Trans. Phil. Inst. Vic. ii, 68, Pultenaea, 

 ternata, F. v. M. var. cuspiclata, Bth. Fl. Aust. ii, 122. 



" Branches slender, pubescent, leaves small, tapering into a pun- 

 gent point." 



Qld.: Burnett and Brisbane Rivers, F. Mueller. Wide Bay, Bid- 

 will. Ipswich, Nernst. Enoggera, C. T. White, Miar. 1922. N.S.W.: 

 Clarence River. 



This plant is sufficiently distinct to rank as a species owing to its 

 very srnall much tapering leaves with long, straight points, its long 

 peduncles, and very small flowers with sharp points on calyx lobes. 



This and P. Cun^iinghamii appear to be extremes of a series of 

 intermediates, the position of which will not be easy to determine, 

 but an attempt must be made to do so. We must agree with Messrs. 

 Maiden and Betche, who point out, (Proc Linn. Soc N.S.W. XXXIII. 

 310), that we must draw arbitrary lines where series of intermediates 

 occur, and that if we were to unite all species between which con- 

 necting links exist, we would reduce many large genera to only a 

 few species, which would be neither practicable nor expedient. 



Pultenaea Kennyi, sp. nov. 



Frutex circiter' 30 cm alius, ramulis pu^escentibus, foliis truncatis 

 5-9 cm longis, 3 mm latis hreviter pctiolatis plants vel margine paulu- 

 lum recurvatis mticronulo recurvo te7'minantibus supra glabris infra 

 exigue minutissime puderulis, stipulis 1 mm longis, fiorihus solitariis 

 prope apicem ramulorum axillarihus, pedicellis sericeo-villosis 2 mm 

 longis, hracteis nullis, Itracteolis circiter 1 mm longis, medio calycis 

 afflxis, calyce J mm longo loMs tudo aequilongis superioribus falcatis 

 albo-sericeo-villoso, vexillo et alis flavis, carina sordide flavescenter 

 ovario sericeo-villoso, stylo sudulato, legumine non viso. 



Shrub about 3 ft. high, similar in appearance to P. retusa Sm. 

 Leaves 3-4 lines long, truncate, slightly recurved at the margin, the 

 midrib ending in a minute recurved point, glabrous above, but with. 



