Gewws Pultenaea. 215 



Specimens from Blackheatli, N.S.W., Avitli cuneate inucionate 

 leaves, and setaceous bracts, stipules and calyx IoIk'S, can provi- 

 sionally remain under var. mucionata. 



Pultejiaea Gunnii, Bentl 



Although very variable in foliage, the small size of the calyx, 

 bracts and bracteoles, and the constantly recurved edges of the 

 leaves, keep it quite distinct from P. stricta. " The larger leaved 

 forms can always be distinguished from P. striata (stricta?) by the 

 -very much smaller bracts," (BenthamV These are scarcely ever 

 longer than the very short pedicels, and the bracteoles are minute, 

 of a dark colour, and set well up on the calyx. As regards flowers, 

 it is nearest to P. microphylla. but that species has cuneate to linear- 

 <;uneate leaves. 



var. plani folia, F.v.M., a broad leaved form from Badger Head, 

 las. 



var. flava, Ewart, from Wandin, Vic, has light yellow flowers. 



One or two forms which seem to connect this with P. stricta 

 remain for further study, 



Piiltenaea microph ifUa , Sieb. 



A species from Ncav South 'Wales, with linear-cuneate leaves, and 

 a smaller calyx than the last-named species. Tenterfield specimens 

 liave almost linear leaves, with lower face almost closed. 



var. cuneata, Benth; leaves are cuneate-truncate. -3 to 4 lines 

 long, bearing some resemblance to P. largiflorens, F.v.M., which 

 latter may be distinguished by the large upper lip of its calyx. 



New South Wales, Queensland. 



Pulfenaea cinerasce/is, Maiden and Hetc-lio. 

 = P. microphylla var. drier a actus. 



As the only difference between this plant and P. microphylla, 

 Sieb, is that of habit and foliage, it should not have received 

 specific rank. Specimens of P. microphylla from Tenterfield 

 show almost linear leaves. In Proc. Roy. Soc, N.S.W.; XXXIII. 

 ^10, the authors admit that there is no marked difference of flowers 

 or inflorescence, and that Gilgandra and Scone specimens are links 

 x:onnecting the two alleged species. All tlicse foims can now well be 

 grouped under Sieber's species name. 



Warialda, N.S.W. 



