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primariis 0, capitulis terminalibus hemisphaericis compactis, ilos- 

 culisconfertimapproximatis quisque flosculus apud axillam bracteae 

 bractea aequilonga vel vix longiore ovata obtusa vel acuta herbacea 

 flosculis solitariis vel geminis 5-meris, subinvolucrorum bracteolis 

 4 hyalinis lanceolatis planis vel concavis 2 intimis quam flosculis 

 longioribus extimis brevioribus angustioribusque, acheniis hirsutis, 

 pappi setis multis reductis connatis palseaceo-squamosis. 



Loc. Cowcowing ; Max Koch (no. 1196). 



Nee ultra 6 unc. alt. Folia 3-5 lin. long. Capitula 2-3 lin. lat. 



An anomalous species, lacking a general involucre and evident 

 receptacle. 



Amaeantace^. 



Ptilotus (Teichinium) eriostrichus. Suffruticosa, paniculatim 

 ramosa, ramis teretibus dense pilosis pilis brevibus intricatis 

 albido- vel cano-lanuginosis, foliis ovatis vel lanceolatis obtusis 

 modice tenuibus breviter petiolatis marginibus integris recurvatis 

 pagina supera obscuro-viridi sparse lanuginoso-hirsuta infera dense 

 albido-lanuginosa hirsuta nervo medio manifesto inconspicue 

 penninerviis, inflorescentia laxe et irregulariter paniculata, pedun- 

 culis lanuginoso-hirsutis, spicis hemisphaericis vel paulo elongatis, 

 bracteis periantliio sesquilongis late ovatis obtusis sparse hirsutis, 

 bracteolis angustioribus et longioribus omnibus ecostatis, perian- 

 thiis stramineis dimidio infero copiose hirsuto, segmentis breviter 

 connatis extimis apicibus glabris dentatis latis intimis paulo brevi- 

 oribus et angustioribus omnibus intus glabris pilis quam peri- 

 anthium longioribus rectis articulatis, filamentis breviter connatis 

 brevibus ssepe 2-3-antheriferis reductis basi dense lanuginoso- 

 hirsutis antheris ellipsoideis, ovario glabro, stylo terminali. 



Loc. Cowcowing; Max Koch (no. 1217). 



Suffrutex 1 ped., vel altior. Folia nee ultra 1 unc. long. 

 Pedunculi 1-2 unc. long. Spicae 6-9 lin. long, et lat. Bracteae 

 2 lin. long. Bracteolae 3 lin. long. Perianthia vix 4 lin. long. ; 

 hujus pili 5 lin. long. 



Allied to P. striatus F. v. M. ; differing in the branches not 

 striate, the presence of indument, broader recurved margined 

 leaves, smaller perianth with proportionately longer hairs, the not 

 dilated filaments, and the central style. 



Proteace^. 



Petrophila incurvata. Fruticosa, rigide erecta, ramis foliis- 

 que glabris, foliis incurvatis rigidissimis trilobatis basi petioloideis 

 perlongis compressis vel paene teretibus sursum anguste dilatatis 

 lobis brevibus integris vel nonnunquam breviter bi- vel tri-fidis 

 omnibus planis late linearibus apicibus breviter pungentibus, 

 strobilis sessilibus vel breviter pedunculatis terminalibus ovatis 

 vel ovato-oblongis, bracteis extimis comparate paucis villosis 

 late ovatis apicibus longe setaceis tarde deciduis, squamis quam 

 bracteae multo longioribus late ovatis obtusisque primo omnibus 

 dense villosis ultimo basibus duris villoso-tomentosis sursum 

 glabris, perianthiis sericeo-villosis, segmentis cito liberis, stylo 



