THE TASMANIAN FLORA. 23 



Principally found on the coast in the north of the Island. The Australian 

 distribution similar to the preceding species. PI. spring, amd stunmer. 



AmoHgs* tks varieties of this species the two foUb'wiBg- are found in 

 Tasmania : — 



Var. dentigera. Leaflets usaally 3, linear-cuneate, thick,. S^toothed at the 



top. Flowers 1 to 3 together. 

 Tar; vwriaMlis. Leawes. irregtiilarly cauHpomnd, more: or less twice- dwi!d<edi 



Leaflets oblong or linear-cuneaite, Munt. Flowers rather siaall, 3 or 



more together. B. variabilis^ Hook. 



5. B. RHOMBOiDEA, Hook. A much-branched, rigid shrub, of about 3 feet. 

 Leaves simple, sessile, rhomboid to renif orm, about ^ inch broad. Flowers pink 

 or white, terminal, sessile, solitary or few together. Sepals ovate, pointed, about 

 2 lines long. Petals broad, about J- inch long; Filaments tuberculate", thickeaed 

 at the upper end. Ovary smooth. Style rather long. 



Longley, the Western Mountains, Cradle Mt. Fl. spring and summer. 



6. B. PAEViFLOEA, Sm. A small decumbent shrub, seldom exceeding a few 

 inches, the numerous branches arising from a thickened' stock. Leaves all simple, 

 oblong to linear pointed, and mostly \ inch. Fl'owers small, terminal or nearly 

 BO, solitary or few together. Sepals pointed', 1|^ to 2 lines long. Petals white, 

 SGarcely exceeding them. Filaments smooth or slightly hairy,, and glandular 

 towards the top. Ovary smooth. B. pilonem<m, Hook. 



Common in heath and sandy places ; also found in New South Wales aaad 

 Victoria. PI. spring and summer. 



4. ACRADENIA. 



Calyx 5 cleft, or rarely the divisions are 6 or 7. Petals similar in numbeiE'. 

 Stamens twice the number of the petals. Anthers all s-imilar and perfect. Cairpeis 

 usually 5, united almost to the top. Styles terminal, uniting, filiform. Stigma 

 small. Ovules 2 in each carpel. The genus is closely allied to Borunia and 

 Zieria, and is confined to a single species endemic in Tasmania. 



A. fbanklinij:, Kipp. An erect shrub of 8 to 12 feet. Leaves opposite, 

 formed of 3 leaflets on a common stalk. Leaflets 1 to 2 inches long, lanceolate, 

 crenated on the margin. Flowers white, in terminal, loosely-trichotomous cymes. 

 Sepals distinct, short. Petals j inch long, pubescent inside. Filaments nearfy 

 as long as the petals, thin and smooth. Ovary hairy. Fruit divisions hard, 

 blunt, transversely wrinkled. 



On the banks of the Franklin, Gordon, and Piem.an. Fl. Nov.-Dec. 



5. ERIOSTEMOK. 



Calyx with 5, rarely 4, divisions. Petals 5, rarely 4. Stamens shorter than 

 the petals, and twice their number. Filaments hairy, thickened below, and thin 

 above. Carpels usually free from the base, and similar in number to the petals. 

 Styles arising from below the middle, and immediately united into one. Stigma 

 small. Ovules 2 in each cell, but only one ripening. Leaves alternate, 

 simple. 



Leaves not very narrow. 

 Leaves narrowed at apex. 



Leaves silvery white beneath ... ... ... 7. E. squamew. 



Leaves with minute ppint ... ... ... ... \. E. virgatus. 



Leaves blunt... . ... ... ... 5. E. oldjieldii. 



Leaves obovate or truncate. 



Leaves obovate, fleshy ... ... ... 'i. E. ohovalis. 



Leaves flat, truncate ... ... ... A. E. hillehrandi. 



