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THE TASMANIAN FLORA. 



Leaves linear. 



Leaves cylindrical ... ... ... ... ... S. E. montanus. 



Leaves shortly bifid... ... ... ... 6. E. davienii. 



1. E. viRGATUS, Sook. An erect, twiggy shmb of a few feet growth. Leaves 

 numerons, oblong to lanceolate, narrow at the base, broad at the end, with a 

 short point, the margin often slightly recurved, almost shining above and the 

 glands small, pale beneath. Flowers in 4 parts, solitary, stalked, in the axils 

 of the leaves. Sepals round, blunt, ^ line long. Petals white or pink, oblong, 

 blunt, about j inch long. Filaments ciliate, flattened and narrowed towards the 

 anther. 



Rocky Cape, George's Bay, Swanport, Three Hut Point, Macqnarie Harbour, 

 &c. The species is endemic. Fl. Dec. 



2. E. OBOVALis, Gunn. A decumbent or sub-erect shrub of few feet growth. 

 Leaves obcordate to oblong, usually about \ inch long, fleshy, usually concave 

 above, and marked with coarse prominent glands. Flowers in 5 parts, solitary 

 in the axils of the leaves, stalked. Sepals very short and round Petals often 

 \ inch long, pink or white, oblong. Filaments ciliate, flattened, narrowed above. 



Common in dry parts, especially on hills. Found also in New South "Wales 

 and Victoria. Fl. spring and summer. 



.3. E. MONTANUS, F. V. M. A small decumbent or ascending shrub. Leaves 

 nearly cylindric, blunt, crowded on ends of branches, j-| inch. Flowers few in 

 the terminal axils, pink-white. Petals 2-3 lines long, filaments longer, 

 filiform glabrous. Phlebalium montanum. 



Ben Lomond, Ironstone, and other western mountains. Fl. Nov.-Jan. 



4. E. HiLLEBRANDl, F. V. M. An erect, branched shrub. Leaves flat, narrow, 

 oblong, \-l\ inch, margins minutely serrate, end mostly truncate. Flowers mostly 

 in small terminal umbels, white. Petals 2| lines long. Filaments same length, 

 filiform. Phlebalium bilobum, Lind. 



Islands of Bass Straits, Schouten Island, Apsley River, Mt. Gog; also in 

 Victoria and South Australia. Fl. Nov. -Dec. 



5. E. OLDFiELDii, F. V. M. Very similar to E. virgatus, but more branched in 

 habit, and the leaves without the terminating point. Flowers few in the ter- 

 minal axils, pink-white, 5-7 parts. Petals 2| lines. Filaments filiform glabrous. 

 Phlebalium oldfieldii, P. v. M. 



On ranges adjoining Adamson's Peak and La Peronse. Fl. Dec-Jan, 



6. E. DAViESii, H. Close to and probably a variety only of E. lepidotus, 

 Sprenlg. ■ Leaves narrow linear with recurved margins, end rather broader and 

 shortly bifid, 1-2 inches long. Flowers in small terminal umbels, yellowish. 

 Petals 2 lines. Filaments longer, filiform glabrous. Phlebalium glandulosum, H. • 

 E. sediflorm, F. v. M. 



Kear George't; Bay. Fl. Sept.-Dcc. 



7. E. SQUAMECJS, Lai. An erect shrub, often 10-15 feet. Leaves lanceolate, 

 mostly 1-3 inches long, shortly stalked, narrowed at both ends, sometimes the 

 ends very blunt, white beneath. Flowers generally numerous in small axillary 

 panicles, white. Petals 2-3 lines long. Filaments somewhat flattened at the base. 

 Phlebalium billardieri, A. Juss. 



Abundant ; also in Victoria and New South Wales. Fl. Nov. 



Oedee XXU.—STACKSOUSIACE^. 



Pistil of 2-5 nearly free carpels, each containing one ovule. Disk thin, adherent 

 to the calyx-tube. Petals and stamens inserted on the margin of the disk 



A small order with hut one genus ; confined to Australia, Philippine Islands 

 arid T^'ew Zealand. ' 



