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1. A. sicuLiFOEMis, Cunn. Erect, rigid, usually 3-4 feet. Leaves alternate, 

 thick, linear or lanceolate, sharply pointed, ^-f inch long. Heads globular, 2-3: 

 lines diameter, solitary, shortly-stalked in the Tipper axils. Sepals free, narrow, 

 ciliate. Pod oblong, flat, not constricted, |-1 inch long. A. stv,artiana. Hook., and 

 var. bossicEoides, B., included. 



Western mountains, Bass Straits ; also in Victoria and New South Wales. Fl. 

 Sept.-Oct. 



2. A. DIFFUSA, Lindl. Habit and foliage very similar to A. siculiformis, but 

 usually less erect. Leaves variable, in breadth from ^-1 inch. Inflorescence 

 also as in that species, but often three or four heads are borne in the same axil. 

 Sepals united, lobes short and broad. Pod 2-3 inches, rather narrow, not 

 flattened. 



Abundant ; also in Victoria and New South Wales. PL Oct. 



3. A. ivTSiV3niNA,Willd. Rigid, erect, few feet high. Leaves alternate, linear, 

 thick, and rigid, the base broadest, tapering to the acute point, ^-| inch long.. 

 Flowers in small, globular, stalked, axillary heads. Pod flat, curved, about 1^ 

 inch long, narrow, and often constricted between the seeds. 



Swanport, George's Bay, George Town ; also Victoria, New South Wales, and 

 Queensland. Fl. Sept 



4. A. VOMBEIFOEMIS, Cunn. A diffuse, usually prostrate shrub, often not 

 exceeding 1 foot. Leaves narrowly triangular, tapering into an acute point, ^-^ 

 inch long. Heads globular, axillary-stalked, usually solitary. Pod flat, 1 inch 

 long, 2 lines broad, constricted between the seeds. A. gunnii, B. 



Very common ; also in South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales. Fl. 

 Sept. 



6. A. VEETICILLATA, WUM. Erect, much-branched, often many feet high. 

 Leaves gathered in whorl-like clusters, variable in breadth, from filiform to. 

 broadly lanceolate, |-J inch long. Flowers numerous, in dense or loose axillary 

 spikes. Pod linear, slightly flattened, 2-3 inches long. 



Abundant; also in South Australia, Victoria, and New South W^es. Fl. 

 Sept.-Nov. 



Var. latifolia. Leaves nearly oblong, and hardly verticillate. Near to and 



often referred to A. oxycedrus, Sieb. Remine, West Coast. 

 Var. ovoidea. Small and decumbent. Leaves f inch, very narrow. 

 Spikes short, small, ovoid-stalked. A. ovoidea, B. George's Bay and 

 North Coast ; also in South Australia and Victoria. 



6. A. RiCBANA, Hens. Erect, much-branched, spreading and drooping, 6-10 

 feet. Leaves variable, from filiform and tapering to the acute point to broadly 

 lanceolate and mucronate, ^-1| inch long. Flowers in comparatively long 

 loose interrupted axillary spikes. Pod very narrow, 2-3 inches long. 



Moist places, chiefly in the south. Fl. Sept.-Nov. 



Var. aodllaris. Leaves filiform acute, spikes very short. A. axillaris, B. 

 North-East Coast. 



7. A. VBENiciFLUA, Cunn. An erect, branched shrub or small tree. Leaves- 

 alternate, lanceolate, obtuse, with 2 main ribs, 2-4 inches long. Flowers in small, 

 spherical, pedunculate axillary heads. Pods narrow, slightly flattened, l|-2 inches 



long. 



Very common ; also South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales. 



Fl. Sept.-Oct. 



8. A. STEICTA Willd. Very similar in all details to the last, only seldom 

 exceeding 4-5 feet, much branched at the base, leaves with a single midrib. 

 Pods very slender, often 3 inches long. 



Very common in pasture land ; also in Victoria and New South Wales. 

 Fl. Sept.-Oct. 



