THE TASMANIAN FLORA. 8& 



numerous, in many terminal corymbs. Inner bracts white and spreading. 

 Florets few. Helicfirymm rosmarinifolium, Less. 



Very common, chiefly in damp places ; also in Victoria and New South Wales. 

 Fl. Nov. -Jan. 



Var. eridf alius. Stunted. Leaves smooth or hairy, more rigid and 

 obtuse, and relatively broader, j-| inch. 'Flowers larger. Very 

 common. 



4. 0. FEREDGiNBUS, J>. C. A taller and more spreading shrub. Leaves, 

 linear-lanceolate, flat margin, very slightly recurved, upper surface smooth^ 

 1-2 inches long. Flowers rather smaller and with fewer florets, otherwise 

 as in the last. II . ferrugineum. Less. 



Very common in damp places ; also South Australia, Victoria, and New South 

 Wales. Fl. Dec. 



Var. gravesii. Erect, very much branched and spreading. Leaves rusty 

 beneath, scented. 



6. O. LBDIFOLIUS, H. Rigid, erect, branched, 3-5 feet. Leaves rigid, broadly 

 linear, obtuse, with recurved margins, upper surface smooth, \-j inch long. 

 Flowers rather large, \ inch long. The inner bracts with conspicuous, white, 

 spreading tips. H. ledifolium, F. v. M. Continuous with O. rosmarinifolvus, 

 var. ericifolius. 



Common on mountains ; also in Bass Straits. PL Jan. 



6. O. GUNNil, H. Slender, erect, .3-6 feet. Leaves narrow-linear, obtuse or- 

 acute, ^-f inch, margins recurved, upper surface glabrous. Flowers terminal, 

 rather large, usually not very numerous. Inner bracts with white spreading tips. 

 a. gunyiii, F. v. M. 



North Coast, Bass Straits. Fl. Dec. 



7. 0. THYESOIDBDS, D. C. . A much-branched, slender , weak, sub-erect, spreading 

 shrub, 4-8 feet. Young shoots glabrous or hispid. Leaves narrow-linear, 

 obtuse or acute, -^-1^ inch long, margin slightly recurved, upper surface 

 smooth. Flowers terminating numerous lateral branches or tormina in stunted 

 exposed plants, flowers otherwise as in 0. roam arinif alius. 



Common in shaded situations on hills. Often included in O. rosmarinif alius. 

 Fl. Jan. 



8. O. BACKHOUSii, H. Erect, branched, and rigid, 1-3 feet. Leaves narrow- 

 oblong to nearly linear, ^-\ inch long, margins slightly recurved, upper surface 

 smooth. Flowers in dense terminal corymbs, relatively arge, ^ inch, with 

 numerous florets. H. hackhousii, F. v. M. 



Common on mountains. Mount Wellington, Mount Sorell, Mount Olympus, 

 Mount Murchison, &c. Fl. Jan. 



In the lowland form the leaves are broad, sometimes nearly orbicular, and 

 the flowers very slender with few florets, the white tips of the inner 

 bracts very conspicuous. Port Arthur, Swanport. 



9. 0. ANTBNNAEIA, H. An erect shrub, 8-12 feet. Leaves usually rather 

 narrow-obovate, f-1 inch long. Flowers rather large, in numerous loose terminal 

 corymbs. Bracts without spreading tips. Florets numerous. H . antennarinm. 

 P. V. M. 



Common on mountains, chiefly in the south and west. Fl. Nov.-Deo. 



10. 0. oBCORDATUS, D. C. A small, erect, much-branched shrub, attaining- 

 4-6 feet. Leaves usually about 2 lines long, broadly obcordate, narrowed below 

 into a very- short stalk, varying from this to much longer and al most oblong, 

 very fragrant. Flowers rather small, yellow, very numerous, in a spreading 

 terminal corymb. Bracts woolly, less closely appressed than in allied species,.. 



