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V. Sepals ciliate ... ..." ... ... ... 8. .E. lanuginosa. 



Sepals glabrous ... ... ... ... ... 9. E. mucronulata. 



■vi. Leaves spreading, hardly stem-clasping... ... 5. E. heteronema. 



Leaves with a broad stem-clasping base ... 10. E. microphylla. 



vii. Leaves spreading ... ... ... ... ... Q. E. serpiHiftilid. 



Leaves imbricate ... ... ... ... ... A. E. myrtifolia. 



1. B. IMPEESSA, Lab. Erect, with few branches, 1-2 feet. Leaves linear- 

 lanceolate, acnte, .3-4 lines long, rarely broader, with an almost cordate base. 

 Elowers numerous, solitary in the axils, white to dark red. Corolla f-f inch 

 long, with 5 pits towards the base. 



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

 spring and summer chiefly. 



Var. ruscifolia. Leaves broad, with a cordate bass. E. ruscifdlia, 

 R. Br. 



Var. cerceflora. Corolla white, about twice as long as the calyx. Bracts 

 and sepals relatively broader than in the type. Leaves rigid, usually 

 slightly recurved. E. cerceflora, Grah. 



2. E. PETROPHILA, -ff. Short, rigid, depressed, with erect branches, 6 inches 

 to 1 foot. Leaves thick, obtuse, f line long, appressed on the ultimate branchlets. 

 Plowers few at the ends of the branches, about 1 line long. 



Western mountains and the Lake country ; also Victoria and New South 

 "Wales. Fl. Nov.-Jan. 



3. E. OBTUSiFOLiA, Sm. Erect, twiggy, 1-3 feet. Leaves linear-lanceolate, 3-4 

 lines long, concave, obtuse. Flowers numerous, solitary in the axils. Sepals 1| 

 line long, obtuse. Corolla somewhat exceeding the calyx. Lobes short. 



Common on damp heaths on the coast ; also South Australia, Victoria, New 

 South "Wales, and Queensland. Fl. summer. 



4. E. MTHTiFOLiA, Lab. Erect, but often with a decumbent base, branched, 6 

 inches to 1^ foot high. Leaves flat or slightly concave, thick, ovate, with a callous 

 but not pungent point, 2-4 lines long. Flowers few, in the upper axils. Bracts 

 nnmerous, obtuse, coriaceous. Sepals 2 lines long, coriaceous, narrow, obtuse. 

 -Corolla-tube shorter than the calyx. Lobes short, obtuse. Anthers included. 



Variable. On the one hand running into E. heteronema, on the other 

 into E. serpillifolia. 

 Port Arthur to Birch Inlet. Fl. spring and summer. 



Var. con/mbiflora. Leaves very obtuse, erect, imbricate. Bracts and 

 sepals very coriaceous, brown. Flowers clustered at the ends of the 

 branches. E. corymbiflora, H. "Wet heaths on the "West Coast. 



5. E. HETEEONBMA, Lah. Brect, much-branched, 2-20 feet. Leaves ovate, 

 tapering into a very pungent point, the base often cordate, concave, erect or 

 spreading, 2-4 lines long, the margins often scarious and minutely scabrous. 

 Flowers few, solitary in the terminal axils, or occasionally remote from the 

 apex. Bracts and sepals rather rigid, acute, glabrous or sometimes pubescent. 

 Sepals about 2 lines long. Corolla-tube slightly exceeding the calyx. Lobes 

 as long as the tube, broad, acute or obtuse. Anthers just protruding. 



Southport to the West Coast, and often at a considerable altitude ; also in 

 Victoria, New South Wales, and New Zealand. Fl. spring and summer. 



6. E. SERPILLIFOLIA, R. Br. Much-branched, decumbent or sub-erect, about 1 

 foot high. Leaves broadly ovate, with a hard callous point, usually spreading, 

 1-2 lines long. Flowers numerous, solitary in the terminal axils. Bracts and 

 -sepals rather acute, glabrous. The sepals 1| line long. Corolla-tube rather 



