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Flowers yellow. Plant rouglily pubescent 2.E.scahra. 



Flowers white to purple, pubescent or glabrous. 



Leaves shortly lobed to entire 1. E.hronmii. 



Leaves lobed to the middle '. ... B. E. cuspidata. 



1. B. BROWNli, F. v. M. Stems usually numerous, erect from a perennial 

 ase, mostly about 1 foot high, glandular-pubescent in the typical form. Leaves 



oblong to linear-cuneate, all but a few lower ones sessile, rarely entire, mostly 

 with few obtuse teeth chiefly at their ends, seldom exceeding | inch, generally 

 much shorter. Flowers in pairs, in elongating, terminal, leafy spikes. Calyx 

 2-3 lines long lobes broad, usually shorter than the tube. Corolla white to 

 purple, often tinged inside with yellow, varying from under | to over f inch long. 

 Anthers hairy. Capsul ovate, exceeding the calyx. E. collina, Hook ; 

 E. multicaulis, Hook. 



Common throughout the Island, the two varieties occurring on moat mountains ; 

 also 'throughout extra-tropical Australia. FI. Sept.-Feb. 



The species is very variable. Some forms appear distinct' but do 

 not difBer except in size and colour of corolla. I have preferred to 

 follow von Mueller in considering them varieties of one type. The 

 following are often considered distinct : — 



Var. alpina. Flowers rather large, white to pale purple. Anthers 

 very hairy. E. alpina, R. Br. 



Var. striata. Smaller than the type. Flowers rather small, white, 

 variously streaked with purple. E. striata, R. Br. 



2. E. SCABRA, R. Br. A small, erect, simple or slightly-branched arnual, mostly 

 612 inches high, covered with very short coarse hairs. Leaves narrow, with few 

 short lobes, the upper ones nearly entire, about \ inch long. Flowers in pairs, 

 in elongating, terminal, leafy spikes. Calyx 2-3 lines long ; lobes narrow, acute, 

 nearly as long as the tube. Corolla yellow, tube rather long, about twice as long 

 as the calyx ; lobes short and not spreading. Anthers very spreading. Capsule 

 narrow-oblong, exceeding the calyx. 



North Coast, George's Bay, Cheshunt, near Hamilton ; on dry hills near 

 Hobart. Probably common in many parts, but overlooked. It occurs throughout 

 extra-tropical Australia. Fl. Nov.-Feb. 



3. E. CUSPiDA*t'A, Hook. A small, erect, simple or slightly-branched annual, 2-4 

 inches high, usually glabrous. Leaves rather broad, divided nearly to the middle 

 into 4-8 lobes. Flowers in short, dense, terminal, leafy spikes. Calyx 3-4 lines 

 long ; lobes acute, nearly as long as the tube. Corolla-tube rather shorter than 

 the calyx ; lobes nearly as long as the tube. Anthers glabrous or nearly so. 

 Capsule oblong, shorter than the calyx. 



Mount Sorell, Mount La Perouse, &c. Widely spread, but not common. 

 Fl. Dec. 



The following plants belonging to "^this order have been introduced from 

 Europe, and threaten to become established : — 



Veronica peregkina, Linn. Similar in habit to V. serpillifolia. Flowers 

 sessile in the axils. Corolla not exceeding the calyx. Capsule as broad 

 as long, compressed, slightly notched. 



MiMULUS MOSCHATUS, Linn. Depressed. Leaves oblong, delicately hairy, 

 about 1 inch. Flowers solitary, axillary, nearly regular, yellow, smelling 

 strongly of musk. 



LiNARiA vuLGABis, Mcenck. Erect, 1-2 feet. Leaves linear. Flowers 

 numerous, yellow, 2-lipped, spurred. 



