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Sepals (about 2 lines) of the size of the petals. Leaves pinnate. 



Leaflets small, ovate, numerous, Pedicles slender. — 3. B. fili- 



cifoUa. 

 Leaflets linear. Pedicels very short. — L B. affinis. 



Sepals much smaller than the petals. Inflorescence entirely axil- 

 lary. — 5. B. lanceolata. 



1. B. affinis, R. Br. — Islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, and mainland 

 opposite Groote Eyland, R. Brown. 



2. B. artemisiaefolia, F. v. M. — Ranges near Western Greek, G. F. Hill 

 (No. 770), 16/2/1912. The specimens are even more hairy than usual, es- 

 pecially on the stems. 



Recorded. Islands of the GuH of Carpentaria, R. Brown; M'Adam, 

 Fitzroj^ and Sea Ranges, F. v. Mueller. 



3. B. filicifolia, A. Cunn. — ^York and Montague Sounds, N.W. Coast, 

 A. Cunningham. 



4. B. grandisepala, F. v. M. — M'Adam range, F. v. Mueller. 



5. B. lanceolata, F. v. M. — Edith Creek, Gihnth and Spencer, July- 

 August, 1911. 



Sandstone Ranges, Borroloola, G. F. Hill (No. 599 and 793), 2/10/1911. 

 and 23/2/1912. Shrubs, 6 ft. and 12 ft. high. 



Recorded. Islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, R. Brown ; Port Essington, 

 Armstrong, Leichhardt ; stony places in Amhem's Land and Carpentaria, 

 F. V. Mueller. 



3. ROSSITTIA, EwART. Plate XV. 



This new genus is related to Eriostemon and Phebalium, its nearest 

 affinity being to Eriostemon. It is distinguished from both genera by having 

 double the number of stamens and from Eriostemon by its glabrous filaments 

 and non-apiculate anthers, and from Phebalium by its petals without inflexed 

 tips. The scurfy tomentum in R. scabra completely covers the stem, leaves, 

 pedicels, outer surface of the calyx and the ovary. 



1 . E. scabra, Ewart and Davits. — ^Leaves alternate, linear, sessile or nearly 

 so, tapering to the base, entire, concave or indupMcate with a recurved mucron- 

 ate or hooked point, spreading or deflexed, reaching to about 4 cm. in length, 

 but mostly half that length or less. 



Flowers axillary single or sometimes in pairs, on pedicels of 2 or 3 mm 

 increasing in flower to 8 mm. 



Calyx 4 mm. in length, 5-6 mm. in flower, tube very short, lobes broad 

 imbricate and spreading. Petals yellow, shortly exceeding the calyx, imbricate, 

 deeply emarginate without inflexed tips, 5 m.m. long, broad at top. Stamens 

 free, more or less than 20 in number, filaments short slender, glabrous anthers 

 ovate, 1 mm., not apiculate. Carpels 2, with a scaly surface and two ovules 

 in each loculus. 



Ranges near Western Creek, G. F. Hill (No. 773), 16/2/1912. 



4. MICROMELUM, Bltjme. 1825. 



1. M. pubescens, Blume. — ^North Island, Gulf of Carpentaria, G. F. Hill 

 (No. 634), 20/10/1911. Near beach. 



Recorded. S. Goulburn Island, and Port Essington, Armstrong ; Islands 

 of the Gulf of Carpentaria, R. Brown. 



