898 LXVII. GOODENOVIE^. [Goodenia. 



5. Cr. disperma (often only maturing two seeds), F. v. M. Fragm. i. 113 ; 

 Benth. Fl. Austr. iv. 62. Herbaceous, erect, branching, rather slender, hoary- 

 pubescent or nearly glabrous, generally under 1ft. high. Leaves linear, 

 entire, 1 to Sin. long, without larger radical ones. Peduncles short, 

 axillary, 1 -flowered or the flowers almost sessile. Bracts very small, setaceous, 

 at a distance from the flower when pedunculate. Calyx-lobes almost setaceous. 

 Corolla under ^in. long, pubescent outside, the upper lobes separated almost to 

 the base and shorter than the others, broadly winged on the outer edge, but 

 scarcely auriculate. Dissepiment of the ovary exceedingly short, with about 

 2 erect ovules. Capsule ovate-oblong, about S lines long. Seeds oblong, flat, 

 about 2 lines long, minutely granular, with scarcely any border. — G. sessiliflora, 

 F. V..M. Fragm. iv. 145. 



Hab.: Sandy .plains between the Mackenzie, Dawson, and Burnett Rivers, F. v. Mueller ; Cape 

 Elver, Bowman. 



Although only from 2 to 4 of the seeds usually come to maturity, there appear to be always at 

 least 6 ovules. — Benth. 



6. G. geniculata (stems bent like the knee-joint), B. Br. Prod. 577 ; Benth. 

 Fl. Austr. iv. 62. A perennial, with a tufted and often creeping rootstock, 

 emitting occasionally short, decumbent or ascending leafy stems, rarely more 

 vigorous and 6 to 9in. high. Indumentum in some specimens consisting entirely 

 of simple hairs, in others woolly at the base of the leaves or the whole plant 

 cottony or rarely entirely clothed with a long, dense wool. Leaves chiefly 

 radical, petiolate, from linear to obovate-oblong, obtuse, entire or slightly sinuate- 

 toothed, varying from about 1 to above Sin. long, those on the short stems more 

 sessile. Scapes or peduncles 1-flowered, usually longer than the leaves. 

 Bracteoles linear, at a distance from the flower, the pedicels bent back from the 

 bracteoles after flowering. Calyx-lobes oblong or linear, rather obtuse. Corolla 

 yellow, pubescent outside, f to fin. or rarely lin. long, the 2 upper lobeS 

 separated low down and unequally winged. Dissepiment of the ovary reaching 

 to above the middle, the conical summit of the ovary free. Ovules varying from 

 7 or 8 to twice that number in each cell, in 2 rows. Capsule ovoid, 3 to 4 lines 

 long. Seeds broad, flat, with a thick margin. — DC. Prod. vii. 514 ; De Vr. 

 Gooden. 186; Hook. f. Fl. Tasm. i. 232. 



Hab.. Southern inland localities. ■ 



7. Cr. hederacea (Ground Ivy leaved), Sm. in Tram. Linn. Soc. ii. 349 ; 

 Benth. Fl. Austr. iv. 63. A perennial with a thick hard often woody stock and 

 long trailing rather slender stems, often rooting at the nodes, and sometimes 

 ascending or nearly erect to the height of 6in. or more, the whole plant some- 

 times clothed with a very close white tomentum, which is rarely wanting on the 

 under side of the leaves, the upper side soon becoming glabrous. Leaves 

 petiolate, obovate, or orbicular, usually irregularly toothed, cuneate or cordate at 

 the base, the upper floral ones sometimes narrow-ovatei or spathulate and entire. 

 Peduncles slender, axillary, usually exceeding the leaves, 1 to 8-flowered. Brac- 

 teoles small and narrow, at a distance froni the flower. Calyx-tube very narrow- 

 turbinate, prominently 5-ribbed, the lobes narrow and acute. Corolla slightly 

 tomentose outside, ^ to fin. long, the upper lobes separated low down. 

 Dissepiment of the ovary reaching far above the middle. Capsule ovoid. 



Hab.: Common in southern localities. 



8. &. heterophylla (various-leaved), 8m. in Trann. Linn. Soc. ii. 349 ; 

 Benth. Fl. Austr. iv. 64. A pubescent or hirsute perennial or perhaps sometimes 

 annual, with decumbent ascending or rarely erect rather slender leafy stems of 

 ^ to 1ft. or sometimes much longer and procumbent or flexuose. Leaves ovate- 

 .lanceolate or almost linear, truncate or contracted at the base, and often shortly 

 petiolate, coarsely, and irregularly toothed or lobed or rarely entire, | to lin. long 



