I^nbelia.] LXVIII. CAMPANULACEiE. 917 



fewer, on longer pedicels thaii in L. yihbosa, but as large as in that species, the 

 middle lower lobe oblong, not obovate as in L. gracilis. Capsule obovoid, broad, 

 very oblique, and gibbous on the upper side. Seeds small, ovoid or 3-angled, 

 smooth.— R. Br. Prod. 564 ; A. DC. Prod. vii. 364. 

 Hab.: Seve»al southern localities. 



8. I., gracilis (slender), Andr. Bot. Rep. t. 840 ; Benth. fl. Austr. iv. 125. 

 A glabrous annual, erect, or branching and shortly decumbent at the base, more 

 slender than L. ^iiiSosa, and usually under 1ft. high. Leaves small, the lowest 

 ones ovate and deeply cut, the others lanceolate and pinnatifid, or linear and 

 toothed or entire, all narrowed at the base. Flowers rather smaller than in 

 L. gibbosa, on long pedicels, in a very loose unilateral raceme, the lower sub- 

 tending bracts often more or less leaf-like. Calyx of L. gibbosa. Corolla with 

 the middle lower lobe obovate, the lateral ones oblong or obovate-bblong, 

 the 2 upper ones incurved, hairy or glabrous. Capsule rarely 2 lines diameter, 

 as broad as long, very oblique, gibbous on the upper side. Seeds very small, — 

 E. Br. Prod. 568 ; A. DC. Prod. vii. 364 ; Bot. Mag. t. 741 ; L. dentata, Sieb. 

 PL Exs. not of Cav. 



Hab.: Several southern localities. v 



Var. major. Larger and more luxuriant, with larger deeply-toothed leaves, the flowers 



larger, but with the broad lower oorolla-tube of L. gracilis. — L. iriganoeaulis, Hdok. Bot. Mag. 



t. 5088, not of F. v. M. — Crevices of rooks, Mount Lindsay, IP. Hill. 



4. Ii. trigonocaulis (stem 3-angled), F. v. M. Fragm. i. 18 ; Benth.. Fl- 

 Austr. iv. 127. Nearly glabrous or sprinkled with a few, small hairs. Stems 

 (from a perennial rootstock ?) creeping at the base, weak, and ascending to 1ft. or 

 more, somewhat 8-angled. Leaves all on rather long petioles, ovate-cordate or 

 the lower ones almost orbicular, coarsely toothed or crenate, J to above lin. 

 diameter. Flowers few and distant in a terminal raceme, on short .pedicels,' 

 in the axils of very small, linear bracts. Calyx-tube broadly turbinate, the lobes 

 narrow and rather longer. Corolla fully ^in. long, the lower lobes oblong, rather 

 acute, the 2 upper ones shorter and incurved. Filaments hairy at the base ; 

 anthers all tipped with tufts of short bristles. Capsule almost globular or 

 broader than long, scarcely oblique. Seeds ovoid, rather large, minutely 

 foveolate. 



Hab.: Shady forests, Brisbane Elver, Moreton Bay, F. v. Mueller ; many other localities. 



5. L. Souglasiana (Hon. J. Douglas), Bail. Q. Ag. Jl. 1. Stem erect, 

 6in., angular. Leaves 6 to 9 lines, sessile, linear, with distant teeth. Flowers 

 violet. Peduncles filiform, 2in. Calyx-tube 10-ribbed, alternate ribs ending in 

 gland-like teeth. Corolla-tube slender, lobes narrow, the 3 lower ones white 

 with 2 green lines, tube glandular inside at the base. Anthers with bristles. 



Hab.: On damp land, Thursday and Hammond Islands, Torres Straits. 



6. I,, anceps (stem 2-edged), Thunb.; DC. Prod. vii. 375 ; Benth. Fl. Austr. 

 iv. 128.' A glabrous perennial, the rootstock often shortly creeping ; stems 

 decumbent, ascending or erect, from a few inches to l^ft. long, regular or more or 

 less winged by the decurrent leaves. Lower leaves petiolate, obovate or cuneate, 

 sometimes 2in. long but usually smaller, the larger stem^leayes oblong- 

 spathulate, lanceolate or almost linear, passing gradually into liarroV', sessile 

 floral leaves, the uppermost reduced to very small bracts, all entire or sparingly 

 toothed. Flowers small, on very short, axillary pedicels, the upper ones forming 

 a slender raceme. Calyx-lobes broadly lanceolate, acute, not half so long as the 

 linear-cuneate tube.' Corolla blue or alniost white, the' lower lobes forming a 

 broadly obovate, 3-fid lip, the 2 upper ones small, acute,, and falcate. Anthers 

 with a few 'short hairs on the back, the 2 lower ones tipped with a tuft of short 

 bristles. Capsule oblong-linear, 3 to 4 lines or in luxuriant specimens 5 lines long, 

 contracted at the base. Seeds glossy, compressed, brown, smooth, ovate. — 



