70 E. CHEEL. 
this Journ., Xxx1lI, 163 (1899); Oryptostemon ericceus 
F.v.M., in Miq. Nederl. Kruidk. Archief. Iv, 115 (1856); 
Franecisia of Endl., which, according to Bentham, (Journ. 
Linn. Soc., (Bot.) x, 128 (1869) was founded ona drawing of 
Bauer’s of the original D. fascicularis. 
The original specimens on which the species fascicularis 
the type of the genus Darwinia was founded, were collected 
in the Port Jackson district. The description, together 
with the figure, enables one without any difficulty to. 
identify the plant, which is fairly common in the sandstone 
country around the coast. The only locality given by 
Bentham l.c., is Port Jackson, but, as shown by Messrs. 
Baker and Smith, l.c., it has a much wider range. Havi- 
land, (Journ. Linn. Soc. N.S,W., 2nd Series, i, 65 and 1050, 
1886), has made reference to its flowering period, Dr.S. J. 
Johnston (ib. xxxv, 424, 1910) has referred to it as repre- 
senting a Jordanian Geminate species. A.G. Hamilton 
and Miss Brewster, in the same journal XxxIx, 152, 1914 
and XL, 753, 1915 respectively, have referred to the xero- 
phitic and proterandrous characters. It has also been listed 
by Dr. J. M. Petrie (ibid, xxxvit, 226, 1912) with other 
plants as having no positive results when tested for hydro- 
cyanic acid. In the National Herbarium, Sydney, speci- 
mens are represented from the following definite localities: . 
Middle Harbour, J. H. Camfield; Kurnell, J. L. Boorman; 
Cronulla, A. A. Hamilton and EK. Cheel; Loftus, J. H. 
Camfield; Asquith, Wahroonga, and Hornsby, W.F. Blakely;. 
Woodford, A. A. Hamilton; and Wentworth Falls J. H. 
Maiden. 
Darwinia taxifolia A. Ounn. in Fields’ ‘* Geographical 
Memoirs on New South Wales,”’ 325 (1825); B.FI., iii, 12, 
(1866) in part; A. G. Hamilton, Journ. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 
XxIV, 358, and A. A. Hamilton, ibid., xu, 398, 1915. The 
following is a copy of the original description:—“ Foliis. 
