122 E. CHEEL. 



terminal branchlets, and are quite sessile and somewhat 

 crowded. 



Dr. Rodway states that "The plant is a shrubby one, 

 2-3 feet high, growing in sandy soil on ridge overlooking 

 the Naval College at Jervis Bay. It is found growing In 

 association with L. rotuncli folium (L. scorparium var. 

 rotundi folium), each form, however, keeping to its distinct 

 habit, and he could not find any intermediate forms." 



The distribution is as follows : — Jervis Bay (H. J. Haus- 

 child, (No. 20) January, 1914); and Nowra and Jervis Bay 

 (Dr. F. A. Rodway, February and March, 1916). 



Leptospermum odoratum sp. nov. 



Frutex ad 3 - 5 ped altus, plus minus erectis, ramulis juveni- 

 libus plus minus angulatis. Foliis sub-coriaceis, sessilibus, obovato- 

 cuneiformibus, emarginatis, 1^-3 cm. longis, 5 mm. latis vel 

 rarius 4 cm. longis, trinervosis, punctiformibus glandulis numer- 

 osis valde odoriferis. Floribus pedicellatis 2-4 sub-apicibus 

 nonnuquam umbellatis. Bracteis solitariis, ad 4 mm. diam., 

 caduceis. Calicibus glabris, lobis lunatis. Petatis 5, albis orbicu- 

 laribus, duplo-longioribus sepalis. Ovario glabro, fructibus quinque 

 locularibus, 



Shrubs about 3-5 feet high, usually of an upright growth, 

 but frequently somewhat decumbent owing to flood- waters,, 

 as the plant is invariably found in the beds of creeks or 

 rivers, branchlets more or less angular, especially near the 

 tips. Leaves sessile, oblong to obovate or cuneate, obtuse 

 witli a distinct shallow notcli at the more or less rounded 

 apex, usually about 1J to 3 cm. long and 5 mm. broad, or 

 rarely up to 4 cm. long, distinctly 3 to 5 nerved, the intra- 

 marginal nerves more or less obscure, oil-glands numerous 

 but obscure unless held up to the sunlight, when they are 

 then plainly visible under an ordinary lens. Flowers usually 

 in clusters of from 2 to 4 or occasionally 5, chiefly on the 



