

JANUARY 1, 1959 TO DECEMBER 31, 1959 15 



254927 to 254972— Continued 



254940. Micromyrtus drummondii Benth. Myrtaceae. 



Col. No. S-45. 'Drummond's Heath Myrtle'. Dinner Hill and Mount 

 Leseuer areas. Short, dense, upright shrub; foliage heathlike; flowers pinkish, 

 small, in masses. 



254941. Thryptomene australis Endl. Myrtaceae. 



Col. No. S-38. South of Billaricay, along railroad to Merredin. Shapely 

 shrub to 5 feet high, of broomlike habit; flowers pink or white, numerous. 



254942. Thryptomene hyporhytis Turcz. 



Col. No. S-37. Dinner Hill. Shrub to 3 feet high; flowers white and pink, 

 minute, in masses. 



254943. Thryptomene kochii E. Pritzel 



Col. No. S-39. Dandaragan road west of Moora. Low spreading shrub 

 to 3 feet high, in colonies of 20 or more. 



254944. Thryptomene strongylophylla F. Muell. 



Col. No. S-36. Yellow sands 10 miles northwest of Kondat. Heathlike 

 shrub to five feet high; flowers numerous, small, reddish-pink. 



254945. Trichinium spathtjlatum R. Br. Amaranthaceae. 



Col. No. S-40. Limestone coastal dunes 10 miles south of Geraldton. 

 Rambler, over decadent scrub and flowers; flowers white. 



254946. Beaufortia elegans Schau. Myrtaceae. 



Col. No. S-131. Wanneroo. Densely branched shrub to five feet high; 

 flowers rose-pink, to one inch in diameter, in dense clusters on short spikes. 



254947. Beaufortia macrostemon Lindl. 



Col. No. S-144. Bullsbrook. Densely branched shrub to 12 inches high; 

 base thick, woody; leaves linear, dense, bronze tints; flowers green and red. 



254948. Beaufortia purpurea Lindl. 



Col. No. S-145. Piawanning. Compact shrub to 12 inches high and usually 

 more in diameter; leaves small, crowded; flowers deep crimson, in small compact 

 spikes. 



254949. Boronia megastigma Nees Rutaceae. 



Col. No. S-128. Albany. Shrub to three feet high; foliage heathlike; 

 flowers bell-shaped, about j4-inch diameter, brown outside, lemon-yellow in- 

 side, fragrant. 



254950. Boronia purdieana Diels 



Col. No. S-132. 'Lemon-scented Yellow Boronia'. Light sandy soil 

 with little humus, Wanneroo. Slender shrub to three feet high; flowers lemon- 

 yellow, tinged green at base, very fragrant. 



254951. Calectasia cyanea R. Br. Liliaceae. 



Col. No. S-133. 'Blue Tinsel Lily'. Wanneroo. Shrub to 18 inches 

 high; foliage needlelike, bright green; flowers violet; perianth scarious, tinsel- 

 like texture, contrasting with the large yellow anthers. 



254952. Callistemon phoeniceus Lindl. Myrtaceae. 



Col. No. S-146. Greenhead road, 15 miles west of Coorow. Shrub to five 

 feet high; leaves narrow, glaucous; flowers crimson, in large erect spikes. 



254953. Calothamnus blepharospermus F. Muell. Myrtaceae. 



Col. No. S-147. Mullewa. Shrub to five feet high; flowers long staminate; 

 stamen bundles of bright scarlet. 



254954. Calothamnus sanguineus Labill. 



Col. No. S-148. Mount Leseuer. A compact species to 2 feet high; flowers 

 with prominent brilliant scarlet staminal bundles. 



