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L. flavescens or the var. grandiflorum from a Tasmanian 

 locality in the National Herbarium which includes a fairly 

 complete collection made by Hooker, Gunn, and others in 

 Tasmania. 



We have an abundance of herbarium specimens of what 

 may be regarded as var. grandiflorum Benth. in the 

 National Herbarium, which are usually found in the beds 

 of creeks, from the following localities: — Kangaroo Greek, 

 National Park, J. H. Oamfield, December, 1898; Helens- 

 burgh, J. H. Oamfield, January 1899; Jervis Bay, J. H. 

 Maiden (in fruit) July, 1899 ; Macqnarie Fields, A. A. 

 Hamilton, December, 1912; Nepean River, E. Clieel, 

 December, 1919; Menangle, A. A. Hamilton (in fruit) April 

 1912; Douglas Park, A. A. Hamilton, December, 1915; 

 Bargo River via Hill Top, E. Oheel, December, 1911; Mit- 

 tagong to Jellore, E. Oheel, March 1916; Nattui River, E. 

 Oheel, November, 1911; Robertson (top of Macqnarie Pass) 

 J. H. Maiden, November, 1905 and Pitzroy Falls to Nowra, 

 E. Oheel, June 1919. 



In examining this material, either in the field or in the 

 herbarium there is no difficulty in separating it from the 

 typical forms of L. flavescens Sra., but there is some super- 

 ficial resemblance to L. citratum Chat. Oheel and Penf. t 

 and to another form which seems to belong to L. Petersoni 

 Bail. When critically examined, there is no difficulty in 

 separating it from L. citratum, but it remains to be seen 

 if L. Petersoni of Bailey and the var. grandiflorum of Beu- 

 tham are really distinct. 



It is of special interest to note that L. grandiflorum Lodd., 

 is upheld as a distinct species in Walper's Rep. Bot. System 

 Tom. ii, p. 168 (1843), and that two other synonyms are 

 quoted, namely, L. brevifolium Wendl. fil. in OttoetDietr. 

 Allgem. Gartenzig, i, 186, and L. obtusum Lodd. Oat. ex 

 G. Don in Lond. Hort. Brit. 195, with the following descrip- 



