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tion: — "Foil, obovatis spathulatisve emarginatis v. apice 

 rotundatis, 3-basi 5-nerviis punctatis glabris ; calycib. 

 glabris, dentib. membranaceis coloratis deciduis." The 

 two latter synonyms are not mentioned by Bentham, but 

 according to Index Kewensis L. obtusum is = to L. flave- 

 scens, whilst L. brevifolium is = to L. buxifolium Wendl. 

 (Non Dehr.), which is = to L. flavescens. 



From the description given in Walper I.e., it would appear 

 that L. grandiflorum of Lodd is very closely allied to L. 

 emarginatum Wendl. (L. obovatum Sweet), especially as 

 the two species are placed in section Spathulata under 

 subsection Emarginata, 



It is rather difficult to say at present what L. grandiflorum 

 of Loddiges really is, and until we are able to clear the 

 matter up, as to whether the species is to be found in 

 Tasmania it will be advisable to refer the specimens from 

 the above mentioned localities, to the var. grandiflorum of 

 Bentham, notwithstanding the fact that I regard them 

 abundantly distinct from L. flavescens and worthy of 

 specific rank. 



Mr. A. R. Penfold has procured a quantity of leaves from 

 plants growing in the bed of the Nattai River via Hill Top, 

 also some material of the typical L. flavescens from the 

 neighbourhood of Hill Top for distillation, and I feel there 

 will be no difficulty in proving these to belong to two 

 distinct species. 



