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Australian Plants, 



On the rocky summits of the Cobboras mountains, covered 

 nearly throughout the year with snow. 



A truly alpine species like most others of this interesting 

 genus, formerly not found represented in Australia, unless 

 erroneously referred by Candolle to Grnaphalium (as G. 

 Catipes.) 



38. Senecio vagus. 



Glabrous; stem suffruticose, with spreading branches; in- 

 ferior leaves large, pinnati-sected, with generally two pairs 

 of segments, which are long-lanceolate, acute, remotely 

 and grossly toothed; the terminal segment very large, trifid 

 and toothed or laciniated; upper leaves lanceolate, entire or 

 trifid, tapering into a short petiole; flowerheads panicled, with 

 a conspicuous peduncle, and large lanceolate-linear bracteas ; 

 scales of the almost bell-shaped involucre ten to twelve, equal 

 in length to the disk, acute, on the margin scarious, on the 

 back with black papills; ray spreading; akenia glabrous, 

 angulate, furrowed, transversely rough, half as long as the 

 pappus. 



In shady moist valleys of the Dandenong ranges, of Mount 

 Disappointment, and on the Delatite, 



A smaller variety (alpestris) with thicker more dissected 

 leaves occurs on the rocky summit of Mount BuUer. 



39. Coleostylis SonderL 



All over glandulously pilose ; stem simple or branched at 

 the top, foliate ; leaves alternate, roundish — heartshaped or 

 rhomboid, the uppermost sessile, the rest petiolate ; pedicles 

 axillary, solitary, forming a terminal corymb ; basis of the 

 corolla tubulose. 



On wet places near the Violet Creek found by Mr. C. 

 Wilhelmi. 



A neat little plant of the habit of C. Preissii. 



40. Sehma albidiflora, 



( Sect, Pkyllocalyx.) 



Leaves somewhat fleshy, broad -ovate, the lower ones 

 roundish, blunt, almost nerveless ; sepals indistinctly keeled. 



