EP'ACRIS IMPRES'SA. Var. glaucescens. 
PITTED EPACRIS. 
OR 
MOXOCOTTLEDONE^. 
Natural division 
to which 
this Plant belongs. 
NATURAL ORDER, EPACRIDACE^ 
CALTCIFLOR^ 
OF 
DECANDOLLE. 
Artificial divisions 
to which 
this Plant belongs. 
PEXTAXDRIA 
JIOXOGYNIA, 
OF LIXXEUS 
No 232 
GENUS. Epacris impressa. CAVAyiLLEs. Calyx quinqiiepartitus, 
coloratus, multibracteolatus, bracteolis textura calycis. Corolla liypogyna, 
tubulosa limbo quinqueparlito patente imberbi. Stamina 5, corolla; tubo 
inserta, inclusa v rarius exserta ; filamenta filiformia, autherEe supra medium 
peltatie. Squaaiule hypogyus 5., Ovarium quinqueloculare, loculis multi- 
ovulatis, stylus simplex, stigma obtusum. Capsula quinquelocularis, placentis 
columnae centrali adnatis, semina plurima. Fruticuli in Nova Hollandia obvii, 
in Nova Zeelandia rari, ssepius glabri, foliis sparsis petiolatis v. basi simplici 
sessilibus, floribus axillaribus soepius spicam foliatam formantibus, albis v. pur- 
purascentibus. Endlicher. Genera Plantarum, p. 748. 
SPECIES. Epacris iMPREssAvar.glaucescens; ramulis pubescentibus,foliis 
sessilibus subreflexis lineari lanceolatis glaucis mucronatis; floribus roseis 
pedicellatis axillaribus geminis ; calycibus et squamulis pubescenti-velutinis. 
Character of the Genus, Epacris. Calyx five-parted, col¬ 
oured, with many bracteolse, the bracteolse of the same texture as the 
calyx. Corolla hypogynous, tubulose five-parted, patent, and 
beardless. Stamens five, inserted in the tube of the corolla, in¬ 
cluded, or rarely exserted, filaments filiform. Anthers peltate, 
above the middle. Squamul.t hypogynous, five. Ovarium five- 
celled, cells many-ovuled. Style simple. Stigma obtuse. Capsule 
five-celled, placenta adhering to the central column. Seed numerous. 
Description of the Species, Epacris impressa; variety glau¬ 
cescens. Stem a foot high, smooth, or pubescent, branched, branches 
covered with a soft white pubescence. Leaves sessile, narrowly lan¬ 
ceolate, entire, or very obscurely toothed, mucronate, and covered on 
the upper surface wdth a pleasing glaucous hue. Flowers smooth, 
of a bright rose colour, arranged in twos, axillary, situate on pedicels, 
and the whole forming a handsome spike of about six or eight inches 
long, and about two inches broad. Pedicels about two lines long, 
covered with imbricating scales, the margins of which are covered with 
a long soft jiubescence. • Calyx about one fourth the length of the 
corolla, and having the margins covered with pubescence similar to 
that on the scales of the pedicel. Corolla from eight to ten lines 
long, five-lobed at the apex, lobes ovate, reflexed. If Filaments five. 
