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one-third longer than the calyx-segments, outside imperfectly 
pubescent; dissepiment rudimentary ; seeds 6 or less ripening, 
pale-brownish, prominently margined and surrounded by a rather 
broadish membrane. 
Near the Gascoyne-River ; Lady Margareth Forrest. 
Root and basal leaves unknown. Lower leaves to 1 1/2 inches 
long, upper gradually lessened to about half an inch length. 
United peduncle and pedicel 3/4-1 1/4 inch long. Calyx slightly 
beset with hairlets, about 1/8 inch long, except at the very base 
quite free. Corolla about half an inch long, the appendages of 
ail the lobes conspicuous, in the only available specimen bleached 
already, but likely yellow; undivided portion of the corolla much 
shorter than the lobes. Stigma-cover bearing some few hairlets 
at its base. Fruit turgid, about 1/6 inch long or little longer. 
Seeds ofequal height, nearly 1/8 inch long, fiat, pyriform-ovate, 
when placed into tepid water emitting a copious tough whitish 
mucus. 
This evidently rare plant would hâve perhaps no claim to bear, 
as now wished, the celebrated name of the Rev. Dr. George 
Salmon, were it not for the rarity of the species ; but the writer 
was eager, yet within theyear of the three hundredth anniversary 
of the Dublin-University to bestow on some new plant of the 
Australian Flora also in phytographic commémoration the name 
of the illustrous divine, who as President of the Royal Irish 
Academy and of Trinity-College was so leadingly connected with 
this mémorable jubilee. 
This Velleya connects that genus still more closely with 
Goodenia; indeed it would be a genuine congener of the latter, 
if the segments of the calyx coalesced into aneven only short tube. 
At a mere passing glance V. Salmoniana might be taken for 
Goodenia filiformis, so great is the habituai resemblance, and this 
confusion would be ail the more excusable, as no other species 
exist in the genus Velleya at ail of such an aspect. Nevertheless 
the distinctions are in various respects well marked, G. filiformis 
having the leaves broader, the calyces adnate, the corolla outside 
