he inflorescence of J. lineare; and I have specimens of J. lineare
in which, with the usual pubescence of that species, the inflorescence is
that of Mitchellii. Among Sir Thos. Mitchell's collection at the Museum,
there is a Jasminum not noticed by Professor Lindley, which, though very
nearly related to J. lineare, and possibly a variety only, may be
distinguished by the following character.
Jasminum (micranthum) cinereo-pubescens, foliis ternatis; foliolis
lanceato-linearibus, pedunculis axillaribus 1-3 floris, corollae laciniis
obtusis dimidio tubi brevioribus.
17. GOODENIA (cycloptera) ramosissima pubescens, foliis radicalibus
serrato-incisis; caulinis lanceolato-ellipticis obsolete serratis in
petiolum attenuatis, pedunculis axillaribus unifloris folia
subaequantibus, seminibus orbiculatis membrana angusta cinctis.
LOC. Indicatio nulla stationis in Herb. D. Sturt.
18. SCAEVOLA (depauperata), erecta ramosissima, ramis alternis; ultimis
oppositis divaricatis, foliis minimis sublinearibus: ramorum alternis
ramulorum oppositis, pedunculis e dichotomiis ramulorum solitariis
unifloris.
LOC. "In salt ground, in lat. 26 degrees S." D. Sturt.
DESC. Herbacea, vix suffruticosa, adulta glabriuscula, erecta,
ramosissima. Rami ramulique angulati; ultimi oppositi, indivisi,
divaricati, apice diphylli, foliis minimis et rudimento minuto floris
abortivi. Folia sessilia, linearia, acuta, brevissima, ramos subtendentia
alterna, ramulos ultimos brachiatos opposita. Pedunculi e dichotomiis
ramulorum ultimorum penultimorumque solitarii, uniflori, ebracteati.
Calyx: limbo supero quinquepartito; laciniis lineari-lanceatis,
aequalibus, pubescentibus. Corolla: tubo hinc ad basin usque fisso; limbo
unilabiato, 5-partito; laciniis lanceolatis, aequalibus, marginibus
angustis induplicatis, extus uti tubus pubescentibus, intus glabris
trinerviis, nervo medio venoso. Stamina: filamenta distincta, anguste
linearia, glabra, axi incrassata; antherae liberae, lineares, imberbes,
basi affixae, loculis longitudinaliter dehiscentibus. Ovarium biloculare?
loculis monospermis, ovulis erectis. Stylus cylindraceus, glaber.
Stigmatis indusium margine ciliatum et extus pilis copiosis longis
strictis acutis albis tectum v. cinctum.
19. EREMOPHILA (Cunninghamii) arborescens, foliis alternis linearibus
mucronulo recurvo, sepalis fructus unguiculatis eglandulosis, corolla
extus glabra.
Eremophila? arborescens, Cunningh. MSS. 1817.
Eremodendron
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