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 Rh three times as large; L. biloba 113 is a branching heath-like shrub, with brilliant blue flowers growing three or four together at the ends of the slender branches; finally, L. laricina 114 and L. glauca 115 are plants with the habit of the now common L. formosa, but covered with great quantities of red or yellow flowers, larger than in that species. The Dampieras most worthy of observation are D. cuneata and D. linearis, R. Br., both dwarf herbaceous plants, with coriaceous leaves and deep blue terminal flowers; D. triloba, 116 a plant allied to D. fasciculata, with multitudes of short axillary spikes of blue flowers, will probably be a gay-looking plant, and D. coronata 117 will certainly rival the handsomest of the Cape Lobelias; but all the other species, and there are many, are by no means beautiful objects.

 (113) Leschenaultia biloba; foliis linearibus, floribus in corymbo paucifloro laxè aggregatis, pedicellis ebracteolatis, sepalis tubo corollæ vix æqualibus, corollâ extùs glabrâ intùs stuposâ laclniis altè bilobis serrulatis mucrone interjecto, filamentis glabris.  (114) Leschenaultia laricina; foliis densè imbricatis linearibus glaucis apiculo acuminato, floribus axillaribus in apice ramorum subternis, pedicellis ebracteolatis, sepalis tubo corollæ brevioribus, corollâ glabrâ basi intùs stuposâ, filamentis glabris.  (115) Leschenaultia glauca; foliis linearibus trigonis incurvis glaucis densè imbricatis apiculo acuto, floribus axillaribus in corymbo denso aggregatis, pedicellis ebracteolatis, sepalis corollæ tubo multò brevioribus, corollâ, unilabiatâ extus glabrâ intus stuposâ laciniis ciliatis, fllamentis glabris.—Near L. expansa, R. Br. from which it differs in the want of bracteolæ, and probably in other respects.  (116) triloba; herbacea erecta, caule trigono, foliis sessilibus cuneatis trilobis utrinque glabris, spicis axillaribus paucifloris folio brevioribus, corollis extus pilis appressis, ramulis parallelo-approximatis.—Flowers bright blue, but small.  (117) Dampiera coronata; herbacea erecta, caule triptero paniculate, foliis glaberrimis inferioribus cuneato-lanceolatis incisis dentatisve superioribus linearibus acutis summis subulatis, floribus pedunculatis, ovario hinc gibboso calyce 5-dentato coronato, corollæ pilis nigris arctè appressis.  (118) Dampiera alata; herbacea erecta, caule simplici alato marginato, foliis obovatis integerrimis basi angustatis, pedunculis filiformibus glabris apice paucifloris, corollis extùs nigro-barbatis: villis plumosis.  (119) Dampiera lavandulacea; ramis teretibus, foliis lineari et oblongo-lanceolatis linearibusve subdentatis margine revolutis subtùs incanis, pedunculis terminalibus axillaribusque lanatis, corollis extus griseo-barbatis: villis plumosis.—Flowers blue.  (120) Dampiera teres; foliis semiteretibus obtusis incanis, spicis longè pedunculatis, floribus distantibus, corollis extus densè tomentosis; villis nullis.—Flowers very bright blue. A small species, with slender peduncles.