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pressis; vaginis interiorihus 1—1'% poll. long. arctis, superne 
herbaceis viridibas non ampliatis, inferne purpuraseentibns, 
ex ore obliqno lanceolato- protensis; spieula ovato -Ianceolata 
acuta compressa 2’; —3'% lin. longa 8—15-fera; squamis 
eonformibus laxiuseulis demum patulis pellneido - membrana- 
ceis elongato -ovatis v. ohlongis obiusis carinatis stramineo - 
Intescentibus prope carinam virentem superne sangnines - 20- 
natis; «earyopsi iparva sqnamae dimidium vix aequante exarte 
obovata aequilatere triangulari, angulis obtusis vir parum 
prominulis, laevi viridi-straminea; Iulbo styli Zonginscuto 
concolore conico-subulato, hasi dilatata leviter constrieto ; 
setis 6 rigidulis pallidis caryops? multo longioribus; stylo 
temni vix exserto. 
E. gracilis . graciliima Hook. fil. in Herb. Berel,, 
nec Brown. 
Nova Seelandia (J. D. Hooker). 
Caryopsis terelinsenla, eostata. Stylus plerum- 
yop ’ y 
que trifidus. 
18. H. acieularis R. Br. 
Rhizomate Kiliformi repente caespitifero; eulmis viridihus 
vapillaribus suleato -tetragonis (interdum subteretibus) 1% —6 
poll. long.; vaginis brevinseulis aretis, ore leviter ampliatis 
suhoblique truneatis, saepissime fusco -sanguineis; spieula 
eompressa ohlonga v. suhovata apiee aputinseula, sesquili- 
neam eirc. longa, v. raro lineari -lanceolata 2—2 lin. longa, 
4—11-Nora; squamis trispiris ovatis pleramque obtusis ra- 
rinato -navicularibus, dorso viridibus, ad Jatera fusco -sangui- 
weis v. pallidioribus, infima saepiss. breviore; caryopsi minuta 
squama eire, "; breviore atlenuato-obovata teretinseula v. 
obsolete trigona, leviter eostulata transversim subtilissime 
striolata stramineo-pallida nitidula, bulbo siyli parvo vonco- 
