snucronatis, lateribns purpureo-ferrugineis nitidnlis; stylo ex- 
serto profunde trifido. ’ 
S$. bicolor Spreng. -- Isolepis bicolor Carmich. — 
Kunth, 216. 
Ins. Tristan da Cunha. 
4%. 8. Kunthli Beklr. 
Radice fihrosa, fihrillis erassis spongiosis; culmis plurihus 
faseienlatis ereetis filiformibus rigzdis teretihus striatis, saperne 
subsemiteretibus marginibus scabris, 12—8 poll. alt., versns 
basin tuheraseentem plurifoliatis; foliis superioribns calmum 
subaequantibus, religuis gradatim brevioribus, omnihns erectis 
hliformibus rigidwlis canaliculatis, marginibas scabris involn- 
tis, apice subpungentibus; vaginis testaceis, antice tenai-mem- 
hranaceis, transversim franeatis; involucro diphyllo; phylio 
altero eulmum continuante striete erecto 2—4-pollicari, altero 
reflexo multo breviore setaceo; spieulis pluribus conglomeratis 
laternlibus late ovatis ohtusis sesguilineam longis 6—8-Horis; 
squamis chartaceis arcte imhricatis late ovatis carinato -con- 
vexis obiusis fenuiter nervatis atrosangnineis; ovario ohlongo 
triangulari in stylum complanatum trifidum attennato; stam. 3; 
setis 6. 
Seirpus? ficinioides Kunth, 172. — Dregei coll. 3937, 
3938. 
Prom. bon. spei. 
43. 8, Bridgesit Beklr. 
Rhizomate elongato descendente filiformı superne saepiss. 
rameoso; culmis pluribus erectis compresse - fliformibus subti- 
lissime striatis 4—6 poll. altis, das? 4-- 2-foliatis, foliisque 
Naceidis; his eulmo aequilongis v. mealto hreviorihus (1% poll. 
}g.) linearibus planis obinsis striolatis fere " lin. latis; foliis 
