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minntis restitis sqiiamiformibus orlitciilato-oyatis striatis sor- 

 dide stmmiiiots; ragiius siipcriorilnis {%) fiisec scent ilms per- 

 aiigustis intcgris, ore obliqiio inucromilatis, 1—^3 polK long.; 

 spica icrmlnali nuda laxiusenla obknga obtusa c spiculis 

 10—6 composila, 6 — 4 Ihu loiiga; spictilis panis sobgomi- 

 iiatis, bracteis inuuitis SLiuamiformibns lanccolatis striatis 

 ferragineis ipsis fere aeqnilojigis, fnictiferis siibovalibus ro- 

 tundato-obtusis vix leviter coinpressis 3 liii, ciic- longis, 

 llore uuo fcrtiti, altero mascnlo; s<iuainis (5 — 6) chartaceo- 

 membrauaceis cariiiato - navioularibus fcrroginfo-vastancis, 

 florigeris binis ovalibus rotundato - obtusis quam inferioros 

 muho majoribus; carjapst perminnta oboYato-elHpsoida roiiin- 

 dato-obtnsa mutica teretitiscula v. trigona, trlcostiilata, basi 

 infima atteunata^ hirtula rerntginca r. fnscu; slylo vix parum 

 exserto breviter fisso; sctis 3 atbis (liiaidium earyopseos vix 

 acquantibus ; filam. pt^rsistcutibus elougatis albidis. 



Tricostnlaria comprcssa N. ab K- K c. S3. — Prciss, 

 berb* n. 1800* 



I^ova Holland. 



e, ln0orescentia corymbosa t* uinbellata. 



17. Ch. nana N. ab E. 



Pallide viridis. Culrais pluribus fasciciilatis vijr supra 

 pollicem longis setaceis obsolete augalatis, stnatisbasi 1 — 2- 

 loliatis; foliis peraugnstis subciirvatis lacvibus canalitiilatift 

 4—7 //ft. long. brcTiss. vagiiiatie; cotymhulo pauciramoso 

 ctmirado; ramis brevissimis foliacco-bractcatis monostachyis; 



spicnlis (in aulhesi) sublanceolato-ovalibus comprcssis X^}^ — 

 P/4 liu. long.; squamis 6, duabiis inlimis minoribns vacuis 

 lanceolatis aculiusmilis, scquentibus tribus aequalibns ovato- 

 oblongis obtusis fertiiibuSy omnibus membraoaceis stramiueo- 



