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rescence, and very obtuse or rounded perianth-segments (in the 

 male). 



E. thtksifera, Persoon, char, emend. ; culmo compresso 

 fistulato simplici ; inflorescentia feminea 3-4 cm. ovali dense 

 paniculatim ramosa, apatbis apertis oblongo-lanceolatis munita ; 

 spathellis minoribus lanceolatis longiuscule acuminatis ; floribus 

 compressiusculis ; perianthii segmentis omnibus lanceolatis 

 acuminatis subaequalibus ; fructu oblongo obtuso trialato 1- 

 loculari. 



Eestio thyrsifer, Bottholl, Progr. 1772, p. 11, et Descript. et 

 Icon. Ear. . . . et Nov. Plant. (1773), p. 8, tab. iii. fig. 4. — Elegia 

 thyrsifera, Persoon, Synops. ii. p. 607, excl. syn. 



"I/.. Culmus erectus eompressiusculus subulatus olivaceus im- 

 presso-punctulatus siccitate leviter gyroso-sulcatus, crassitie 

 pennae gallinacese. Vaginae decidual cicatrices annuliformes re- 

 linquentes, in plant, masc. vaginae diu persistentes 3-4 cm. long, 

 laxe convolutae castanean intus albido-nitentes. Inflorescentia 

 mascula (ex spec. Masson) 5-6 cm. oblonga dense paniculatim 

 cymosa. Spatbae oblougae apertae limbatae 2-3 cm. long., 10-14 mm. 

 lat. Flores ovoidei sub 2 mm. long, bractea suborbieulari-navi- 

 culata flore dimidio breviore stipati. Perianthii segmenta exte- 

 riora oblonga obtusiuseula ferruginea glabra, segmenta interiora 

 dimidio longiora confbrmia. Antherae apiculata?. Inflorescentia 

 feminea 3-4 cm. long, compacts ovoidea, paniculatim cymosa. 

 Spathae oblongo-ovatae apertae coriaceae fuscae maculis purpureis 

 irroratse 2 cm. long. 1 cm. lat. Spatbellse multo minores lanceo- 

 latae longiuscule acuminata?, ramos ultimos cymse vix superantes. 

 Plores 4-5 mm. long., parum compressi haud arcuati. Perianthii 

 segmenta subcoriacea ferruginea lanceolata omnia conformia, 

 interiora tenuiora vix breviora. Pruetus oblongus obtusus lon- 

 gitudinaliter 3-alatus 1-locularis 1-spermus, periauthio persistente 

 tertia vel quarta parte lougior. 



Descriptio e specimine femineo Bottbolliano mibi benevole a 

 cl. Lange communicato desumpta, et quoad marem ex exemplo a 

 cl. Masson lecto et in herb. Mus. Brit, asservato. 



The synonymy of this species is extremely involved, for reasons 

 already mentioned. The examination of one of BottboU's spe- 

 cimens, kindly lent for the purpose by Prof. Lange of Copen- 

 hagen, shows how faithfully executed was the drawing in the book 

 above cited. I am, however, quite unable to refer the specimen 



