586 DE. M. T. MASTERS' S SUPPLEMENTARY 



to any other known species ; but I have little hesitation in refer- 

 ring a male specimen collected by Masson to the same species. 

 The three wings to the ovary, a character it possesses in common 

 with E. acuminata, are very remarkable. 



E. colettra, Wees, ex Mast, in Mon. Phaner. i. p. 358, char, 

 ampiiat. ; rhizomate procurrente ; culniis simplicibns complanatis; 

 vaginis laxiusculis subpersistentibus inflorescentia oblonga pani- 

 culatim cymosa ; bracteis ovatis acuminatis ; floribus subtriquetris 

 asperulatis ; fructu ovoideo-triquetro. 



% . Khizoma crassiusculum repens. Culrai 70-80 cm. erecti, 

 crassitie pennae gallinacea?, compressiusculi cinereo-olivacei minu- 

 tissime albido-maculati, basi vaginis arctis coriaceis ellipticis 

 approximatis obtecti. Vaginae culmeae 3-4 cm. laxe tubulataa 

 coriaceae supeme acutatae patentes ad margines tenuiores. Inflo- 

 rescentia mascula oblonga 4-6 cm. dense paniculatim cymosa. 

 Spathae coriaceae pallide ferruginea? ovato-lanceolatae apertaa 

 ramos paniculae superantes. Bracteas ovatae sub apice acuto 

 mucronatae floribus vix breviores. Flores subtriquetri. Peri- 

 anthii segmenta oblonga acutiuscula asperulata, externa quam 

 interna dimidio breviora. Antherae apiculatse. Plantae femineaa 

 ufc videtur minus robustae, rhizoma procurrens ; inflorescentia 

 lineari-oblonga 2-3 cm. longa spicatim vel subpaniculatim cy- 

 mosa, rami pauci erecti spathis convolutis vaginifonnibus paulo 

 breviores. Flores ovoidei 2 cm. long. Perianthii segmenta 

 subaequalia ovata mucronata ferruginea asperulata. Ovarium 

 ovoideo-trigonum 1-loculare 1-ovulatum. Styli 2 (? 3). 



Ad Prom. Bon. Spei, Tulbagh, Ecklon et Zeyher, 78, 8 6 ; 

 Brege, 571, 1638, et 1648 6 ; Burchell, 168, 571, ad montes 

 prope Worcester ; Rehmann, 2571 £ • 



A species remarkable for its flattened stems, persistent sheaths, 

 with a tendency to recurve at the tips, and slightly rough peri- 

 anth-segments. Eehmann's specimens allow of a complete de- 

 scription being drawn up, the specimens from other collections 

 being male only. The species, if all of the above-quoted speci- 

 mens really belong here, varies considerably in stature. From 

 some forms of E. parviflora, which it much resembles, it differs 

 in the creeping, not tufted, rhizome. 



E. vaginulata, Mast., sp. nov. ; culmo simplici, alt. 18-20 cm. 

 eolido ; vaginis laxis brevibua mox deciduis ; inflorescentia spiei- 



