308 MR. F. K. WILLIAMS ON THE GENUS DIA"NTHTTS. 



Geogr. limits. — N. Turkestan, 40°. 



S. Near Shiraz, in Persia, 30°. 

 W. Near Tabreez, in Persia, 46°. 

 F. Afghanistan, 68°. 

 According to Kegel and Schmalhausen, in the specimens found 

 in Turkestan the petals are more jagged. 



85. D. plumosus, Spreng. Pug ill. 2, p. 64; auct. Pinks Cent. 

 Fur. p. 31. 



55 centim. Polia 25 mm., 3-5-nervia linearia plana flaccida, 

 vagina folii diam. duplo longiore. Bracteae 4, exteriores ovate, 

 interiores obovatae, patentes acuminata ad calycis apices. Calyx 

 apice attenuato, dentibus 9-11-uerviis purpureis. Lamina iinber- 

 bis obovato-cuneata. 



Geogr. limits. — N. Mt. Baldo in Yenetia, near the Austrian 



frontier. 

 S. Shores of Lake Garda, between Venetia 



and Lombardy. 



8G. D. yalentinus, WillJc. Icon. Descr. PL Nov. HispA.ip. 14, 

 t. 7 ; Amo, FL Iber. vi. p. 293. 



Caespitosus. Caules 50 centim., dichotome ratnosi fastigiati 

 stricti. Folia plana adpressa acuta 3-nervia ; radicalia 52 mm. 

 liuearia, caulina inferiors lineari-lanceolata, intermedia elongato- 

 linearia; vagina folii diam. sequante. Bracteae saepissime 6, obo- 

 vato- lanceolate mucronatae ad dimidium calyeem, arete imbricate. 



Calyx apice attenuato, dentibus ciliolatis. Lamina speciosa 

 barbulata oblonga rosea ad £ fimbriato-lanceolata, = unguem. 

 Anther® lanceolato-ellipticae flavae. Capsula ovoidea. Semina 

 subtilissime striolata. 



Geogr. limits. — JV. R. Ebro. F. Tortosa, in Catalonia. 



S. Malaga. W. N. Portugal. 



#*##### c au ] es teretes. Folia 1-3-nervia. Bracteae scarioso- 

 alatae. Calyx apice non attenuato, dentibus lanceolatis. 



87. D. pnosTitATUs, Jacq. PL Ear. Sclionbr. Icon. iii. t. 271 ; 

 llarv. et Sond. FL Capensis, i. p. 325. 



100 centim. Folia 33 mm., patentia recurva acuta 3-nervia, 

 radicalia lineari-lanceolata, cetera linearia, vagina folii diam. duplo 

 longiore. Bracteae 4, patentes ovato-lanceolatae acuminatae ad 



