Dietrich. The Libertia of Lejeune, or Michelaria of Du- 

 mortier, is considered with good reason to be a Bromus. 



"Root-leaves (6 inches to 1 foot long, 2 to 4£ lines broad) 

 equitant, every where glabrous, membranous at the edges 



dshaped, acute, nerved, the 



than the rest; stem- 



pwards (the 



of the sheath, linear -sw 

 central nerve thicker and 



stronger 



few (about three), sheathing 



ppermost 



H 



nch long), in form and structure like the 



root-leaves. Stem (1 foot 4 inches high) simple, very slightly 



pressed, glab 



ht green, jointed at the origin of 



the leaves. Flowers capitate, pedicels light green, round 



glabrous, outer spathe bivalvular, longer than the pedicels, 



membranous, repeated on the inner flowers, which expand 



superior, 6-partite, glabrous, ro- 



m succession. 



Perianth 



tube none, outer seg 



narrow 



and 

 the base, concave, keeled, and subherbaceous 



ments (7 lines long, 6 lines broad) 

 about twice the length of the outer, ungfuiculate, cordate, 

 entire, very slightly crisped, retuse at the apex, somewhat 

 fleshy or like white wax, with a distinct, somewhat 



ape 



diaphanous middl 

 nerves. Stamens 



b 



d 



v 



ery 



fai 



diverging lateral 



3, inserted into the base of the i 

 pposite to the outer segments, about as Ions: as the 



filame 



ke 



gments, pure white 



cohering 



for about a quarter of their length, above which they diverge 

 a little; anthers yellow, incumbent, oblong, cleft at both 

 ends, but especially at the lower, opening along the sides. 

 Stigmata minute, terminal, capitate, colourless. Style white 

 single, shorter than 



th 



point wh 



the fila 



stamens, cleft into th 

 cohere* s( 



to the 



ire, segments diverging be- 

 ll thicker than the cohering part 



tween the filaments, ea« 



included within the sheath of 



ferior, oblong, triquetrous, green, glabrous, 3-l( 



numerous, oblong, mutually impressed, fixed 



placenta." 



filaments. Germen 



Ovules 



J. L 



