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* THYSANOTUS tenuis. 



Slender Thysanotus. 



TRI-HEXANDRU MONOGYNJA. 



Nat. ord. hiLiKCEm. 



THYSANOTUS. Bot. Reg. vol. B.foL 655. 



T. tenuis ; foliis junceis erectis glabrls scapi humilis ramosi longltudine, umbclHs 



terminallbus sub-4-floris, bracteis ovatis membranaceo-marginatis mucrona- 

 tis articulo inferiori pedicellorum aequalibus, staminibus 6 in©c^ualibus 



stigmate 



foliis palmaris 



antheris luteis. 



tffultus. Flores parvi, violacei; 



Another new species of this curious genus, obtained from 

 Swan River by Robert Mangles, Esq. in whose collection at 

 Sunning Hill, it flowered in May 1837. 



It is one of the species belonging to Thysanotus proper, 

 as that figured at Plate 8 of this volume is of the abnormal 

 triandrous section. It shows how very near the genus ap- 

 proaches to Trichopetalum, which differs in little beyond its 

 polyspermous seed-vessel. 



It grows very well in a green-house, and would probably 

 succeed if planted out in a pit which is well protected during 

 winter. The best soil for its growth is loam and peat, mixed 

 with a quantity of sand. 



It is propagated from cuttings, or seed. The seed should 

 be sown in light sandy soil, and placed in a cool frame. 

 That of the plant which forms the subject of this figure, was 



See folio 8 of this volume. 



ScptemheTf 1838. t 



