“Flora Antarctica” the filaments are figured as frec, and 
described as almost so, whilst those of the specimen now 
represented are monadelphous nearly to the top. On 
re-examining some native specimens, I find them to be 
united even higher up, and the anthers to be much larger 
than in the cultivated plant. They possibly vary in amount 
of cohesion. 
For the opportunity of figuring this pretty plant I am 
indebted to Mr. Burbidge, of the Botanic Gardens, Trinity 
College, Dublin, who received its roots in a sod of Lomaria 
alpina, collected. in the Falkland Islands by Mrs. Brandon, 
and flowered it in April last. Its familiar name in the 
colony is the ** Pale Maiden.” 
Drscr. Densely tufted; roots of long slender fleshy 
fibres. Stem six to twelve inches high, slender, green, 
erect, unbranched, ending in a foliaceous compressed 
lanceolate spathe two to three inches long, and produced 
into an erect point. Leaves as long as or shorter than 
the stem, linear, three-channelled, grass-green. Flowers 
two to six in a cluster, inclined or nodding, each with a 
lanceolate spathe at the base of the filiform pedicels, which 
are one inch long or less. Perianth from one-half to 
nearly an inch in diameter, broadly subcampanulate ; 
segments subequal, obovate, obtuse or retuse, white with 
three pink veins, and a yellow patch at the base. Stamens 
three, their filaments connate into a membranous flagon- 
shaped body with free tips; anthers linear-oblong, yellow. 
Ovary turbinate; style short, with three arms that are 
slightly dilated at the top.—J. D. H. 
Fig. 1, Outer, and 2, inner perianth-segments ; 3, ovary anl stamens; 4 and 5, 
anthers; 6, style and its arms :—a// enlarged, 
