lanceolate, half an inch long. Petals ligulate, obtuse, 
bright yellow, an inch long, each appendiculate with a 
quadrate membranous scale above the base. Stamens 
shorter than the petals. Pistil nearly as long as the 
corolla; style slender, elongated; stigmas short, spread- 
ing.—J. G. Baker. 
Fig. 1, Whole plant, much reduced; 2, leaf; 3, spike, both life-size; 4, a 
complete flower; 5, a petal and three stamens; 6,a single anther; 7, complete 
pistil; 8, stigmas :—all more or less enlarged. 
