base. Perianth campanulate, pure white, one-sixth of an 

 inch long ; segments ovate, spreading from above the base. 

 Stamens exserted ; anthers small, oblong. Capsule acutely- 

 angled, deeply three-lobed. — J. G. Baker. 



Fig. 1, A flower, with pedicel and bract ; 2, front view of anther ; 3, back 

 view of anther ; 4, pistil : — all enlarged ; 5, the whole plant much reduced. 



