Three species (together with C. calyptrata above mentioned) are 
enumerated in Dr. Lehmann’s ‘ Plantz Preissianee’ of the Swan 
_ River Settlement, besides a plant referred to Zalinum; and it 
is from this country that we raised our present plant from seeds 
sent by Mr. Drummond in 1853. Among the species of Preiss, 
none accords with this. C. Balonensis, Lindl. in Mitch. (foliis 
angustatis obovato-lanceolatis alternis oppositisque, racemis se- 
cundis multifloris, caulibus multo longioribus, floribus conspicuis 
polyandris), seems not far distant from the present species ; but, 
with no further marks to guide me, and considering the widely 
different locality, it will be safer to keep it distinct.* I have re- 
ferred it to Zalinum because of the numerous stamens, exceeding 
even what are attributed to Zulinum. It flowered in the green- 
house in August, 1854. 
Drscr. Root slender, descending, fusiform, annual, bearing 
several leaves at the top, and several spreading, ascending, terete, 
slender, reddish stems, scarcely a span long: these have distant, 
alternate, or very rarely opposite, broad-linear, subspathulate, ses- 
sile, entire, obtuse, fleshy, thickened /eaves, having a depressed 
longitudinal central line above, quite plane below, with no con- 
spicuous costa or nerve; the largest of them are three inches 
long. Peduncles terminal or subaxillary, including the racemes 
longer than the stem, very slender. Pedicels subsecund, long, 
filiform, at length reflexed. Calyx of two, opposite, broad-ovate, 
cymbiform, green sepals. Petals five, spreading apart from each 
other, red-purple. Stamens very numerous, spreading, about half 
as long as the petals. Anthers small, yellow. Ovary subglobose, 
crowned with three, sessile, filiform, glanduloso-pubescent slig- 
mas: style none. ’ 
Fig. 1. Calyx and pistil -—magnified. 
* L[have, since the above was in type, seen authentic specimens of Dr. Lind- 
ley’s plant. It is quite different from ours, having much broader and more 
spathulate leaves and larger flowers ; but it is closely allied to our present spe- 
cies in habit, and in the very numerous stamens and absence of style. 
