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Triglochin bulbosum. Bulbous-rooted 

 Arrow-Grass. 



C/a/Jr d»i Order. 

 Hexandria Trjgynia. 



Generic Charatler. 



Cor. (infera, G.) hexapetala, decidua, petalis concavis; 3 

 interioribus ahius infertis. Stam. breviflima. Anth. pofticae 

 fubfeffiles. Germina 3 — 6, monofperma. Styli breves (vel 

 nulli. G.) Stigmata adnata. Cap/. 3 — 6, evalves. Semina 

 e recta. Brown Prod. Fl. Nov. Holl. 1. 343. 



Specific Charatler and Synonyms. 



TRIGLOCHIN bulbnjum s ( t ri capful are : ) radice aggregato- 

 bulbofa, bulbis folidis plexu fibrofo per setatem mukipli- 

 cando ac in phiiyras fetaceas folvendo conteclis; foliis fcapo 

 fubtardioribus denuo pluribus (4 — 6) ortu bifario, cana- 

 liculato-Hliformibus, ba(i membranaceo-dilatatis convolu- 

 to-vaginantibus ; fcapo altiori tereti-gracilefcente, flexuofo- 

 ereclo, fimplici ; racemo continuo, ebracleato, mulrifloro, 

 laxius fpicato ; pedicellis patulis, floreparum longioribus ; 

 corolla erecla,pi(tillis breviore, cupulato-connivente; peta- 

 lis imbricantibus ovato-orbiculatis bullaeformi-convcxis, 

 extimis majoribus longe CUIUS caducis ; antheris extrorfis, 

 petalorum (quorum replent cavum) bafi fubinlide^tibus, 

 alternis fuperioribus lympha diftentis ferius (nunquando?) 

 maturandis; germinibus viridibus, in columellam triquetro- 

 prifmaticam coadunatis, finguiis Iinearibus piano con- 

 vexiulculis fine ftigmatofo continuo breviter replicato 

 radiato-penicillato ; capfulis feorfim deciduis, introrfum 

 inferne verticaliter dehifcentibus. G. 



TRIGLOCHIN buibojum. Linn. Mant. 226. Syjt.Veg. ed. 14. 

 348. Thnnb. Prod. Flor. cap. 67. Jacq. If. rar. 2. tab. 

 454- Coll. Suppl. 102. Wilid. Sp. PL 2. 264. 



GRAMEN triglochin bulbofum monomotapenfe. Breyn.fafcic. 

 2 4 ; (in cake PL rar. Cent.) 



A perennial plant throwing up irom numerous aggregate 

 **(fo (about thefize of fmall acorns) fafcicles of (lender pliant 



/eaves 



