392 Mr. Hooxzn's Observations on Andrea. 
obtusis, apice. curvatis, utplurimum secundis, concaviusculis, 
prorsüs enervibus, dorso punctis minutis elevatis longitudinaliter 
striatis et quasi papillosis ; Perichetialia reliquis longiora et pe- 
dicellum subazquantia, erecta, arcté imbricata, appressa, ob- 
longa, vel oblongo-ovata, concava, obtusa, marginibus parüm 
involutis, flavescentia, longitudinaliter striata ; orig cau- 
linorum similia, sed lætiùs flavescentia. 
Fructificatio; feminea terminalis ; Pedicellus vix lineam longus, 
albus, succulentus, demum fuscescens, 4pophysi terminatus ob- 
longa, angusta, fusca; Capsula oblongo-ovata, basi alba atque 
diaphana, reliqua rufo-fusca, in quatuor valvas oblongas, ab 
apice ad infra medium, sed non ad basin attingentes, dehiscens ; 
Operculum capsulæ pro ratione magnum, conicum, album, dia- 
phanum, valvarum apicibus affixum: Mascula gemmiformis, 
terminalis; Anthere 4 seu 5, subpedicellate, oblongo-cylindra- 
cee, effoetae, albidz, subpellucidz ; Fila succulenta, numerosa, 
lutescentia, filiformia, articulata, antheris sesquilongiora. 
_ It will readily be seen, on looking at the above synonyms, how 
little the present plant has been either known or understood ; 
and, indeed, it has very generally been confounded both with 
the preceding and the following species. This with respect to 
the latter is the more surprising, as two plants of the same genus 
can scarcely be more dissimilar in the structure and form of 
their leaves. The capsule of this Andrea has a striking pecu- 
liarity in its white semitransparent base, which is not dehiscent 
as in the other species, but is probably of a different texture 
from the rest of the capsule, as well as of a different colour ; from 
which latter circumstance this part may be taken for a conti- 
nuation of the apophysis; but {hat is situated just below it, and 
may be easily distinguished, on dissection, by its being filled 
with a pulpy substance esty whereas the white base to the 
capsule 
