492 A NEW GENUS OF BAXTERIA. 
On Baxtertia (of Mr. Brown,) a New Genus of Plants from 
South Australia, by W. J. H. 
(Tas. XIII. XIV. XV.) 
Baxteria, Br. Mst. 
Flores hermaphroditi. Perianthium hexaphyllum, cartila- 
gineum, sepalis equalibus lanceolato-subulatis, basin versus 
constrictis quasi articulatis, subbiserialibus, nempe tribus 
magis interioribus. Stamina 6, persistentia, sepalis inserta: Fi- 
lamenta subulata, cornea, sepali prope medium affixa et cum eo 
decurrentia: Anthere lineares, anguste, hasi affixee, bilocu- 
lares, longitudinaliter dehiscentes. Ovarium 1. Stylus 1. lon- 
gissimus, subulato-acicularis, rigidus, acute trigonus, persis- 
tens. Stigma acutum. Capsula coriaceo-centilaginea, obovata, 
subsexangularis, superne truncata, stylo longo persistente 
terminata, 3-locularis, 3-valvis, valvis septifragis bipartitis, 
loculis monospermis. Endocarpium corneum, demum e basi 
separabile. Semina globosa ad basin loculorum ut videtur 
affixa.—Planta in oram meridionali-occidentalem Australie 
indigena, acaulis. Radix crassa, fibris grossis paucis emit- 
lens, superne mulliceps. Folia radicalia longissima, bi-tri- 
pedalia, 9-3 lineas lata, lineari-subulata, cartilaginea, rigida, 
pungentia, arcte striata, intus canaliculata, dorso subcarinata ; 
basi eximie dilatata, duas uncias lata, membranacea, pallida. 
Flores magni, foliorum consistentia, etiam magis rigidi, soli- 
tarii, in ramis brevibus axillaribus bracteatis terminales ; brac- 
teis numerosis foliiformibus imbricatis, 2-4 uncias longis. 
Baxteria australis. (Tas. XIII. XIV. XV.) 
Han. King George's Sound, Australia, Mr. Baxter, James 
Drummond, n. 464. T E 
My first information respecting this remarkable plant, 
was in a letter received from James Drummond, dated 
“ King George's Sound, October 15th, 1840,” extracts from 
Which are given in the first Vol. of this Jowrnal, p. 80. * Here, 
said Mr. Drummond, I met with Mr. Preiss, and we have 
