Leucocephala. | MONOECIA HEXANDRIA. 613 
the apices of both white with small filaments. /orets one- 
petalled, funnel-shaped ; border of ‘six subulate divisions, 
Filaments no other than the divisions of the bordér of the 
florets, every alternate one broader, and with a bearded pro- 
cess near the middle on the underside. Anthers six, resting, 
incumbent on the apices of the divisions of the florets, blue. 
Pistillum no other than a three-lobed gland in the mouth of ; 
the tube. Female florets most numerous, and chiefly in the 
circumference, short-pedicelled. Perianth proper from two 
to three-leaved, but the scales of the receptacles as in the 
male. Florets of three, filiform, white petals. Stamens 
none, Germ superior, three-lobed. Style three-cleft, Stig- 
mas recurved, Capsules three-lobed, three-celled.. The ex- 
treme delicacy of the partitions may render their presence 
doubtful, Seed solitary, oval, affixed by the apex. Re- 
ceptacle globular, chaffy, with some bairs interspersed ;_ the 
chaff or scales are numerous, of which one always embraces 
the under side of each floret, but there are many more of them 
than florets. 
Note. The generic character of EHriocaufon must have 
been taken from other _— for this has not the meiallent 
affinity to it. 
2. L. spathacea, R. 
Leaves spathiform. Common calyx many-leaved, 
~ Eriocaulon sexangulare. Willd. i. 485. 
A native of the same places with L. graminifolia, sud dif- 
fering from it in the following points only. 
Ist, In this the leaves are shorter, broader and embracing 
from three to four culms, so that they are more like common 
spathes than leaves. In that they are simple, sword-shaped. 
2nd, In this the common calyx is smpinetie of about 
twenty leaflets, In that five-leaved. - 
Besides, in the specimens of this whielt I Sion intend 
the scales of the heads of corollets are naked. In ey 
~ are clothed with small delicate, es Slemaintais 
