PLATE XXIV. 



Figures A. and B. plants of Fimbristylis (Oncostylis) nesiotis, natural size. 



Figure 1. — Section of a leaf. 



2. — A spikelet. 



3. — Stamens and pistil from a very young flower. 



4. — Stamens and pistil from an expanded flower. 



5. — An anther. 



6. — A very young nut bearing the persistent enlarged base of the style : all 

 the figures more or less enlarged. 



Drawn from a specimen iu the Kew Herbarium, collected by Sir Joseph D. Hooker. 



