Fig. 321: Junciis xiphioides: a, leaf (cross section), X P/^; b, stem (cross section), 

 X IV:,; c, flower, X 10; d. capsule (cross section), X 10; e, leaf, the sheath without 

 auricles, X %; f, perianth and mature capsule, X 10; g, inner and outer perianth seg- 

 ments and stamens, the anthers shorter than filaments, X 10; h, branch of inflorescence, 

 X 4; i, mature seed, X 24; j, variation in inflorescence, the heads larger, X 4; k, habit, 

 upper part of plant, showing inflorescence, X %; 1, leaf, with a part of epidermis re- 

 moved to show septa, X l'--; m, habit, lower part of plant, showing the stout creeping 

 rootstock and the flattened leaf blades, X %. (From Mason, Fig. 183). 



