Stroemeria. pentandria. digynia. 79 



supports the germ. Anthers oval, two-parted at the base. 

 Germ oblonjr, sitting on the extremity of a long, ascend- 

 ing pedicel. Style none. Stigma simple. Pericarp a si- 

 liqua,subcylindric, pendulous, replete with firm, orange- 

 coloured pulp, in which the seeds are immersed. Seeds 

 several, kidney-tbrm. 



2. S. trifoliata. R. 



Shrubby. Leaves ternate. Flowers two-petalled, hex- 

 androus. 



A native of Kootullum, where it was found by Dr. Ber- 

 ry, growing to the height of ten feet, with long, unarmed, 

 weak branches. 



Leaves alternate, ternate. Leaflets lanceolate, entire, 

 smooth, about two inches long, and rather more than 

 half an inch broad. Petioles scarcely half the length of 

 the leaflets. Stipules subulate. Racemes terminal, from 

 five to ten-flowered, villous. Flowers large, on lono- vil- 

 lous, patent pedicels- Bractes minute, subulate, gene- 

 rally three under the insertion of each pedicel. Calyx of 

 two opposite pairs of ovate, oblong, veined leaflets, the 

 exterior pair larger, the inner more deeply coloured. Pe- 

 tals two, large, round, pure white, beautifully veined and 

 elevated on claws nearly as long as the petals themselves 

 which ascend opposite to the pedicel of the fructification. 

 Nectarium horn-shaped, rising to a curve, just within the 

 claws of the petals, and shorter than them ; mouth per- 

 forated, and ornamented with a large, reflected border like 

 a rufile, colour a bright yellow. Filaments six, elevated 

 on a long ascending pedicel, opposite to and as long as 

 the claws of the petals, nearly erect, and about as long 

 as the pedicel which supports them. Anthers linear, erect, 

 opening on the side. Germ elevated rather above the 

 anthers, on a second pedicel, or stipe, linear, one-celled, 

 with two longitudinal rows of ovula attached to the in- 

 side ol both sutures as in the siliquous plants. Style none. 



