Trackscantia. hexandria monogynia. 119 



deep, beautiful, blue purple. Calyx membranaceous, 

 three-parted. Corol oue-petalled, funnel-formed ; tube 

 cylindric. twice as long as the calyx. Segments three, cor- 

 date. Filaments six, the length of the corol. and inserted 

 into its tube near the base; toward the apex swelled 

 into an oblong pellucid body, and a little below sur- 

 rounded with beautiful, jointed hairs. Anthers incum- 

 bent. Germ superior, three-sided. Styk the length of 

 the stamens, and near the apex swelled bke the tilameuts. 

 Cattle are vcr}' fond of this plant. 



'2. T. tiiberosa. Coram, pi. '2. u. 100. 



Perennial, creeping ; radical leaves ensifonn. cauline. 

 lanceolate, and downy. Spikts crested. Corol one pe- 

 talled. Filaments bearded and chibbed. 



A native of moist vallies. 



Boot tuberous, perennial. Stems several, creeping', 

 round, jointed, from six to thirty inches long: there 

 is a tuft of three or four, liliaceous, sword-shaped leaves, 

 issuing immediately from the heads of the tuberous 

 roots or rather their sheaths, forming a head from 

 ■whence the roots and procumbent stems issue. Leaves 

 of the stems linear-lanceolate, sheathing, striated, under 

 side tinged with purple and downy. Spikes terminal, or 

 from the interior axills. one or two together ; peduncled. 

 beautiful, imbricated as in F. crisfata. -with tAvo rows of 

 falcate, ciliate bractes. Flowers one in the axiU of each 

 bracte, small, blue purple. Coro/ one-petalled, ^cc. as in 

 the last described. Stamens and pistil as in T, axillaris. 



3. T. paniculata. R. 



Annual, partly erect. i>ar€s lanceolate. Panicles ta~ 

 miual. Coro/i' three-petalled. Filaments naked. 

 Tiling. K/mda amadikada. 

 A native of moist vallies. 

 iioof librous, annual. Stems creeping, Tvith their ex- 



