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* THYSANOTUS tenuis. 

 Slender Thysanotus. 



TRI-HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



Nat. ord. Liliaceje. 



THYSANOTUS. Bot. Reg. vol. B.fol. 655. 



T. tenuis ; foliis junceis ereetis glabris scapi humilis ramosi longitudine, umbellis 

 terminalibus sub-4-floris, bracteis ovatis membranaceo-marg'inatis mucrona- 

 tis articulo inferiori pedicellorum aequalibus, staminibus 6 inasqualibus 

 ereetis, stigmate papilloso. 

 Scapus cum foliis palmaris, vix ultra; ramis simplicibus patulis basi 



squamd acuta membranaceo-marginatd suffultus. Flores parvi, violacei ; 



antheris luteis. 



Another new species of this curious genus, obtained from 

 Swan River by Robert Mangles, Esq. in whose collection at 

 Sunning Hill, it flowered in May 1837. 



It is one of the species belonging to Thysanotus proper, 

 as that figured at Plate 8 of this volume is of the abnormal 

 triandrous section. It shows how very near the genus ap- 

 proaches to Trichopetalum, which differs in little beyond its 

 polyspermous seed-vessel. 



It grows very well in a green-house, and would probably 

 succeed if planted out in a pit which is well protected during 

 winter. The best soil for its growth is loam and peat, mixed 

 with a quantity of sand. 



It is propagated from cuttings, or seed. The seed should 

 be sown in light sandy soil, and placed in a cool frame. 

 That of the plant which forms the subject of this figure, was 



* See folio 8 of this volume. 

 September, 1838. t 



