384 NOTES 0\ THK BOTANY OF LOUD HOWE ISLAND, v. 



I desire to thank Mr. E. Cheel for kind assistance in the 

 preparation of tliis paper. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE XXVIII. 

 Plantago Hedltyi, ii.sp. 



A, Small plant, nalural size, showing woody root-stalk. 



B, Flower. The calyx-lobes have scarious edges and a narrow keel; r, one 



lobe removed. Tlie anthers cordate, the connective pointed at the 

 top. 

 1), Bract, ciliate edge, tuft of hairs at the base inside; broadh- keeled. 



E, Flower-tube opened out, showing the attachment of the filaments 



between the lobes of the corolla. 



F, Pistil. 



G, Immature capsule. 



H, The upper opercular portion of the capsule separated from the lower 

 part, in wliich remains the free central placenta with from o to 7 

 ovules. 



I, The placenta, showing the depressions where the ovules were attached. 



K, Part of leaf from a larger plant, showing tufts of long hair at the base, 

 on the upper side of the leaf. 



