FROM NEW ZEALAND, ETC. 427 
Rhizoma pallidum, intus laxe cellulosum, in exemplaribus meis parvum, simplex, magnitudine nucis 
Avellane, superficie cellulis hyalinis papillosum, pustulisque conglobatis conspersum. Pedunculus 
solitarius, 2-3 unc. longus, ob squamas superiores amplas obpyriformis, basi volva brevi rhizo- 
matis 3-4-lobi cinctus. Squamæ sicco atro-rubrz v. piceæ, nervis subparallelis, inferiores laxe im- 
bricatæ, 1-1 unc. longæ, oblongæ, obtuse; superiores sensim majores; suprema maxime, 1} unc. 
longæ, valde concavæ, subeymbiformes, vix coriacez, imbricate. Capitulum d pollicare. Flores 
erecto-patentes, pedicellis receptaculo non immersis? cum pedicello sub 3 unc. longi. Perianthii 
lobi antici et postici oblongi, obtusi, laterales lineari-oblongi. Capitulum antheriferum oblate sphæ- 
ricum, apice depressum, loculis polliniferis sub 20-30, parallelis, supra verticem capituli continuis. 
Pollen trilobum, minutissimum. Capitulum 9 valde immaturum globosum, bracteole clavate ; 
floribus stipitibus bracteolarum sitis. 
The exogenous root on which this species grows appears soft, and swells out into de- 
formed, spongy, lobed branches when attacked by the parasite. In allmy three specimens 
the rhizome is simple and small, but probably only small specimens were gathered; 
their surface is covered with a layer of lax, transparent, empty, prominení cells, giving the 
whole a minutely papillose appearance. Prominent pustules or lenticels also occur in the 
rhizome, formed of 4-6 rounded radiating lobes. There is a considerable quantity of 
balanophorine in the cells of the rhizome; not enough, however, to give it a very waxy 
texture. 
The most remarkable character of the species are the very large concave scales of the 
pedunele, which greatly exceed the capitulum, and, imbricating, arch over and entirely 
conceal the flowers. 
Balanophora globosa has also been found on Kina Balou in Borneo by Mr. Low; his 
specimens, which are male, have the flowers almost an inch long and half an inch broad. 
The lateral lobes of the perianth are much narrower than the others, and the anthers are 
many-celled. 
EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE. 
Tap. LX XV. 
A. Dactylanthus Taylori, H. f. 
Fig. 1. g spike, nat. size. Figs.2 and 3. Stamens. Fig. 4. Pollen :—all magnified. Fig. 5. 9 spike, 
nat. size. Figs. 6, 7 and 8. 9 flowers, magnified. 
B. Balanophora Harlandi, H. f. 
Fig. 1. 3,and Fig. 2. 9 plant :—both nat. size. Figs.3 and 4. d flower. Fig.5. Pollen. Fig.6. Young 
9 flowers and bracts :—all magnified. 
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C. Balanophora Lowii, H. f. 
Fig. 1. Young 9 plant. Fig. 2. Full-grown d :—both of nat. size. Fig.3. d flower. Fig.4. Pollen. 
Fig. 5. Very young 9 flower and bracts :—all magnified. 
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