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union of the stamens is akin to G. Rnscus, yet 

 this must be referred to the subf. o[ F harides in 

 family Asfmiodpimdi s. See 874. 



886. Elegia L. auct. based on the Restio 

 elegia since made E. juncea by Linneus ; now 

 having several sp. requiring reform, and becom- 

 ing type of the family Elegides ditfering from 

 JuNciDEs by 3 stamens instead of 0. — The real 

 G. Elegia has cal. 6glumis ineq. stam. 3, stylis 3, 

 Gaertner says caps. 6loc. 6sp. Smith says Sloe, 

 polysp. it is so at least in E. racemosa if not in 

 E. thijrsifera once E. juncea. 



887. Tristemon Raf. 1817. diff. Juncus^c?i\. 

 Gglumis ineq. 3 ext. aristatis, stam. 3, stylo 1, 

 stig. 3, caps. 31oc. polysp. — This includes all the 

 Juncus with 3 stamens, nearer Elegia and same 

 family, such as Tr. marginatus, odoratus, 

 pohjcephalus, conglomeratus &c see my mo- 

 nograph in New Flora. — The family of Junci- 

 DES with 6 stamens includes only Juncns^ Lu- 

 zula, Aphyla utiles, Rapatea, Follia and a few 

 others. 



888. Baloskion Raf. (Ball rush) diff. Restio 

 capitulis globosis, fl. fem. 4 valvis, stylis 2, cap- 

 sula 2loc. 2sp, — Type B. dichotomum Raf. R. 

 4phylus Lab. P. Sm. Br. dichotome, foliose. 

 spicis panicul. Australia. This as well as Ca- 

 lorophus Lab. also belong to Elegides instead 

 of Restides. 



889. Abbotia Raf. diff. Triglocliin, cal. 3-4 

 glumis deciduis, stam. 3 sessilis. interdum 1-2. 

 pistillis 3-4coalitis, stigmas sess. glandulosis 

 lissis. capsulis 3-4coalitis monosp. Acaulis, fl. 

 racem. — This G. containing 3 sp. Ab. filifor- 

 mis, palustris, piimila is described in the mo- 

 nograph of my New Flora I p. 36. It belongs 

 to Elegides, and is the link with the G, Triglo- 



