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as regards the climbing habit, which a straggling plant of tliis 

 character may easily develop in a shady situation. Since not 

 more than one or two specimens seem to be in existence, the 

 plant can only be classed as a variety of S. enantopliylla, F. v. 

 M. (var. scandens, Bailey), until more material is available. 



TiNOSPORA WALCOTTii, F. Muell., Herb. = T. smilacina, Benth. 

 (Menispermeae). 



The only reference to this plant in the Fragmenta IX., p. 83, 

 1875, is that it is possibly a variety of T. smilacina. The 

 specimens in the Herbarium are in leaf only and are imperfect, 

 but the leaves vary from the shape characteristic of "T. Walcotti" 

 (cuneate base, etc.), to the normal cordate shape of T. smilacina 

 on one and the same specimen. It is more than doubtful, there- 

 fore, whether this plant even forms a distinct variety of T. sinila- 

 cina, Benth., and though it was retained in the census, von 

 Mueller evidently had doubts as to its validity. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES X., XI., XII. 



X. — Bellida graminea. — Plants slightly reduced. 



XI. — Bellida graminea. — (a) floret ; (b) one of the inner bracts; 



(c) and (d) two of the outer bracts ; (e) and (f) stamen, with 

 (o) pollen grains, one magnified strongly ; (g) and (h) style 

 with marginal stigmas and terminal papillae ; (i) and (j) 

 side and back view of stalked achenes with (k) two of the 

 lateral ridges magnified ; (1) one half of the pappus, and 

 (ra) one hair of the pappus magnified, and (n) a portion of 

 a pappus hair highly magnified. 



XII. — Romulea. — (a) Transverse section of leaf of R. cruciata, 

 var. australis, through lateral groove; (b) through middle of 

 leaf; (e) stigma and fruit; (f) long; section of just opened 

 flower ; (c) transverse section leaf Romulea bulbocodium ; 



(d) ti'ansverse section leaf Romulea rosea. 



