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3-8-5 cms. long; ovaiy covered with 

 short lax bristles having broad over- 

 lapping bases 5 



Margin smooth. Leaves l'5-3 dins. 

 long ; perianth-segments 35-4 cms. 

 lon°- ; ovary densely covered with 

 drab, subulate, wiry bristles (fig. 5). 



Margin serrulate. Leaves 1*5-3 dms. 

 long; perianth-segments 2 cms. long; 

 ovary densely covered with short, 

 stiff, tapering bristles 7 



V. clavata. 



6. V. refiner vis. 



V. Schnitzleinia. 



Fig. 5.-Section through hairs on surface of ovary of V. retinervis 

 (highly magnified). 



Margin serrulate. Leaves 5-8 cms. long; 

 rush-like ; perianth-segments 1'7 cms. 

 long, attenuate and subulate at 

 apex; ovary densely covered with 



stiff bristles 8- V. somalensts. 



**Leaves hairy or subglabrous. 

 A Ovary covered with bristles. 

 'Margin hairy. Leaves 3-6 dms. long, 

 softly hairy on both surfaces ; peri- 

 anth-segments 3-4 cms. long ; ovary 



densely covered with slender bristles. 9. V. tricliophylla. 

 Margin smooth. Leaves 3 or more dms. 

 long ; slightly hairy becoming gla- 

 brous ; perianth - segments 35- 

 5 cms. long; ovary covered with 



minute, slender, brown bristles 



Margin dentate. Leaves l"5-4 dms. 

 Ion" ; sub-glabrous or softly pubes- 



10. V. equisetoides. 



