546 E'wart and White: 



than that given by De Candolle. Mueller (Census) and the 

 Kew Index have both followed Benthani's error, which needs 

 correction. 



Thysanotus Bentianus, n. sp., Ewart and White (named after 

 Sir Thomas Bent in recognition of the Grant by the Vic- 

 torian Government of 1908 of £1000 to Research). 



Herbs from one and a-half to .'' inches in height. Roots 

 fibrous, without tubers. Leaves radical, more numerous than 

 those of Thysanotus triandrus, which this species somewhat 

 resembles. Leaves much shorter than in T. triandrus, and 

 very densely beset with fairly long, rigid hairs, the hairs being 

 more than twice as thick as any of many specimens of S. 

 triandrus examined. The leaves are also more cylindrical th.ui 

 those of T. triandrus, and also the cells of the palisade paren- 

 chyma are longer than they are in T. triandrus. 



Scapes simple, exceeding the length of the leaves by about 

 half their length, while in T. triandrus the scapes are relatively 

 longer. There is usualUy a single terminal umbel of flowers, 

 the bracts of the inflorescence being much larger and more 

 conspicuous than in T. triandrus, but there may be also occa- 

 sionally a small umbel situated below the terminal one. 

 Flowers much smaller than in T. triandrus and pedicels shorter, 

 stamens 3, opposite the petals, the anthers being about the 

 same length as the filaments. Youndegin, W. Australia, Alice 

 Eaton, 1893. 



T'RiGLorniN MrcRONA'iA, 1». IJr. 



In Benthani's Flora (vol. 7, p. 168) this is given as 1-3 

 inches high, or sometimes double that in luxuriant specimens, 

 and the leaves shorter than the scape. Two forms seem, how- 

 ever, recognisable as varieties which do not agree in these 

 respects. 



(a) Variety /oiu/iscapa, n. v.w. The leaves are shorter than 

 the scapes, but the latter leach a height of 8-11 inches. Murray. 

 W. Austr., Oldfield. 



