22 A CXXVII. LILIACEA. | Cordyline. 
rather large white flowers on pedicels in the typical specimens 4 to 5 lines long, but, 
as shown by Baker, it is closely connected with the common form by several extra- 
Australian varieties, amongst others by that gathered by Sieber in the Mauritius. 
shorter than in the other species, usually 8 to 6 in. long and 14 to 2} in. 
ueen d. A. Cunningham ; Rockhampton, 0'Shanesy ; Rockingham Bay and 
Mount Elliott, Dallachy ; Port Denison, Fitzalan. 
9. C. stricta, Endl. in Ann. Wien. Mus. i. 162.—Habit and stature 
of C. terminalis, but the leaves very much narrower, rarely 1 in. an 
often ‘not above } in. broad when 1 to 2 ft. long.  Perianth and inflores- 
cence of C. terminalis, except that the three outer segments of the 
perianth are distinctly shorter than the inner ones when the flower is 
fully out, and sometimes not above 1 of their length. The pedicels are 
also usually very short or the flowers quite sessile.—F. Muell. Fragm. v. 
195; Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xiv. 544; Dracena stricta, Sims, Bot. 
Mag. t. 2575; Bot. Reg. t. 956: Charlwoodia congesta, Sweet, Fl. 
Austral. t. 18; Cordyline angustifolia and C. congesta, Kunth, Enum. v. 
32 : C. rigidifolia, C. Koch and Bouché in Berl. Gartenzeit. quoted by 
Baker. 
Queensland. Moreton Bay, Fraser. 
N. S. Wales. Port Macquarrie, Tozer; Hastings River, Beckler ; Richmond 
River, Henderson and others ; Clarence River, Wilcox. 
SERIES 2. Capsunares. Fruit dry, capsular or rarely of 1 to 3 inde- 
hiscent 1-seeded nutlets 
RIBE 7, OCALLIDEE. Perianth gamophyllous, tubular or cam- 
panulate. Style undivided. Stock not bulbous. 
12. BLANDFORDIA, Sm. 
Perianth persistent 
dmost eampanulate, with 6 equal short and broad lobes. Stamens 6 
e very prominent almost hair-like 
papillæ; albumen copious.—Herbs with thickly fibrous roots and tall 
. scapes or stems. Leaves crowded at the base of the stem, with 
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