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males shortly pedicellate, the females more sessile, ovate, of a bright 
brown, 4 to 5 lines long. Glumes acute with a fine point, one or two 
i in th 
segments 5 or 6, narrow, thin, mostly ‘acuminate. Ovary 2-merous in 
the spikelet examined by F. Mueller, ae merous according to R. Brown. 
—R. chasmatocoleus, F. Muell. Fragm. viii. 7 
Ww. tralia. King George'a Sound and Lucky Bay, R. Brown; Toovey, 
Mazwell ; es River, Oldfield 
A bave only been able very imperfectly to examine the female most but on 
comparison F. Mueller's and R. Brown's species are evidently identic 
White woolly hairs, and the lower part of the stem with loose cottony 
hairs at REM wearing off. Spikelets few; males broadly ovate, 3 to 
4 lines lon , pendulous on short filiform pedicels. Glumes ovate or 
ovate-lanceclare, oo hee, with fine rigid points. Perianth-segments 6, 
narrow, acute not acuminate. Female spikelets much narrower 
and erect, the flewers fewer, the glumes similarly awned. Perianth 
the same. Staminodia 3. Ovary 2-celled or very rarely 3-celled. 
Capsule soe about 1 line Eve M e g at the angles.— E. confinis, 
teud. l.c.; R. Steudelii, F. Muell. Fragm. viii. 70. 
Ww. ieee: Drummond, n. 339 2 and 324 and 340 ( 9 ). 
9. R, leptocarpoides, Benth.—Rhizome deem tufted, scarcely 
TM woolly with reddish brown hairs. Stems impu. erect or 
b e, 1 to lj ft. high in the typical juris, simple or sparingly 
ris Sheathing scales narrow, erect, appressed, tapering into a 
ne erect point ale plant : Hn ipe narrow, erect and acumi- 
hate like the stem.scales, Spikelets 12, spreading or i peng 
lin unequal clustered filiform odios. of a shining brown, 4 to 5 lines 
ong. Glumes lanceolate, very acute, nos closely imbricate, above 2 
wes long, 1 or rarely 2 at the base empty. Perianth-segments 5, 2 
user ones very narrow concave and very acute, 3 inner rather broader, 
M ore open. Spikelets few, erect, sessile or on short rigid 
dens pedicels ovoid, 3 to 4 lineslong. Glumes broad, rigid, with vete 
li verianth-segments 5, 2 outer ones rather broa a acute, 
Plcate with a prominent woolly-ciliate dorsal. keel often she 
nged, 3 inner flat, lanceolate, flee ogee acute. Vm 
ep. T fat, 2-celled. Styles connate at the base. Capsul 
F irginate, opening at the Min. deformis, Nees in bib. Lind. | 
i on — ii. 65, not of R. Br. 
s So Collie, Fols River, Oldfield ; B 
P; pud Dais I edi adn. 907, also 188, 381 (3) aud 369 9 (9) 
