242 CXLII. RESTIACER. [ Loxocarya. 
terminating the slender branches or rarely a second one lower down, 
very narrow and erect, about 2 lines long. Glumes 2 outer empty 
shorter than the others, broad and acuminate with short fine points, 
3 or owering ones with involute scarious margins. Perianth- 
segments 6. Females unknown. 
WV. Australia, Drummond, n. 388. 
L, virgata, Benth.—Stems erect, 1 to 11 ft. high, Me 7 
or 0. 
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shortly pubescent. Sheathing scales broad and open, 2 f : 
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long. Flowers rather numerous. Glumes acute, about 1 line - 
Perianth-segments 6, very narrow, hyaline, unequal. Female spikele 
solitary on some of the branches of the lower clusters in specimens 
otherwise male, narrow, acuminate, 23 to 3 lines long. lumes fem 
the outer ones shorter with slightly spreading points, the or 
ones less pointed, all closely enveloping .each other and the pec 
terminal flower. Perianth-segments 3, very narrow, thin and hya- 
line. Ovary of the genus but the styles fallen away from 0 
specimens.  . : 
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W. Australia, Drummond, n.74 and 113, Another 113 however of the sam 
collector appears to be the male of some Hypolena 
Female spikelets 1 or 2 on the branch, sessile, narrow, 3 to 4 lines 1008: 
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pubescens, R. Br. Prod 
ii. 69, partly. A 8 
W. Australia. Kin r G 's £ J lier, Preiss, DB. WELLE 
Busselton, Pries, eorge's Sound, R. Brown, F. Mueller 
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vs o culata, Benth.—Stems erect, 6 to 8 in. high ™ be 
specimens seen but probably sometimes longer, sprinkled as well as 
