502 Lxxxiii. sCROPHULARiKEiE. [_Glossostigma. 



Queensland. .Eockhampton, O'Slianesy, who observes that the numeroas little blue 

 flowers look like tiny drops of dew. The species is dispersed over tropical Asia auu 

 Africa. 



2. G. Brummondii, Bentlt. in DC. Prod. tl. 426. A minute glabrous 



plant, creeping and rooting at tlie nodes like G. spathulatnm. Leaves linear- 

 spathulate or oblong, entire, 1 to 2 lines long, but nan-owed into a slender 

 petiole sometimes much longer than the lamina. Pedicels usually longer 

 tlian tte leaves. Calyx scarcely above \ line long. 3-lobed as in O. spathn- 

 latum, one lobe ofteri broader than the others. Corolla slightly exceeduig 

 the calyx, with short rounded lobes not fringed. Stamens 4, as long as or 

 sometimes longer than the corolla. Capsule nearly globular, not exceeding 

 the calyx, opening loculicidally in 2 valves. 



W. Australia, Drimmond, n. 10, 109, Wi Coll. n. lU (mixed with sessile de- 

 pressed-globular fruits proballe of an JSlutine and with other minute plants) ; ""f"'^'"^ 

 river, Oldfield ; foot of the Stirling Range, F. Mueller (luxuriant specimens with lon^ 

 petioles and pedicels, and mixed with Limosella). 



3. G. elatinoides, Beutk. in Hook. Fl. N. Zeal. i. 189. A small gla- 

 brous intricately-branched moss-like plant, creeping and rooting at the nodes, 

 but often rather longer and more leafy than the two preceding species. 

 Leaves linear-spathulate or oblong, obtuse, entire, rarely above 2 lines long, 

 narrowed into a petiole as long as the lamina or shorter. Pedicels slioue 

 than the leaves. Calyx f lines long, with 4 short broad very obtuse loi^es. 

 Corolla-tube nearly as long as the calyx ; lobes ovate, much longer th!i" '' 

 G. DnimmomUi, though still very small, the lower one rather larger than tn 

 others, all fringed with minute cilia. Stamens 4, shorter than the coroUc. 

 Ovary 2-celled. Capsule not seen ripe.— Hook. f. Fl. Tasra. i. 292 ; Iricno- 

 Joma elatinoides, Benth. in DC. Prod. x. 426. 



N. S. "Wales. Glen 

 Victoria. Goulburn 



W. 



Tasmania, Banks of the Esk, near Launceston, (?«<««. 



The species is also in New Zealand. I have searched in vain our rather numerous speci- 

 mens without succeeding in finding a single ripe capsule to show its dehiscence. 



LIMOSELLA 



Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed or lobed.. Corolla broadly campamf^'^'^^."' 

 almost rotate, with 5 nearly equal lobes. Stamens 4. Anthers 1-ceIled i j 

 the coniluence of 2 divaricate cells). Ovary 2-celled at the base oi .j^ 

 Style short, thickened at the end. Capsule globular, membranous, scart , 

 dehiscent or opening in 2 valyes parallel to the very incomplete dissepim'^^ 

 — bmall herbs, tufted creeping or floating. Leaves clustered or alt'^^f 'ip, 

 short barren shoots. Peduncles usually very short, clustered with the lea^ ^^ 

 without bracteoles. Flowers in the common species very small, larger 



one which sprea<^ 



or two 



Besides the Australian species, which appears to be the same as the one ^ 

 over the northern hemisphere and the whole of western America, there are one 

 b, Africa with much larger flowers and broader leaves. 



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