144 



Sepals and petals 2-3, Petals free. Stamens in 2 rows, 



twice as many as petals or fewer by abortion. Eriocaulon. 



List of Species. 

 1 Eriocaulon, Linn. Ruhlandii, Schinz. A. 



, . • Tj- 1^1. T\ Sonderianum, Korn. 7a. 



abyssimcum, iioc/isf. u. , << i i i / •)an!^\ a 



n-'. DP sp. ibchlecliter Jyoo) A. 



airicanuin, ,, o-\j. \\t \- -kt t? d t3 n 



, . . ' A Woodii. N. E. Brown. b-0. 



Uregei, „ A. 



natalensis, Schinz. A. 



ORDER CXCVIII. RESTIACE^. 



An Order whose members are for the most part found in South 

 West Africa, and in Australia, a few in New Zealand and one each in 

 Chili and Cochin China. Except that some of the species are used 

 for thatching, they are of no economic value. Two species only are 

 found in Xatal and both are rare. 



The (3rder includes al)out 230 species. 



Ovary 3-2, or by abortion 1-celled. Fruit dehiscent. Restio. 

 Ovary I-celled."^ Fruit indehiscent, 3-cornered. Leptocarpus. 



List of Species. 

 1 Restio, Linn. 2 Leptocarpus, R. Br. 



sejunctas, Mast. ? paniculatus. Mast. B. 



ORDER CXCIX. CYPERACE^, 

 A family of grass-like plants commonly known as " Sedges," they 

 differ from the grasses by having solid, usually jointed and frequently 

 angular stems, they are found all over the world, especially, perhaps, 

 in the X(n-iiiern Hemisphere, and are very frequent in moist situations, 

 as fodder plants they are of little if any use. The roots of some of the 

 species have been used medicinally, and those of Oyperus esculeutus, 

 and (J. rotundas are more or less aromatic, those of U, esculeutus are 

 said to have been used as food by the natives of Africa, as also are the 

 tuljcrs of some species of Scirpus in Europe. From the stems of 

 Scirpus larustrU mattresses are made in France, and those of some 

 species of Carex are used for the seats of chairs. From the stems of 

 Papyrus antiquoriim, a native of different parts of Africa, a sort of 

 paper was made by slicing the stem horizontally, flattening and drying 

 under pressure, and then smoothing with an ivory or bone instrument. 

 The order contains more than 3000 species. 



KEY TO SUBORDERS. 



Fertile flowers all with perfect stamens, (in Natal 



species). SoiRPO-ScHOSNEiE. 



Flowers all unisexual. Spikelets imi-or bisexual, if 

 bisexual then consisting of 1 basal female flower, 

 and 1 or many upper male flowers. Caricej;. 



