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xanthic, in most It is cyanic. The spur is either conic or cyHndric, 

 acute or obtuse; it is usually parallel with the lower lip, but in 

 one or two species is pendent. 



3. Cosmiza Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: no. 1838. (Polypompholyx 

 Lehm. F 1844; Tetralobus DC. Mr 1844). Herbae scaposae 

 terrestres, radicibus veris nullis. Folia suprema aeria, rosulata, 

 laminis expansis, infima subterranea, radiciformia, intermedia 

 ascidia formantia. Ascidia pedunculata, bullata, erostrata. Sea- 

 pus esquamatus, bracteatus, uniflorus vel pluriflorus; bracteae 

 basifixae, minutae; bracteolae 2, consimiles. Calyx 4-partitus, 

 vel forsitan potius 2-partitus cum 2 appendiculis lateralibus in- 

 terioribus sepaliformibus, sub capsula patulus. Corolla profunde 

 2-Iabiata; labium superius parvum, inferius amplum, valde a 

 calcaris apertura reflexum; calcar conicum. Antherae subdis- 

 coideae. Capsula globosa. 



Species typica, Cosmiza multifida comb. nov. {Utricularia multi- 

 fida R. Br.; Cosmiza coccinea Raf.). 



This curious genus is limited to western and southern Australia 

 and Tasmania. Australian botanists recognize only 2 species; 

 but the synonymy is large, and if there are actually only 2 valid 

 species they are both astonishingly variable. Careful field-study 

 is much needed; in default of this, I would estimate the probable 

 number of valid species represented in herbaria as 5 or 6. 



4. Aranella Barnh. in Small, Fl. Miami 171. 1913. Herbae 

 scaposae terrestres, radicibus veris nullis. Folia rosulata, linearia, 

 saepe fugacia; ascidia nulla (?). Scapus squamatus, bracteatus, 

 uniflorus vel pluriflorus; squamae scariosae, fimbriatae, plerumque 

 peltatae; bracteae consimiles, sed basifixae; bracteolae 2, valde 

 majores, fimbriatae, supra basin pedicelli brevis et prope florem, 

 calyci lobos 2 laterales exteriores simulantes. Calyx genuinus 

 2-partitus; lobi fimbriati. Corolla valde 2-labiata; labii utrique 

 parvi; calcar conicum, cum labio inferiore parallellum. Antherae 

 sublobatae. Capsula subglobosa. 



Species typica, Aranella fimbriata (H. B. K.) Barnh. {Utricularia 

 fimbriata H. B. K.). 



This genus is monotypic, the single described species widely 

 distributed in tropical and subtropical America. In size, number 

 of flowers, and number and cutting of the scales, it is variable, 

 and it may be possible to recognize eventually several species. 

 By the blunder of a careless worker nearly 80 years ago, this plant 

 was erroneously referred to the very different genus here called 

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