220 XCVII. AMARANTACEZE. [ Trichiniun. 
Series 6. Squamigera. es globular or cylindrical, 4 to 1 in. diameter. Sta. 
omg ceu with transparent mee like teeth or lobes between the laada (modi, in all 
the other series). Leave 
Pure vo simple stems iri 1 rh or more. cdm ictus 
o 1 in. diameter 32. T. Drummondi. 
idi Lid seeder branching stems of 1 ft. or more. Spikes 
cylindrical, abou Rue n. diam . 33. T. calostachyum. 
Perennial with a auching dick and s slender st stems of about 6 
€ d under À in. dia . 94. T. Fraseri. 
7. Spath — Perennials with short decumbent stems leafy to the ry 
Spikes pen Mrithin ot last leaves, globular ovoid or et indrical, $ in. diameter 
Leaves mostly spathulate. 
Spikes ovoid, at length cylindrical, on me round the bike of 
the pe erianth shorter than the se 
Bracteoles acute, half roomed by "ibew very plumose perianths. 
Perianth-tube 4 to 4 line long 35. T. spathulatum. 
Bracteoles broad, obtuse, conspicuous. ` Perianth- segments free 
to the base 36. T. pyramidatum. 
Spikes globular, at length ovoid, ‘the bracteoles and the hairs 
ding the perianths nearly as long as the segments. . 37. T. holosericeum. 
Series 8. Parviflora.—Spikes globular, ovoid or Bi 4 to 4 in. diameter. 
Stems erect, branching, glabrous or slightly s d^ Annual. 
Leave s linear. ikes conical or c ra or 3 to- 
ge a sessile on d ne ] pedun . 88. T. Cunninghanii, 
Leaves Bar pike Tobülar or pem “solitary on a ter- 
minal peduncle. Perianth hairs short . 89. T. leucocoma. 
Prostrate woolly-hairy annual. ponis: lanceolate. Spikes 
solitary, ovate-conical. Perianth very woolly 40. T. villosum. 
Perennials. Raises, woolly or ruo at least when young. 
Spikes numerous, sessile or shortly peduneu 
PePanth st "e nde by lo ong Wool m the bracts and 
segmen . 41. T. brachyanthum. 
Bracts vd bracteoles pres as long as the perianth and very 
conspicuous. 
Branches en | foliage villous. Spikes narrow-cylindrical 42. T. arthrolasium. 
Young shoo oolly. Leaves PARTIM 3, As oad. Spikes 
NL R ien segments glabiopa . T. ervoida. 
Branches closely v ool. Leav 2 broad QUEM, Spiked 
r periant Ea segmen dnd oolly I : LR T. Roei. 
ovoi 
oe na Tarai , with a densely tufted leaf-stock. Lea ‘pilosum. 
mall, n pa» erete. Spike very short. Bracts lapins 45. T. cesi 
Serres 9. Helichrysoidea.— Low densely tufted thick perennial, i: em 
with thick sk. pé aver vx pow ear a , sessile, e n. dia 
Singlespecies . . r iex 
- ap ies Ligue known 
Mom semi, uni. Leaves TEM about 1 line “Tong. n: dt gam olium. 
SERIES. 1 AsTROTRICHA.—Foliage hoary or white with a stellate 
E 
lins ga sometimes dense soft arid woolly, s sometimes vi and sea 
tered. Erect branching perennials undershrubs or shru 
1. T. obovatum, Gaudich. in Freye. Vi xiu O0 gue 
undershrub, from under 1 ft. to 8 ox ead 4 ft. high, — : 
