466 SILENACE/E. 
tusum planum. loculis breviora product. Pollen ovatum 
leve, hiuc sulcat. 
Torus discusve hypogynus intra stamina situs, brunneus 
carnosus, repanda, 5-lobus, lobis conduplicatis sinubus in- 
trorsum proficientibus. Rud. ovar. O0. Florum spica tri- 
faria, i. e. when unrolled. In the relation of the spike to the 
axis the angles of the triangle represent the three rows of 
flowers. 
Fem. singula postica. 
Has. Assam. Legi ad ripas fluminis Bherz: Sept. 11ih, 
1835. Burrumpootur: Apri! 2d, 
Oss. In the foregoing description, the leaves are described 
as sheathing the stem, of this I have great doubts, and if it is 
the case, a longitudinal section at once shews that the vagina 
is intimately adherent to the substance of the branch. And 
yet I think that this, if the joints of the branches be taken 
into account, is the most rational supposition ; a transverse 
section presents no appreciable difference between the joints 
and those parts immediately abóve them, Both are provided 
with stomata. 
The examination of young plants proves, that the leaves 
are sheathing, and that they are united to the axis, the 
only difference is in their relative proportion to the points; 
(which in the young state are not complete,) the proportion 
between the limb and sheath is reversed in full grown plants, 
the limb being very small. 
SILENACEJE. 
Dianruus. 
Dianthus nudiflorus, Gr. Pl. DLXXX. Fig. II. 
Planta parvula erecta dichotoma vix unquam ee 
articulis tumidis. 
Fol. basi conata inferior proce superiore ascen- 
dentia, « omnia lineari. sed hac angustissim: | 
