424 CXXIII. AMARYLLIDEJX. [Hemodorum. 
eate, the ultimate 1-flowered saris much longer than the flower, 
ra 
the same length, the outer almost membranous with a broad base, the 
inner ones of a thicker consistence, pone orbicular, contracted at the 
base and of a deeper colour when dry. nts attaining nearly the 
length of the perianth ; anthers ovate, ond “slightly exserted. 
Queensland. Peat and boggy ground, shores of Moreton bay and island, A. Cun- 
ningham, F. Mueller. 
Wales. Duval, Leichhardt. 
2. PHLEBOCARYA, R. Br. 
Perianth persistent, divided to the ovary into 6 nearly equal seg- 
ments. Stamens 6; anthers erect, on short filaments, inserted at the 
base of the segments. Ovar inferior, more or less 3-celled when very 
mop a vare = seed. Testa membranous; albumen fles 
Herbs sually more or less ciliate with long haits. Leaves long 
TTO ass- ke. Flowering stems slender, shorter than the 
leaves usually forked or TE gabe divided, with a compact or 
loose cyme of small flowers at the end of each branch. 
i: genus is limited to West Australia. 
Leaves flat, ciliate on the margin only, and vigi tap "ass with- 
ther-connective not niet than the 1. P. ciliata. 
Leaves flat, hairy on the whole surface. er-conn ine shortly E 
pre uced beyond the cells . 2. P. pilosissuma. 
Leaves terete, filiform, sparingly ciliate _Anther-connective much : 
produced beyond the cells ; . 8. P. filifolia. 
l. P. ciliata, R. Br. Prod. 301. Rhizome short and thick. Radical 
Ec with pem black rigid emp bases, narrow-linear, $ to to 13 ft. 
long, 1 to 2 lines broad, rigid or rather flaccid, promin wall? striate, 
more or oes State with lon ng cilia usually distant and sometimes 
only to n young leaves. Flowers mostly about 2 lios long, 
the vidc Mu sais usually rather dense at first € of about 
6 to 12 flowers, each on a very short pedicel in the axil of a linear 
bract of 1 to 2 lines ; as the flowering advances the ankle of the 
cluster sometimes le hen to r lin., the whole inflorescence 
asas a n Mes niga always iil pe Te than the leaves. Perianth- 
ments lanceo ate, evidently spreading when fresh although almost 
erar erect in the dried specimens. Filaments very short; 
anthers oblong, the connective not produced beyond the cells. Ovary 
at the time of flowering 1-celled, "ih. 
central placenta at the base of the cavit , upon wee are seated 3 erect 
oie ovules, but I have occasionally found a persistent axis in 
