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3. L. ixioiDEs Spreng. Syst. i. 168 ; Reicli. Hort, t. 157. T.. 

 restioides Klatt. L. orbicularis Colenso. Sisyriiicinum ixioides Forst. 

 MorcBa ixioides Tliunb. — Root-leaves linear, a foot or more long, 

 firm, with a broad pale midrib. Stem 1-2 ft. long, branched in the 

 upper half; inflorescence an ample panicle, made up of numerous 

 peduncled umbels; flowers 2-6 to an umbel; bracts minute, green, 

 lanceolate ; pedicels 1-2 in. long. Inner segments of perianth 

 white, orbicuiar-cuneate, ^— J in. long ; outer shorter, oblong, tinged 

 greenish brown. Stamens ^ in. long ; filaments cuneate at the 

 base. Capsule turbinate or oblong, ^-^ in. long. 



Hab. Frequent throughout New Zealand, ascending to 3000 ft. 



4. L. ELEGANS Poepp. Fragm. 1. L. ixioides C. Gay. Roterhe 

 elegans Steud. — Root leaves linear, moderately firm, entirely green, 

 a foot or more long. Stem 1-2 ft. long, with a reduced leaf below 

 the inflorescence, which is a panicle 3-6 in. long, composed of 

 many peduncled umbels. Umbels 4-6-flowered ; bracts many, 

 minute, ovate, membranous ; pedicels ^—^ in. long. Inner segments 

 of perianth orbicular, white, \ in. long ; outer oblong, green, I in. 

 long. Stamens ^ in. long ; filaments connate. 



Hab. Chili. Figured by Feuillee in 1725. A plant gathered by Philippi 

 (No. 348) and Dr. E. 0. Cunningham differs from the type by its much shorter 

 pedicels and denser umbels. 



5. L. PANicQLATA Spreug. Syst. i. 168; Bot. Mag. t. 6263. 

 Sisi/rinchiiun paniculatum R. Br. — Leaves linear, moderately firm, 

 entirely bright green, 1-2 ft. long. Stem as long as the leaves, 

 branched in the upper half. Inflorescence an elongated panicle, 

 consisting of numerous peduncled umbels. Umbels 2-4-flowered ; 

 pedicels an inch or more long ; bracts lanceolate, green or sub- 

 scariose, ^ in. long. Inner segments of perianth obovate, pure 

 white, ^ in. long ; outer rather shorter, oblong, tinged green 

 outside. Stamens as long as the outer segments ; filaments connate 

 at the base. Capsule globose, ^-^ in. diam. 



Hab. Eastern and Southern Australia. A. Cunningham found on the Blue 

 Mountains a form with few umbels, and very narrow more rigid leaves. 



6. L. GRANDiFLORA Sweet, Hort. Brit. edit. 1, 498. L. vmcro- 

 carjxt Klatt. Revealmia grandifiora R. Br. — Leaves rigid, linear, 

 1-2 ft. long, with a pale midrib. Stem as long as the leaves, 

 panicled in the upper half. Umbels 3-6-flowered ; bracts lanceo- 

 late, green or subscariose, \-'^ in. long ; pedicels erect, twice as 

 long as the bracts. Inner perianth-segments orbicuiar-cuneate, 

 pure white, \-\ in. long ; outer oblong, J in. long, with a green- 

 brown keel. Stamens much shorter than the perianth ; filaments 

 connate at the base. Capsule turbinate, ^% in. long. 



Hab. New Zealand. 



7. L. FORMOSA Grab, in Edinb. New Philos. Journ. xv. 383 ; 

 Lindl. in Bot. Reg. t. 1630 ; Bot. Mag. t. 3294. L. ixioides Klatt 

 in Mart. Fl. Bras. iii. 530, tab. 68, fig. 2. — Leaves rigid, linear, 

 1-1-1 ft. long. Stem 2-3 ft. long, with 1-2 reduced leaves below 

 the inflorescence, which consists of many dense sessile many-flowered 



