PATERSONIA. 135 



when young, prominently ribbed. Perianth-tube J in. long; outer 

 segments as long as the tube ; inner minute. 

 Ilab. New South Wales. 



4. P. GLABRATA K. Br. Protlr. 304; Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 768. 

 (ri-iKisiris (lUthrata F. M. — Leaty stem produced to a length of 3-4 in. 

 Leaves linear, rigid, i-1 ft. long, g— ^ in. broad, hairy on the edges 

 towards the base. Peduncle slender, 3-9 in. long, glabrous or 

 slightly hairy. Bracts of the spike lanceolate, brown, 1^-2 in. 

 long, glabrous in the type, thinly dcciduously hairy in var. P. 

 media K. Br. Ovary and base of perianth-tube hairy ; outer 

 segments obovate, ^-1 in. long; inner minute, oblong-lanceolate. 

 Column of filaments ^ in. long. 



Hab. East Australia ; Queensland, N. S. Wales and Victoria. 



5. P. SERicKA K. Br. Prodr. 303; Bot. Mag. t. 1041. Genosiris 

 sericea F. M. — Leaves rigid, linear, i—ll ft. long, i in. broad, hairy 

 when young towards the base. Peduncle hairy, about as long as 

 the leaves. Bracts of the spike 1^-2 in. long, brown-black, densely 

 dcciduously hairy. Ovary very villose. Outer perianth-segments 

 suborbicular, an inch long ; inner small, ovate or lanceolate. 

 Filaments free in the upper half. 



Hab. Eastern Australia ; Queensland, N. S. Wales and Victoria. P. siib- 

 olpina F. M. is a dwarf mountain form with spikes nearly an inch long. Var. 

 latifolia Benth. is a robust form with stouter sjjikes, and leaves J in. broad. F. 

 (jlabrata Lot. Reg. t. 51, is probably a form of this species. 



6. P. GRAMiNEA Bcntli. Fl. Austral. vi. 408. — Rootstock a short 

 tliick rhizome. Leaves narrow linear, ^-1 ft. long, I's in. broad, 

 not rigid, with a few prominent ribs, glabrous throughout or hairy 

 towards the base. Peduncle very slender, glabrous, a foot or more 

 long. Bracts of the spike equal, green, glabrous, f in. long, 

 i^'lower seen in bud only. Ovary and perianth-tube glabrous. 



Hab. West Australia ; gathered by Drummond. 



7. P. iN.EQUALis Benth. Fl. Austral, vi. 408. — Leaf-bearing stem 

 shortly produced. Leaves linear, rigid, under a foot long, i'.j iu. 

 broad, strongly ribbed, hairy on the surfaces towards the base. 

 Peduncle slender, rather shorter than the leaves. Bracts of the 

 spike unequal, green, glabrous, the outer an inch long, the inner 

 shorter. Ovary hairy. Perianth-tube glabrous, i in. long ; outer 

 segment obovate, under an inch long ; inner small, suborbicular. 

 Filaments free at the summit. 



Hab. West Australia ; Stokes Inlet, Maxwell ! 



8. P. Maxwellu F. M. ; Benth. Fl. Austral, vi. 405. — Leaves 

 rigid, linear, ^ ft. long, t'i in. broad, scabrous on the brown margin. 

 Peduncle slender, about as long as the leaves. Spike cylindrical, 

 an inch long ; bracts lanceolate, rigid, brown, glabrous. Clusters 

 1-2-liowered. Perianth white ; tube glabrous, | in. long ; outer 

 segments obovate, ^ in. long ; inner obovatp, minute. Filaments 

 ^ in. long, connate to the top. 



Hab. West Australia, Maxwell ! 



