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9. P. occiDENTALis R. Bv. Pi'odr. 304. P. sapphirina Liiidl. 

 Bot. Keg. 1839, t. 60. Ucnosins uccidentaUs F. M. — Leaves rigid, 

 1-2 ft. long, ^-^ in. broad. Peduncle i— 2 ft. long. Bracts of the 

 spikes rigid, glabrous, li-2 in. long. Clusters many-flowered. 

 Ovary and perianth- tube more or less hairy ; outer segments 

 broad-oblong, an inch or more long ; inner minute ovate or lanceo- 

 late. Filaments short, connate nearly to the apex. 



Hab. West Australia. Of the plants described by Endlicher in ' Plantse 

 Preissian»,' Mr. Bentham does not venture to separate from this species P. tenui- 

 spatha, turfosa, Diesingii, nana, compar, flaecida, sylvestris, and montana. 



10. P. Dkummondii F. M. ; Benth. Fl. Austral, vi. 407. — 

 Leaves condensed in a rosette, linear, rigid, twisted, 4-8 in. long, 

 I'l m. broad, the edges ciliated towards the base. Peduncle slender, 

 glabrous, shorter than the leaves. Bracts of the spike acutely 

 keeled, green, glabrous, 1^-1+ in. long. Flower not seen. ' 



Hab. West Australia ; gathered by Drummond. 



11. P. PYGii.EA Lindl. Swan River App. 58. Genosiris pygmcea 

 F. M. — Leaf-bearing portion of the stem shortly produced. Leaves 

 linear, rigid, 3-6 in. long, t2 in. broad, hairy when young, glabrous 

 when mature. Peduncle as long as or shorter than the leaves, 

 deciduously woolly. Bracts of the spike 1|— 2 in. long, brown, 

 glabrous, lanceolate. Ovary glabrous or slightly hairy. Perianth- 

 tube Ik in. long ; outer segments obovate, f in. long; inner minute. 

 Filaments ^ in. long, joined to the top. 



Hab. West Australia. 



12. P. JUNCEA Lindl. Swan River App. 58. Genusiris juncea 

 F. M. — Leaves very narrow, rigid, 4-8 in. long, under a line broad, 

 ciliated when young. Peduncle slender, as long as or longer than 

 the leaves. Bracts of the spike brown, rigid, glabrous, lanceolate, 

 1^ in. long. Perianth-tube glabrous, exserted ; limb not seen. 



Hab. West Austi'alia. Var. elongata Benth. is a form with longer leaves, 

 and longer stouter j)eduncles. P. Eoei Endl. is probably the same species. 



13. P. LiMBATA Endl. in PI. Preiss. ii. 29. — Leaves very rigid, 

 ensiform, i-l^ ft. long, ^ in. broad, ^\^th a distinct brown edge, 

 often woolly when young. Peduncle as long as or longer than the 

 leaves, thickened towards the top. Spike compressed, 1^-2 in. 

 long ; bracts rigid, glabrous, acutely keeled. Clusters many- 

 flowered. Ovary and perianth-tube very woolly, tlie latter IJ in. 

 long ; outer segments obovate, f in. long ; inner minute, linear- 

 lanceolate. FUaments connate nearly to the top. 



Hab. West Australia. 



14. P. UMBEOSA Endl. in PI. Preiss. ii. 31. — Leaves rigid, 

 linear, 1-2 ft. long, ^— i in. broad. Peduncle about as long as the 

 leaves. Spathe compressed ; outer bracts rigid, glabrous, acutely 

 keeled, 2-3 in. long. Perianth-tube above 2 in. long, slightly 

 pubescent, exserted beyond the tip of the bracts ; outer segments 

 obovate, above an inch long; inner linear- subulate. Filaments 

 ^ in. long, united to the top in a cylindrical column. 



