GunniancE. N. O. Caryophyllese 



TAB. CCLXVl. 



SpERGULA AFFINIS. 



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CsBspitosa, subacaulis, foliis oppositis lineari-elongatis attenuatis 

 costatis flexuosis, pedunculis folio longioribus, floribus apetalis 

 petandris, sepalis ovatis acutis capsulum dupio brevioribus. 



Hab. Hampshire Hills, Van Dieman's Land. Honaid Guntiy 

 Esq. [n. 967.) 

 Nearly allied to S. apetala^ LabilL Nov. HolL v. \. p. \\2. t 



142; having the same densely-tufted mode of growth, the same 

 elongated somewhat grass-like and closely placed leaves, and 

 apetalous flowers. Here, however, the foliage is more flaccid, 

 with an evident mid-rib, the calyx-leaves are broader, less taper- 

 ing to a point, and in every instance much shorter than the cap- 

 sule ; which latter is shorter than the calyx in S. apetala. . The 

 hypogynous disk is, in this species, very conspicuous, saucer- 

 shaped, with 10. obtuse lobes, at every alternate one of which a 

 stamen is inserted. Capsule 5-valved. 



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Mg. 1. Capsule, showing its length relatively with the sepals. 

 f. 2. Flower, with the sepals spread open. f. 3. Seed. /. 4. 



F 



Embryo :— magnified. 



