Drummondiane. N. O. Alismacez. 
TAB. CDXVI. 
TRIGLOCHIN? CALCARATUM. 2. Sp. 
Triandrum, sepalis 3 ext. calcaratis, carpellis semiunitis, 3 ext. 
- fertilibus apice reflexis, foliis linearibus flaccidis scapo brevio- 
ribus, floribus laxe spicatis. 
Has. Swan River Colony, Australia. Mr. James Drummond. 
Radix fibrosa. Folia 3-5 uncias longa, linearia, flaccida, basi 
dilatata, membranacea. Scapi 5-6 uncias longi, graciles, 
flaccidi. Flores laxe spicati. Sepala 6 erecta, quorum 3 ex- 
teriora majora, lato-ovata, acuta, antherifera, basi calcarata ; 
3 interiora ovata, ecalcarata. Ovaria 6 ovato-acuminata, pri- 
mum erecta, subsequalia, inferne coadunata: tria exteriora 
fertilia, demum (statu fructificante) superne reflexa, stigmate 
infra apicem notata; tria interiora abortiva semper erecta. Ovu- 
lum solitarium, oblongum, erectum. 
Fig. 1. Flowers. f. 2. Outer sepal, with its anther. /. 3. Front 
view of an anther. /. 4. Flower from which the 3 outer sepals 
are removed. /f. 5. The pistils. f. 6. Inner sepal. . 7. Imma- 
ture fruit. 8. One of the outer carpels. 7. 9. The same, the 
cell laid open. f. 10. Immature seed. f.11. The 3 inner or 
abortive carpels :—all more or less magnified. 
