•viONOECIA TETRANDRIA. 

 grows under the t';ater at the bottom of the lake, 

 ; :;: when in fiower the top of the ftalk is raifed 



bove the water, at which time it rneafures from 

 :■ ibo:: to 18 inches high. 



he root is fibrous : the fibres white, cylindrical, 

 diaphanous, and curioufly jointed with nume- 

 rous tranverfe diaphragms : the leaves are fword- 

 fhap'd, about two inches long, and furround 

 the bafe of the ftalk to the number of a dozen 

 or more : the flalk is Iheath'd at the bafe, but 

 naked upwards, a little twifted in its growth, 

 obtulely angular, the number of angles varia- 

 ble, but frequently ten : both leaves and ftalic 

 are tranfparent, and when held up between the 

 eye and the light appear to be regularly and 

 beautifully reticulated, with numerous fine rec- 

 tangular mefnes : the head of compound flow- 

 ers, which terminates the ftalk, is about the fize 

 of a large garden peafe, and appears to be of a 

 dark grey colour. Upon diftedion the leaves 

 of the common Calyx are found to be moufe-co- 

 loured, of each peculiar Calyx^ the fame colour, 

 but thefe lalt fringed on the edges with iliorr 

 white capillary ^rt^i//if; The petals are white, 

 with a dark fpot near their fummit, and edged 

 with the fame elegant fringe. The Anthera are 

 black. The generic characters will fupply the 

 remainder of the dcfcription. 



LITT0RELLA, 



