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and there innovant, yellowish-brown (fig. 57). 

 Leaves closely placed and imbricated alternately 



over the whole upper surface, 

 concealing the stem, convex, 

 distichous, apices incurved 

 and turned one way, as do 

 occasionally the whole of the 

 leaves when fresh, always 

 when dry ; form roundish or 

 ovate, upper margin, near its 

 insertion upon the stem, fur- 

 nished with one or two spiny 

 processes or teeth, at the 

 apex divided by an acute 

 57. 58. sinus into two serrated lobes. 



At the lower base is the auricle, an ovate inflated 

 pouch-like appendage, one-fourth the size of the 

 leaf. Colour of a fine purple towards the apex, 

 browner at the base, auricles greenish-brown (fig. 

 58). 



Genus ii. BAZZANIA, Gray. 



Involucre many-leaved, leaves everywhere 

 imbricate, scale-like, undivided, margin serru- 

 late. Perianth sessile, erect, elongate, terete 

 or rather triangular, longer than the calyptra, 

 apex split and strap-like, mouth toothed. 

 Capsule four - valved, coriaceous, naked ; 

 elaters double, naked, deciduous. — Gray Arr.L, 

 704. Pleurochisma, Dumort. JIcp. Eur., t. 3. 



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