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not bifid. Stipules subcontiguous, appressed, subplane, slightly 

 shorter than the leaves, broadly ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acute or 

 subacuminate, rarely obtuse, on one side above the base deeply 

 uuidentate, sometimes on both sides or wanting altogether. 

 Flowers $ terminal on short or long branches ; at the base, 

 copiously radiculose. Bracts 3 pairs, appressed-convolute, sub- 

 bracts a little larger than the leaves, bracts almost 3 times larger, 

 free at the base or slightly connate, oblong-quadrate, bifid to the 

 third, rarely trifid, segments subacuminate acute, bracteoles 

 smaller, apex entire or bifid, on both sides near the base with 1-3 

 large teeth. Perianth highly exserted, 7 times longer than the 

 stem leaves, clavate or linear- fusiform, deeply trigonous, mouth 

 constricted, often scariose, afterwards lacerate and erose, texture 

 firm, near the base 5-8 cells thick, near the middle 2-4 cells, at 

 about f high, 2 cells thick, near the apex composed of a single 

 layer only ; cells large, elongate, pellucid. Calyptra pyriform, 

 delicate, only at the base 2 cells thick, where are situated about 8 

 sterile, somewhat short, lageniform pistillidia, upper portion 1 

 cell thick. Capsule 4-5 times smaller than the perianth, highly 

 exserted, cylindrical-oblong; valves linear-lanceolate or oval, of a 

 purplish-brown colour like the spores and elaters. Pedicel mode- 

 rately thick, cells large, 4-5 times longer than broad, prismatic- 

 cylindrical, cortical cells 8-9, inner of equal size. Elaters 4 times 

 shorter than the capsule, filiform, obtuse at both ends, bispiral. 

 Spores as broad as the elaters, globose, smooth. Audroecia? 

 Fruits May, June. 



Dimensions. — Stem ^ to 1 inch long, diameter "2 to '3 mm., 

 with leaves r nmi. wide; leaves explanate, '5 mm. x '5 mm., 



•65 mm. x '65 mm., 'oS mm. x '05 mm., '3 mm. x 25 mm., 

 segments *! mm., '4 mm. x -35 ram., seg. '15 mm., "4 mm. x 

 •35 mm., seg. 15 mm., ^5 mm x ^45 mm., seg. '2 mm.; cells 

 •025 mm. x "035 mm., ^03 mm. x '03 mm., ^03 mm. x 025 mm., 



•04 mm. X ^025 mm., -033 mm. ; stipules 'G mm. x "3 mm., "5 mm. 



X '38 mm., '55 mm. x "4 mm., '3 mm. x '175 mm., 5 mm. x 3 mm.; 

 sub-bracts •G mm. x 'G mm., seg. "2 mm., "75 mm. x '7 mm., 1 • mm. 



X "7 mm., seg. "3 mm. ; sub-bracteole 75 mm. x 'G mm. ; l)racts 



N 



