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BOTANY. 



2-valvis. Cor. 2-valvis. Cul. minor; palea inti- 

 Triandria. ma- ( S- nectar. Schr.) semen non climittente. 

 Filam. longissima. (Persoon.} 



1. Mantima, (Miegia Muritimo . f WllM.) 



a. JI_.J.,.,V,.A..,,I. 'MCW noiland. -(Brown's 

 Prodr. 236. 



XXI. DICHROMA. Spica ovata seu capitata involu- 

 crata. Squamae (Paleae) multis membranaceae sub- 

 congestim imbricatae. Styl. setaceus. Sligiu. '2. 

 Sent, nudum, rugellosum, apice tuberculo lunatim 

 cincto (Fol. fioralia seu involucrutn basi discolora 

 t plurimum albicantia.) (Michaux.) 



. 1. Leucocephalum. Carolina and Geprgia. (Mi- 

 chaux. ) 



2. Ciliatum, (ScJicemts Stellatus of Willd.) 



3. Reptans. Cayenne. 



Some of the species of the genus SCIIOENUS, the 

 SCIRPUS Radiatus, and CYPERUS Leucoccphalus, 

 might perhaps be arranged under this genus. 



XXII. HjEMODORUM. Petala 6, tria interiora supra 

 medium staminifera. Stigma obtusum. Capsiila 

 infera, trilocularis. (Smith.) 



1. Coccineum. 4. Lnxum. 



2. Planifolium. 5. Spicatum. 



3. Tereiifolium. 



All from New Holland. See Brown's Prodromus, 

 p. 300. 



XXIII. ENDIANDRA. Flares hermaphroditi. Pe- 

 riant/iiim 6-fidum, aequale, fauce extra stamina 

 glandulosa. Stamina 3 ! Antherx biloculares, 

 posticae. (R. Broun.) 



1. Glauca. New Holland. 



The Laurus Triaudra seems to belong to this 

 genus. See Brown's Prodromtis, p. 402. 



XXIV. MARI&CUS. Spicula 2-3-flora, teretiuscula, 

 squamis 2 (nunc 3) infimis minoribus vacuis, flo- 

 riferis nervosis. Setee nullae % hypogynse. Stylus 

 filiformis, cum ovario inarticulatus, deciduus. Stig- 

 mata 3. Nux trigona. (Void and R. Brown.) 



1. Latvis. 



2. Scaber. 



All from New Holland, 

 p. 218. 



XXV. HYP^.LYPTUM. Squama; undique imbricatae, 

 uniflorae. Perianthium bivalve, membranaceum. 

 valvulis subaequalibus squamae oppositis ! Setee 

 nullae hypogynre. Stylus bifidns deciduue. Nux 

 perianthio inclusa. ( VtM and R. Brown. ) 



\.Microcephalum. New Holland. See Brown's 

 Prodromus, p. 219. 



XXVI. ISOLEPIS. Squamce undique imbricatae, con- 

 formes, omnes floriferae, paucissimaeve exteriorum 

 vacuae. Seta; nullae hypogynae. Stylus, cum ovario 

 inarticulatus, basi simplice, deciduus. ( R. Brown, 

 Prodr. p. 221.) 



1. Fhtitans. (This species nearly agrees with 

 the Scirpus Fluitans of Willd.) 



2. Nodosa, (Scirpus Nodosus of Willd.) 



3. Supina, ( Scirpus Supinus of Willd. ) 



4. Imtndata, Van Diemen's Island. 



5. Propinqua. New South Wales. 



6. Setacea, (Scirpus Setficeus of Willd.) 



7. Cartilaginea. New Holland and Van Die- 

 men's Island. 



. Cyperoides. New Holland. 

 9. Riparia. New South Wales. 



3. Dfcompositus. 



4. Conicus. 



See Brown's Prodromus, 



10. Lenticnlaris. New South Wales. 



1 1 . Barbata, ( Scirpus Capillaris of Willdenow. ) 

 New Holland. 



12. Prolifer, (Scirpus Prolifer of Rottboel.) 

 New South Wales. 



XXVII. ELEOCHARIS. Squama undique imbricat*, 

 conformes : vix lillaa steriles. Seta hypogyn* 

 (412) denticulatae raro nullse. Stylus 2-3-fidus, 

 basi dilatata cum ovario articulatae. Nux sxpim 

 lenticularis, basi dilatata indurata styli coronata. 

 (R. Brown.) 



1. Sphacelata. 3. Acuta, 



2. Compacta. 4. Gracilis. 

 5. Pits.'lla. 



(i. Capitata (Scirpus Capitatus of Linn.) 

 7. Setacru. 8. Atricha. 



All from New Holland. Besides these species, 

 the SCIHPUS Patimtris, Geniculatus, and Muta- 

 tus of Linn. ; Macitlosus of Vahl ; Tubcrcttlosus 

 of Michaux ; Ocatus of Roth ; P/nnlagineus 

 of Retz ; Inieritinctux of Vahl ; Spiralis of 

 Rottboel ; Qitadrangula'us of Michaux ; the 

 Acicularis of Linnzus ; and the CYPERUS Se- 

 taceits of Willd. belong to this genus. Sec 

 Brown's Prodromus, p. 224. 



XXVIII. FIMBRISTYLIS. Squamce paleaceas, undi- 

 que imbricatz, vix ullx steriles. Stylus compres- 

 sus, cum ovario articulatus, deciduus : siepius cilia- 

 tus basique bulbosa. Stigmata 2 raro 3. Setce 

 nulls hypogynse. ( Vahl and R. Broivn.) 



1. Pnc//fora. 16. Parvtflora. 



2. Androyyna. 17. Vclata. 



3. Aciculuris. 18. Prnpinquu. 



4. Polytrychoides. 19. E/ata. 



5. Punctata. 20. Ccespitoaa. 



6. Pterigosperma. 21. Erevi folia. 



7. Xyridcf. 22. Variabilis. 



8. Nutatis. 23. Elongata. 



9. Tetragpna. 24. Stricta. 



10. Spiralis. 25. Cymosa. 



11. Tristacfiya. 26. Sericea. 



12. Depanperata. 27. Ferva. 



13. Denudata. 28. Capitata. 



14. Gracilis. 29. Cyperoides. 



15. /fcmz. 



All from New Holland. See Brown's Prodromus, 

 p. 225. Species 4< is the Scirpus Polytrychoides 

 of Retz. This genus comprehends also the spe- 

 cies 48, 51, 52, 68. of the genus SCIRPUS, 

 p. 99, 100. 



XXIX. ABILOUARDIA. Squamce paleacecc, disti- 

 che imbricatae, omnes pluresve floriferae. Selat 

 hypogynae nulls. Stylus 3-fidus, basi pyramidato- 

 bulbostis cum ovario articulatus, deciduus. Nux 

 pyriformis, triqueter. (Fa/il and 7?. Brown.) 



1. Monostachya, (Cyperus Monostachyos of 

 Linn.) New Holland. 



2. Schcenoides. New Holland. 



3. Vaginala. New Holland. 



This genus has a very great resemblance to the 

 preceding. See Brown's Prnc/romus, p. 229. 



XXX. ARTHUOSTIUS. Spicula uniflora, squamis 

 imbricatis, inferioribus vacuis. Setce nullos hypo- 

 gynas. Stylus subulatus, trigonus, cum ovario ar- 

 ticulatus, deciduus. Stigmata 3. Nux trigona. 

 (R. Brown.) 



