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BOTANY. 



Class III. 

 TriamliM. 



its very close affinity with Cypcrus. Persoon 

 does not separate it from Cyparus. Synopsis, 

 p. 0.5. 



XLli. DULICHIUM. Spica subracemosae, ex axil- 

 lis foliorum. Spiciilas lineari-lanceolatae subcom- 

 pressa: : figtiamee subdistichse amplexanti-appres- 

 sae. Stylus lortgissimus, bifidus. Germ, setuls 

 retrorsum asperar. (Richard.) 



1. Spathaceum, ( Cyperut Spathnceus of Will. ) 



2. Canadcnte. Canada. 



XLIII. TRICHOPHORUM. Spiculte subovatac, squa- 

 mis undique imbricatis. Sent, setulae capilliformes 

 (nee lanam densam referentes) demum longe exser- 

 tse numero definite sex. (Michaux.) 



1. Cyperinum. (Eriophorum Cyperinum of 

 Willdenow.) 



2. Litteatiim. Carolina. (Michaux.) 



3. Alpinum. ( Eriophorum Alpinum of Willde- 

 now. Hudson's Bay. 



This is an intermediate genus between SCIRPUS and 



ERIOPHORUM. 



XLIV. HYPOLYTRUM. Spicula squamis undique 

 imbricatis. Sent, involucellum glumam 3-4-val- 

 vem mcntiens. Stam. 2-3. Stigm. 1-2. (Richard.) 



1. Latifolium. India. (Richard.) 



2. Senegn/cnse. Senegal. (Richard.) 

 2. Gracile. ( Richard. ) 



XLV. DIPLASIA. Spica squamis undique imbrica- 

 tis. Involucellum glumam 4-valvem mentiens. 

 Siam.7. Stigm. V. (Richard.) 



1. Kfirattrjblia. Guiana. (Richard.) 

 XLVI. LEPIRONIA. Spicul. squamis orbiculatis 

 cartilagineis. Sem. involucellum 16-paleaceum. 

 Slam. 4-6. (Richard.) 



1. Mitcronata. Madagascar. (Richard.) 

 See Brown's Prodromus, p. 220. under the gc-nus 



CHONDRACHNE. 



1CLVII. LIMNETIS. S/.clatcriflora : flosculis sub- 

 bifariam imbricatis. Cat. 2-valvis : valv. 1. minore. 

 Cor. 2-valvis, mutica, compressa, carinata. Stt/I. 

 longus. Nect. 0. (Flor. paniculati, stricti.) 

 (Per soon. ) 



1. Pungens. Dactylis Stricta of Smith. 



2. Juncca. Dry shores of Carolina and Geor- 

 gia. (Micfiaux.) 



3. Cynosuroides. North America. 



4. Polyztachia. Shores of New England. (Mi- 

 chaux.) See Persoon's Synopsis, p. 72. 



XLVI1I. ORYZOPSIS. Cal. 1-florus, 2-valvis, lax- 

 us, obovalis. Cor. coriacea, subtereti-ovata, 2- 

 valvis : valv. exteriore apice aristata. Nect. 2- 

 paleaceum lineare. (Richard.) 



1. Asperifol'a. Mountains from Hudson's Bay 

 to Quebec. (Micfiaux.) 



^ ORDER II. DIGYNIA. 



XLIX. SPOROBOLUS. Ghtma uniflora, bivalvis, mu- 

 tica, insequalis, valvula exteriore minore. Pe- 

 rianthium bivalve, muticum, acutiusculum, sessile, 

 imberbe, gluma longius. Squamulw 2 hypogy- 

 nse. Stamina 2-3. Stigmata villosa. Semen ob- 

 ovatum, ventricosum, fiberum, deciduum. (R. 

 'Brown.) 



1. Indices. New Holland. 



2. Efonsafus. New Holland. 



3. PulclifUus. New Holland. 

 4-. Dinndrua. 



Species 1. is the Agroslis Indica of Linnasus ; and 

 Agrostis Firginica is also nearly allied to this 

 genus. See Brown's ProJromus, p. 169. 



L. STREPTACHNE. Gluma uniflora, bivalvis, laxa, 

 mutica. Perianthium pedicellatum, bivalve ; val- 

 vula exterior cylindraceo involuta, arista termina'.i 

 simplici inarticulala infra tortili : interior inclusa, 

 mutica. Stigmata plumosa. (R. Broivn.) 



1. Stipoidef. New Holland. 

 See Brown's Prodromus, p. _174. 



LI. AMPHIPOOON. Gluma uniflora, bivalvis subz- 

 qualis. Perianth, bivalve ; valvula exterior tripi- 

 da : interior bitida : utriusque laciniis aristatis, se- 

 taceis, similibus. Stuli 2, v. basi connati. Flores 

 spicati. (R.Brown.) 



1. Laguroides. New Holland. 



2. Turbinatus. New Holland. 



3. Slrictus. New South Wales. 



4. Debilis. New Holland. 



5. Ai'enaceus. New Holland. 

 See Brown's Prodromus, p. 175. 



LI I. DIPLOPOGON. Gluma uniflora, bivalvis, laxa, 

 membranacea, aristata. Perianth, bivalve ; valvu- 

 IR e.rterior, apice triaristata, arista intermedia dis- 

 simili tortili : interior biaristata. Spica capituli- 

 formis. (R. Brown.) 



1. Setaceits. New Holland. 

 See Brown's Prodromus, p. 176. 



LIU. ANISOPOGON. Gluma uniflora, bivalvis, aequa- 

 lis, membranacea, laxa, nervosa. Perianth, pe- 

 dicellatum, bivalve ; valvula exterior cylindraceo- 

 involuta, apice triaristata, arista intermedia dissi- 

 mili tortili, lateralibus setaceis ; interior longior, 

 mutica. (R. Bron'n.) 



1. Avenaccns. New South Wales. 

 See Brown's Prodromus, p. 176. 



LIV. DANTHONIA. Gluma bi-raultiflora, bivalvis, 

 membranacea, laxa, perianthio longior. Perianth. 

 bivalve ; valvula exterior infra definite barbata, su- ' 

 pra imberbis, apice triaristata, arista intermedia 

 dissimili tortili quandoque abbreviata : interior mu- 

 tica. ( Decandolle. ) 



1. Longifolia. New South Wales. 



2. Pa/lida. New South Wales. 



3. Semiannularis. New South Wales and Van 

 Diemen's Island. 



4-. Pilosa. New South Wales. 

 . 5. Raccmo.ta. New South Wales and Van Die- 

 men's Island. 



6. Sctacea. New Holland and Van Diemen's 

 Island. 



7. Pauci/Iora. Van Diemen's Island. 



8. Paradoxa. New South Wales. 



Sp. 3. and 5. are the ARUNDO Semiannularis and 

 Penid/lata of Labillardiere. See Decandolle 

 Flore Francoise, iii. p. 32. and Brown's Pro- 

 dromus, p. 177. 



LV. GLYCERIA. Gluma multiflora, bivalvis. Spi- 



cula teres, mutica. Perianthium imberbe, valvu- 



lis Jongitudine zequalibus. Squama hypogyna, 



unica carnosa acmiscutellata ! Stigmata decompo- 



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Class III 

 Triandri: 



