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pilis tcniilssimis distantibus caducis, patentibus, intcr nervos 

 insertis parallclos , intensius coloratis in superficie supcriore 

 obsita, marginc mlnute antrorsum serrulato-aculcolata, subtus 

 glaberrima nitidula; cellulae epldcrmidis in paglna superiorc 

 inter nervos subquadratae , sat magnae, marglnibus rectis, 

 juxta et supra nervos uti et in folli paglna infcriore anguste 

 llneares, utrlnque truncatac, marglne crlspato-undulatac, sto- 

 matibus supra descriptis intcrmlxtls, serlatis ; /oUa jioralia 

 1 — 2 llneari-lanceolata, acuminatisslma, subcanaliculata, nunc 

 valde abbreviata, lanceolata, acumlnata 0,4 — 1,0 poll. longa; 

 7'acemus spicacformis tcrminalis, rectus strictus tenuis cylln- 

 drico-subulatus, 0,7 — 0,9 poll. longus, 0,05 poU, crassus, gla- 

 berrimus, lucidus ; pedunculus communis viridis, flcxuosus, e 

 pedicillis decurrentibus sulcato-angulatus , aculcolis minutis 

 acutisslmis, antrorsis, hyallnis scabriusculus ; spiculae flavcs- 

 centi-virldes, lucldae, uniflorae, pediccllatae comprcssae, 0,08 

 poll. longae, oblongo-lanceolatae acuminatae, pedunculo com- 

 muni adprcssae, deln deciduae; pedicellus vlrldis 0,6 poll. 

 longus, minute aculcolato-scaber, subflexuosus, subcomplanatus, 

 apicem versus incrassatus, subcupuliformis, e bractcae infimae 

 abortivae rudimento adnato, persistcns ; hracteae binae distlclie 

 altemae pedunculo communi adpressae, exterior sterllis, hrac- 

 teolis nullis, coriacea, glaberrlma, lucida, compressa, superio- 

 rem cum flore totam amplectens, ovato-lanceolata, acuminata, 

 5-ncrvia, nervis laterallbus decoloribus tenuibus, margine te- 

 nui membranacea, connivens nec connata, flavo-viridls, nervo 

 mcdlo rlgidiore, supra medlum dorso antrorsum scabro, sub 

 aplcc excurrente subaristato - subulata, formam spiculae con- 

 stltuens ; superior tortllls, tenuissima, membranacca, hyalina, 

 infcrlore paullo mlnor et ab ea recepta, compressa, ovato- 

 lanceolata, navicularis, acuminata, nervo mcdio crasso viridi, 

 a medio aculeolis antrorsis hyalinis scabro, sub apice excur- 

 rente, breviter aristato-subulata, marglne minutissime hyaHno 

 aculeolato-clliato, juxta nervum mcdium utrinque nervis 3-bus 

 decoloribus, haud ad apiccm percurrentibus notata; hracteo- 

 lae in unam binerviam dorso planam apice brevitcr bifidam 



