DROSERA BANKSII 207 
slenee labio inferiore a ae galea brunneo-villosa necnon 
gine longiuscule albo- 
sg Mo ant Kenia, ‘coe. oe J. Mackinder (Herb. Mus. Brit.). 
Caulis vix 0-5 cm, diam., deinde pubescens. Foliorum — 
4:0-7:0 cm. long. (rats ime 10-0 em. pera 20-4:0 cm. lat., 
membranacea; petioli nunc usque 0°5 cm. abbreviati, iain alati 
et usque 1: 0-3-0 cm. aie ongati. Verticillastei 25 ¢ iam 
Bractez aamghae 1-3 em. long., interne 1:0 em., ille vix “O2 cm. 
lat. Flores galea iawle albi. Calycis tubus ar 1:0 cm. long., 
deorsurh ais e 0°15 cm. angustatus, sursum 0°5 em. lat.; hujus 
labium inferius 3-dentatum 0°6 cm. lat.; labium ites 5- dentatum 
et 0°5 cm. lat. ~giorel tubus 1-0 em. long., 0° . cm. diam., intus 
piloso-annulatus. Galea tubo xquilonga, aniar nata. Labii in- 
ferioris lobus E erncdins oe 0°65 cm. lat. ; Tobi laterales ovati, 
obtusi, 0-3 cm. lat. 
The affinity of this fine species seems to be with L. Holstit 
Girke. The lanceolate outer bracts, the 8-toothed calyx, and 
certain other points of difference in floral structure should be noted. 
Expianation or Prates 409 & 410A 
(The drawings of a oa are natural size; of ibe cme more or less 
fied, unless stated otherw a 
Puate 409.—A. “Steph ilept centauroides. Fig. 1. An inner involucral 
scale. 2. A young floret showing the caducous coor 3. Mature floret. 
4. Section of same, showing andreecium and style-arms. 5. A stamen. 6. ipe 
achene in side view an te above. 7. A hair ofthe pappus. B. Pheocephalus 
gnidioides. 8. A capitulum “sain the densely hairy involucre and the brac- 
teoles. 9. A floret. 10. Tw the anthers. 11. Style-arms. 12. Ri 
achene. 13. A scale of the feos 
Prats 410.—A. Serobtanthopsi hircina. Fig. 1. Corolla — genie 
pndedcais 2. An anther. A pollen-grain. 4. Ovary, 
opened. 6. Ripe capsule (nat. size). 7. Capsule opened, howing ‘the ite Mi 
DROSERA BANKSIL Br. 
By James Brirten, F.L.S. 
(Prate 410 B.) 
Amone the plates of Australian plants apie at the cost of 
Sir Joseph Banks, now in course of publication by a ea “ 
the British Mus seum, are some which were sit engraved. 
ill not, save in a few shinee cases, be included in the Mccetdin 
publication, wore confined to prints from the existing copper 
plates. Some (een are, rails of considerable interest; and 
the ~aibeonete ms of Drosera Banksii is one of these. 
So far am aware, this plant is still only known to science 
from the specimens wiaate: at Endeavour’s River by Banks: n 
_— Soh ai is given for it in the last edition of Mueller 
and n o figure has hitherto been published. A brief 
Prams by pe hap is given in DO, Pr odr. i, 319, and the 
