216 THE TASMANIAN FLORA. 



All stamens bearded. Style long, slender, curved ... 1. -B. 



Tliree stamens unbearded. Style short, stout, straight 2. B. semibarbata. 



1. B. BULBOSA, Haw. Roots thickened. Leaves slender, cylindrical, from few 

 to many inches long. Stem simple, erect, from 3-18 inches high. Flowers very 

 numerous, in an elongating raceme, yellow. Perianth-segments about ^ inch 

 long. Stamens all equal, and with a circle of clavate hairs about the middle. 

 Ovary 3-lobed. Style slender, curved, more than twice as long as the ovary. 

 Stigma minute. Ovules rather numerous, but only few maturing. Capsule 

 spherical, about 3 lines diameter. 



Very common in rocky and sandy places ; also in Queensland, New South 

 Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. Fl. Oct.-Feb. 



2. B. SBMIBAEBATA, Maw. Roots fibrous. Habit and general details similar 

 to the last, only the flowers less numerous and smaller. Stamens opposite the- 

 outer segments short and beardless, those opposite the inner segments twice as 

 long, and copiously bearded near the anther. Style rather thick, straight, about 

 as long as the ovary. Stigma capitate. Capsule spherical, about 2 lines 

 diameter. 



Huon Rqad at Watchorn's Hill ; near Launceston. Reported as common in 

 various lojcalities ; also throughout extra-tropical Australia. Fl. Oct.-Dec. 



9. THTSANOTUS. 



Perianth of 6 free, nearly equal, segments, the 3 outer ones narrow with thin 

 entire margins, the 3 inner ones broader with broad thin-fringed margins, the 

 whole perianth spirally twisting after flowering. Stamens 6 or .3, inserted at or 

 on the base of the perianth. Filament short, slender. Anther linear, usually 

 longer than the filament. Ovary 3-celled, with 2 ovules in each. Style long, 

 slender, and curved. Fruit an oblong or globular capsule. 



The genus is almost entirely Australian, one species extending to China. 



T. PATEESom, R. Br. Root of numerous elongated tubers. Leaves few, at 

 the base of the stem, slender, filiform, about 2 inches long, soon dying, those on 

 the stem reduced to minute bracts. Stem very slender, trailing among under- 

 growth, branched. Flowers usually solitary, on the ends of the small branches, 

 reddish-purple. Perianth-segments about -^ inch long. Stamens 6, 3 longer 

 than the others. 



Common in grassy and sandy places ; also throughout extra-tropical Australia. 

 Fl. Oct.-Dec. 



10. C^SIA. 



Perianth of 6 equal segments, shortly united at the base, twisting round the 

 pistil after flowering. Stamens 6, inserted at the base of the perianth. 

 Filaments slender. Anthers oblong, short, recurved. Ovary 3-celled, with 2 

 ovules in each. Style simple, slender. Fruit a 3-lobed capsule. 



A South African genus, represented in Australia by 4 closely-allied, doubtfully 

 distinct, species. 



Perianth-segments exceeding 3 lines ... ... ... 1. C. vittata. 



Perianth-segments under 3 lines ... ... ... 2. C farviflora. 



1. C. VITTATA, i?. i?r. Leaves at the base of the stem linear to lanceolate, 

 but variable, 2-10 inches long. Stem erect, simple or slightly branched, usually 

 6 inches to 1 foot high. Flowers in small few-flowered clusters, at intervals along 

 the upper half of the stem. Perianth-segments usually blue, 3-4 lines long. 

 Capsule about 2 lines broad, depressed at the top. 



Common in many parts in the north, George's Bay. It occurs throughout 

 extra-tropical Australia. Fl. Dec-Jan. 



