Order II. ICOSANDRIA DI-PENTAGYNI A. 435 
7250 Leaves clust. 3-cornered | cylindr. very long glaucous incurved. Stems scarcely angular. Joints distant 
7251 Leaves in pairs corniculate incurved | cylindr. 3-cornered glaucous. Stems flexuose procumbent 
7252 Leaves exactly cylindr. three inches long acute green, Styles 20 
7253 Leaves glaucous about a foot long 3-cornered, Angles dilated with a broad furrow. Stem simple 
7254 Leaves somewhat glaucous 6-7 inches long 3-cornered, Old stem simple 
7255 Leaves green 3-4 inches long 3-cornered, Old stem two inches high simple erect 
7256 Leaves dagger-shaped long glittering, Stem shrubby perennial 
7257 Leaves glauc. about a span long bluntly 3-cornered channelled or half round, Root large tuberous fleshy 
§ 3. Trailers. Stems prostrate or creeping, angular. Calyx 5-leaved, Flowers polygynous. Leaves connate at 
base acutely 3-cornered. 
7258 Branches long slender spreading, Lvs. equilateral 3-corn. green hooked a little outwards at end, Fl. 3 or 2 
7259 Lvs. equilateral 3-corn. glauc. much dotted straight at end Ion. than joints, Edges not serr. Stems firm proc. 
7260 Lvs. conn. comp. 3-corn. very green warted often short, than joints, Edges finely tooth. Branches very slen. 
7261 Runners 1| foot long slender rooting, Lvs. clustered compressed 3-corn. bright green not rough at edge 
7262 Leaves long equilateral 3-cornered straight roughish at edge. Stem firm procumbent 
7263 Leaves compressed 3-cornered large recurved serrulate very rough. Old stems firm decumbent [decum. 
7264 Lvs. bright green clust. thick comp. 3-corn. acinacif. dott. Ion. than joints with rough edges. Stems short 
7265 Lvs. comp. 3-corn. acinacif glauc. not serrated and scarcely cartilaginous at edge generally Ion. than joints 
7266 Lvs. comp. 3-corn. greenish rugose the edges v/ith cartilaginous serratures generally shorter than joints 
7267 Leaves acinaciform. Edges curled wavy rough 
7268 Leaves acinaciform polished glaucous with entire cartilaginous edges 
7269 Leaves acinaciform with the edges and keel rough and red 
7270 Leaves compressed 3-cornered acinaciform and equilateral. Every edge roughish 
7271 Old leaves equilateral 3-cornered green incurved three inches long blistered inside at base. Keel serrulate 
7272 Leaves about two inches sharply 3-cornered, the old ones comp. with their keel upwards serrulate burnt 
7273 Young lvs. incurved equilateral 3-oornered soft glauc. with a cartilaginous smoothish white edge. Styles 7 
7274 Leaves acinaciform or compressed 3-cornered glauc. with a pink smooth cartilag. edge, Stems prostrate 
7275 Leaves not equilateral 3-cornered greenish, Stems prostrate, Pedunc. terminal solitary winged. Styles 8 
7276 Leaves equilateral 3-cornered greenish. Edges smooth cartilaginous. Stems weak prostrate 
7277 Lvs. comp. 3-corn. acinacif smooth dotted green, in the inside at the base blistered. Keel roughish at edge 
7278 Leaves clustered 3-cornered acute glaucous with large rough pellucid dots. Stems filiform very weak 
7279 Leaves glaucous dotted 3-cornered incurved smooth 
7280 Leaves 3-cornered not dotted smooth very green half cylindrical at base 
7281 Leaves clustered expanded obsoletely 3-cornered clavate obtuse green with a little point 
§ 4. Perfoliate. Leaves connate sheathing generally three-cornered upwards, usually hooked at end^ 
Calyx 5-leaved. 
7282 Leaves 3-cornered compressed green prickly at end. Stem 2-edged decumbent 
7283 Leaves erect white smooth 3-cornered thick sheathing beyond their middle with a cartilaginous edge 
7284 Leaves 3-cornered subacinaciform white at edge. Keel dilated 
7285 Leaves beaked connate half round imbulate recurved dotted green. Stems prostrate branched knotty 
7286 Leaves white thick hard dotted usually with about three spines beneath. Branches few 
7287 Leaves whitish thick dotted recurved at end usually with one spine beneath. Branches many 
7288 Leaves greenish with two spines beneath at the end 
7289 Branches simple slender upright hard, Lvs. 3-cornered dotted white with 1-4 teeth at the back upwards 
7290 Leaves quite entire very green smooth thick hooked backwards at the end 
7291 Leaves acute-angled 3-cornered acum. incurved recurved green rough at edge 
7292 Erect, Lvs. usually close recurved smooth green with the angles roughish above. Sheath often sharp 
7293 Erect roughish, Lvs. about an inch long 
7270 .^^^^ 7271 
[rough upwards 
ing straight recurv. 't end. Sheaths green smooth. Angles 
7283 7287 
and Miscellaneous Particulars. 
Most of the species arc so hardy, that on dry rock-work, in a sheltered part of the garden, they will endure ordi- 
nary winters. Every thing, however, depends on keeping them dry. Among the hardy sorts may be reckoned 
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