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Stems short radiculose ; leaves erecto- 
patent, lower on tlie stem- oblong- 
acute, upper obovate, elongate-acute 
with, a narrow thickened border, nerved 
to the apex; capsule oblong- cylindrical, 
subpendulous ; lid apiculate, . , 22. B. Donianum. 
Stems branched, radiculose ; leaves spread- 
ing, ovate -acuminate, nerve excurrent; 
capsule oblong- ovate ; lid large mam- 
millate, . . . . . . 23. C, c^spititium. 
Stems short ; leaves ovate -lanceolate, cuspi- 
date, nerve shortly excurrent ; capsule 
oblong-pyriform ; lid apiculate, . . 24. 33. erythkocakpum. 
Stems short, branched ; leaves ovate-lanceo- 
late ; nerve sub-excurrent ; capsule 
roundish, constricted below the lid, . 25. B. ateopuepueeum. 
aaaa. Leaves concave, closely imbricated, nerve mostly ceasing below 
the apex. 
Stems branched, csespitose; leaves ovate- 
apiculate, imbricated, concave, nerve 
ceasing below the apex; capsule pen- 
dulous ; lid mammillate, . . . 27. B. AEGENTEUM. 
stems short, with short innovations ; leaves 
closely imbricated, concave, ovate-acu- 
minate, entire, nerve scarcely excurrent; 
capsule clavate, cernuous, . . . 28. B. Zierii, 
f Capsule symmetrical. 
Stems slender, csespitose ; leaves closely im- 
bricated, concave, ovate, entire, nerve 
reaching to the apex ; capsule obovate- 
cylindraceous, pendulous. 
. 26. B. JULACEUM. 
f f Mouth of the capsule oblique. 
aaaaa. Leaves broad, roundish. 
Stems gregarious, short; the lower leaves 
narrowly obovate, upper broadly obovate, 
apiculate, bordered, nerved half way; 
capsule more or less drooping, obovate or 
pyriform, .... 
. 29. B. TozEEi. 
