248 de Fr aine . — The Morphology and Anatomy of the 
Flowers . 
The flowers are deep reddish purple or pale violet in colour with a 
decidedly redder tinge than those of the other species. When fully open 
they measure from 5-5 to 7 mm. in diameter. 
Petals clearly notched, about 7 mm. long. Each with a broad reddish 
vein extending nearly to the tip. 
Anthers pale yellow. 
Calyx with short and blunt, almost truncate, teeth (Text-fig. 3) without 
intermediate teeth, the veins ending in reddish tips. Usually with three 
hairy ribs and two glabrous ribs with closely adpressed hairs usually present 
between the hairy ribs. 
Scale leaves. Tri- 
angular acuminate. 
Outer bract (Text- 
“ReVicwVAft. fig. 4, a). Broad ovate 
tapering from just above 
the base to an acute 
apex, green or tinged 
tral part opaque, passing 
into a narrow acutely 
Ik'aervosa ending vein at tip. The 
VroacCWcvvdl margin broad hyaline and 
usually colourless or very 
faint. From 2 to 3 mm. 
^ faint. From 2 to 3 mm. 
Text-fig. 4. Bracts and bracteoles of Statice binervosa lon°' and slUlltlv less in 
and .S'. bellidifolia. Top row, .S', reticulata ( = bellidifolia ) ; 
middle row, S. binervosa , narrow-leaved form ; bottom row, 
.S’, binervosa , broad-leaved variety, a , outer bract ; b, middle 
bract ; c and c r , inner bract ; d , bracteole. x 4. 
width. 
Middle bract. A trifle 
shorter than the outer 
bract, membranous, asymmetrically bilobed or nearly entire, oblong, broadest 
just below tip, with usually two unequal veins (Text-fig. 4, b). 
Inner bract. Oval to broadly oval, blunt, opaque, green or slightly 
purplish with a broad membranous margin. About twice the length of the 
outer bract. Usually about 5 mm. long by 4 mm. in broadest part (Text- 
fig. 4 } c). Sometimes notched (Text-fig. 4, c, middle row). 
Bracteole. Oblong asymmetrical with a rounded or slightly notched tip 
and a single vein to one side (Text-fig. 4, d). 
Seed. Brown, lanceolate, smooth, about 2 mm. long. 
