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DIANELLA longifolia. 
Long-leaved Dianella. 
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HEXANDRIA MONOGYNI4A. 
Nat. ord. ASPHODELEX. Brown prod. 1. 274. ; 
Cor. sexpartita, wqualis, patens, decidua. Fil. curvata, apice incras- 
sata stuposa. Anthere lineares, strict, basi inserte. Germ. loculis poly- 
spermis, Stylus filiformis. Stigma simplex. .Bacca globosa, polysperma. 
Semina ovalia, umbilico nudo. 
Herbe perennes. Radix jibrosa. Folia graminea, elongata basibus se- 
mivaginantibus. Flores paniculati; pedicellis juata apicem articulatis, 
basi bracteolé unilaterali stipatis: nutantes, cerulet, antheris apicibusque 
sings filamentorum flavis. Bacce cerulee. Semina splendentia. Brown, 
. c. 279, : 
D. longifolia, foliis radicalibus ensiformibus elongatis (semunciam latis) 
margine carindque levibus, panicule ramis strictis parim divisis: pedi- 
-cellis racemosis corollA brevioribus bracted scarios’ duplo longioribus, 
Brown prod. 1, 280. 
Drawn at Mr. Colvill’s Nursery. Native of New Hol- 
land; where it was discovered by Mr. Brown. 
Dianeuta, according to Mr. Brown, is limited by the 
following definition : . 
“ Corolla six-parted, equal, spreading, deciduous. Fila- 
ments bowed, thickened at the top, and towy (stuposa). 
Anthers linear, stiff, and straight, inserted by their base. 
Germen with many-seeded cells. Style filiform. Stigma 
simple. Berry globular, many-seeded. Seeds oval, with a 
naked umbilicus.” ua? 
The group consists of perennial herbaceous plants, with 
a fibrous root; long grassy foliage, half-sheathed at the base; 
a panicled infloresence, with pedicles or flowerstalks jointed 
near the top, and supported on one side at the base by a 
small bracte ; corollas nodding, blue, having the ¢zowy tops 
of the filaments deep yellow, as well as the anthers; blue 
berries; shining seed. 
The species now makes its first appearance amongst us. 
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