apex, tlie lobes rather spreadiug, blunt ; bracts similar, all grooved iu the dry state ; segments of the corolla hardly
emarginate.
6. Euphrasia cuspidata (H o ok , fil.) j annua, humilis, glaberrima, caule simplici ascendente folioso,
foliis late cuneatis apice in c isis lob is lanceolatis cuspidatis, spicis oblongis densifloris, bracteis dense imbricatis
late obovatis rotundatis pectinatira laeiniatis lob is cuspidatis, calycis lobis acuminatis, antherarum lo culis
calcaratis.
H ab. Mou n t Sorrell, Maequarrie Harbour, M illig a n ; W e stern Mountains, Arch er.— (M. Jan.)
A very remarkable little species, quite unlike any of those described above. Annual.—Stems in aU my specimens
quite simple, 3-4 inches high, nearly erect, perfectly glabrous, leafy. Leaves 3-4 lines long, suberect, very
broadly cuneate, cut at the top into four to eight sharp, cuspidate lobes, the margins uot rccui*ved ; the upper
leaves are broader, and as broad as long. Spikes cyliudrical, 1 inch long, |- broad, covered with densely imbricated
bracts. Brac ts very broadly obeuneate or rotundate, ofteu broader than long, pectinately multifid, the lobes each
simple and cuspidate. Flowers rather sjnaU. Lohes of the corolla emarginate or lobed, with a central apiculus.
Antliei-s two-celled ; cells each spuiTed, slightly haiiy along the lines of dehiscence.—The plant turns perfectly black
in drying.
N a t . O r d . LX . LENT IBULARIEÆ .
A very largely-represented N a tu ra l Order in all parts o f Australia, th ou gh with few exceptions the
species are all referable to th e genus U tr ic u la r ia ; twenty-four species were kn ow n to Brown, to which
have sin c e be en added about ten more.
Gen. I . U T R IC U L A R IA , L .
C a lyx alte bilabiatus, labiis subæqualibus. Corolla bilabiata, labio posteriore basi calcarato. S ta mina
2 ; filamentis apice in tu s antheriferis, antheris 1 - v . sub-2-Iocularibus. Ovarium 1 -locular e; ovulis
plurimis, placentæ basilari libero globoso affixis; stylo b revissim o; stigmate u n i- v. bilabiato v . disciformi.
Capsula polysperma. Semina parva, exalbuminosa; embryone ter eti, interdum in d iv iso .— Herbæ ten e lla ,
aquaticce v. p a lu d o soe ; fo liis rad ica libu s simplic ibus v. decompositis radicifoi-mibus v. v esicu life ris ; scapis
n u d is V. h ra c teo la tis, sa p iu s in d iv is is \- flo r is v. sp ic a tis v. racemosis.
The species of this cmious genus are, almost w ithout exception, water or marsh plants, sometimes having long,
floating, slender stems, covered with multifid, capillary leaves, that bear minute air-bladders and erect scapes ; the
terrestrial species again have often small, linear, inconspicuous leaves, and sometimes bladders also, attached to the
roots or near them . the l^ladders are frequently open, and provided witli a fringed operculum : they are beautiful
microscopic objects.— Flowers on slender, naked, or rarely bracteate, filiform scapes, solitaiy or spicate, rarely sub-
racemose, white, yellow, pink, or blue, veiy delicate. Calyx two-Hpped; lijis large, equal, entire, often very convex.
Corolla two-lipped ; upper enthe or two-lobed ; lower enthe or three-lobed, its palate often provided with
projections, spurred behind. Stamens two, ascending, placed at the throat of the coroUa. Anthers one-ceUed, or
constricted and spuriously two-ceUed, aduate to the inner face o f the filaments. Ovaiy globose, one-celled, with
many ovules on a globose, free, central receptacle. StyU short, with a lobed or d iscoid stigma. Capsule two-valved,
one-ceUed, many-seeded. (Name from utriculus, a little bladder.)
1 . Utricularia Au stralis (Br. Prodr. 4 3 1 ) ; natans, caulibus in ter textis, foliis capiliaceo-raultifidis
vesiculiferis, scapo aphyllo paucifloro, floribus flavis, labiis in d ivisis inferiore duplo longiore quam lato, calcare
ascendente antice plano subtus carinato. {Gunn, 1 2 2 5 .)
Hab. P o o ls near th e South E sk River, near Launceston, Gunn.
D i s t r ib . N ew South Wales and Ytictoria.
I have seen no flowers of this species, and have taken Brown’s character, who further remarks that the species
is very near to the European U. vulgaris.— A floating herb, with very slender, interwoven stems, covered m tb leaves
about 4 inch long, w'hich are cut into capillary segments, and bear small bladders, about 1 -2 lines in diameter.
Scape erect, few-flowered ; floivers yellow.
2 . Utricularia diehotoma (Lab. N o v . H o ll. i. 1 1 . t. 8 ) ; acaulis, foliis linearibus oblongisve in te gris,
scapo stricto semidemerso 2 -8 -fio r o , squamis n u llis, pedic ellis brevibus oppositis 3-bracteolatis, floribus
amplis purpureis oppositis, sepalis e llip tic is inferiore emarginato, corollæ labio superiore retuso cuneato,
inferiore máximo securiformi integro, calcare obtx^o.— B C . P ro d r . viii. 1 4 . U . speciosa, B r . P ro d r . 4 3 0 .
{Gunn, 4 9 .)
H a b. I n pools o f water and we t soil, abundant, ascending to 3 5 0 0 fe e t.— (PI. O c t.-F eb .)
D i s t r i b . South-eastern Australia, N ew Sou th YVales, and Victoria.
A veiy common and beautiful plant, forming a great ornament in marshy soil, etc. Specimens of Labii-
lai'diere’s J . diehotoma, communicated by Mr. Webb, enable me to verify Brown’s supposition that his TJ. speciosa
is the same ; the specific name was no doubt given in allusion to the flowers being always opposite at the top of
the scape ; of these there are generally only oue pah.— Stem none. Boots long and slender, bearing rather large,
gibbous bladders, 2 lines in diameter, with fimbriated lips. Leaves none, or linear or oblong. Scapes a span to a
foot liigh. Lower lip very large, often 4 iuch across, the shape of the blade of an axe.
3 . Utricularia uniflora (Br. Prodr. 4 3 1 ) ; acaulis, scapo stricto tereti emerso unifloro, foliis radicalibus
paucis subrotundis deciduis, labio superiore cuneiformi retuso, inferiere máximo securiformi integro,
palato lobato, calcare ob tu so .— B C . P ro d r . v iii. 1 4 .
H a b . Tasmania, B r o w n ; swamps on the YYtestern Mountains, Archer.
D i s t e i b . N ew South Wale s.
This may be known from U. diehotoma, to wffiich it is very neai-ly allied, by its smaller size, few, small,
rounded, petiolate leaves, very slender scape, and solitary, much smaller flowers. 1 have seen no leaves on Archer’s
specimens, the only ones I have exammed.
4 . Utricularia lateriflora (Br. Prodr. 4 3 1 ) ; acaulis, foliis n u llis? , scapo capillari simplici tereti
b asi minute squamuloso, floribus paucis lateralibus distantibus subspicatis, labio superiore lineari-oblongo
subretuso, inferiore subrotundo obsolete crenulato, calcare r etuso v . emarginato.— A. B C . P ro d r . viii. 15.
{Gunn, 8 9 6 o f 1 8 3 7 , e t 2 0 3 3 .)
H a d . W e t ground. Rocky Cape, and in sandy land near th e F ranklin River, G u n n ; No r th -w e st Bay
track, O ld fie ld ; YVestern Mountains, Archer.— (F l. D e c .-F c b .)
D i s t r ib . N ew Sou th YVales.
A very slender spedes, consisting of capillaiy scapes, 2 -5 iucbes long, bearing two to four remote, lateral,
almost sessile, small flowers. I have seen no leaves, and Brown describes none.— with a few minute, ;ip-
presscd scales towai-ds the base. Flowers about 3 lines across the corolla, whose lower lip is rounded, and tln-
uppcr linear-oblong. Spur broad, blunt, geuerally notched at the apex.
5. U t r i c u l a r i a m o n a n t h o s (H o ok , fil.) ; exigua, acaulis, foliis radicalibus petiolatis lineari-spathulatis,
scapo breviusculo 1-floro, lob is calycinis obtusis, corollæ purpureæ labio inferiore securiformi emai-gi-
iiato superiore lineari-obovato subretuso fauce piloso, calcare brevi emarginato. {Gunn, 8 9 6 o f 1 8 4 5 .)
H a b . YY’et sandy ground near Arthur’s Lakes, Gunn.— (F l. Jau.)
A very minute species, scarcely an iuch bigh, stemless.— Leaves 4 inch long iucludiug tlie petiole, narrow
spatlmhitc. Scape one-ilowered ; flower pmple. Loicer lobe of the corolla rounded, axe-shaped, notched ; upper
linear-obovate, emarginate. Spur short, broad, and notched.