membranous subcbiated margins. Fetuls rather fleshy, trviee as long as the ealyx, ovate belo,v, rath broad, Hnear,
reenrved or revolnte apices. nearly sessile, with broad eonneetives. 0 » , y ovoid, with a stont ereet style,
and short bipartite stigma o f two flattened lobes. O m k s two, lateral, peiidulons from opposite sides o f the eaé it,
o t tho ovaiy 1 fumeidns short, inserted into the middle o f the orale, whose apex is upwards. R m y white, with
pui-ifle marks, x inch long, fleshy. one-ceDed. Seeds two. large, ohloiig. Test« thick, erustaeeons, smooth, will, a
ffw hams o ï Its simface ; outer smfaee dai-k brorai, inner white. Albuma, fleshy, in a membranous coat, pendidoiis
trom the summit o t the cavity o t the tesla. Esdmyo three-foimths as long as the albumen ; radicle eybmWeal ■
cotyledons flat. ^
N a t . O e d . V II. DROSERACEÆ.
Australia pre-ein iiie iitlj abounds in pLaiits o f th is Order, and especially tlie southern and western parts
o t the continent, whence thirty-five species have been described, besides two species o f the allied Australian
g en u s B tjb lis. Alto g e th e r about fifty Australian species aré k n ow n ; o f th e se on ly a few are common to
other parts o t the globe, as D ro se ra p y gm x a , B . A r c tu r i, B . S fa th n la ta , and B . U n a ta , to N ew Zealand, and
B . s p a tlu la ta to the P h ilip p in e Islan d s. The scorpioid vernation o t the flower-stem and the circiiiate foliage
are m ost remarkable characters. T h e inflorescence inde ed approaches th a t o f Boragineie, b e in g well
described by A . Gray (Gen. P la n t. U n ited State s) as a redneed unilateral cyme, wdiicli sometimes (D
h u a ta ) forks, and bears a primary terminal flower in th e fork. In the bracteate species the pedice ls do
n o t arise trom th e axil, b u t th e side o t the bract. T he Order has been well monographed b , P lanchón in
th e 'A n n a le s des Scienc es Natu r e lle s,’ whence much o f th e fo llow in g descriptions is taken.
Gen. I . D R O SE R A , L .
S e p a la 4 - 5 , plus minnsve inte r se coalita. P e ta la e t stamhm. 4 - 6 , basi calycis inserta, vel hypogyna.
O ean nm 1 -loeulare ; s ty lo brevissimo, 3 -4 -p a r tito , v. stigm atib n s 3 - 4 coronato ; mrulis plurimis, placentis
3 -4- parietalibus adnexis. Capsula 3 -4 -v a iv is . Semina p lurima; embryone axi albuminis carnosi, te r e ti;
radmnla hilo próxima.— Herbæ, rad ic e /írOTu v . h u llo s a ; fo liis glan du loso-pilosis, ra d ica libu s s x p iu s p e tio -
la tis ro su la tis ; floribus alb is p u r p u r e is v . roséis.
SmaU, alteraate-leaved, sometimes temate-leaved plants, with slender stems or radical scapes— elongated
and fibrous, or tomentose or scaly bulbs. S tem sometimes almost scandent, by means o f tbe viscid glandular
haira that abound ou tbe fobage ; often giving out a purple dye. Radical leaves generally petiolate, often rosulate ;
cauhne often peltate or lunate. Flowers cymose, sobtaiy, or racemose, generaUy white, rarely pink or pm-pbsh
Sepals 4 - 5 , coherent at tbe base, and sometimes higher up. Petals 4 - 5 , clawed. Stametis 4 -5 , inserted at the base
of tbe calyx. Ovary oue-ceUed. with a short divided style, or sessile, radiating, often plumose stigmata OmiUs
numerous, attached to parietal placentæ. Capsule 3-4-valved ; valves united or free. Seeds attached to broad filaments
on tbe middle o f tbe valves; testa generaUy reticulated, often saccate, or drawn out into an appendage at the
apex, (Name from S/joo-of, ; in allusion to tbe glandular hairs.)
§ 1. Leaves a ll radical. Scape one-Jlowo'ed.
D r o s e r a A r c t u r i (H o ok . Jou rn . B o t. 2 4 7 ) ; acaulis, foliis linearibus v. sursum dilatatis obtusis
exaurtculatis, stipulis 0, sepalis lineari-oblongis obtusis glaberrimis, petalis erectis coriaceis lineari-spathu-
latis obtusis coriaceis, staminibus bypogynis, stylis 3 in d iv isis.— I c . P I . t. 5 6 ; P lan ch , in Ann Sc
N a t. ser. 3 . ix. 1 8 9 ; FI. N . Z ea l. i. 2 0 . {Gunn, 1 2 9 .)
Hab. Summit o f Mount WeUington, and W e ste rn Mountains, in bogs, elev. 3 - 4 0 0 0 feet, Lawrence
Gunn.— (FI. F eb .) {v. v .) ’
Dis t r ib . Mountains o f N ew Zealand.
A most distinct and beautiful species.— Three inches to a span high. Root a long, descending, fibrous axis,
with spreading rootlets. Leaves 2 -6 inches long, \ inch broad, blunt, one-nerved, covered with spreading glandular
hairs. Scape longer than the leaves. Flower nearly ^ inch long. Sepals quite glabrous, linear-oblong,
blunt. Petals onc-t!iird longer than the calyx. Stamens five, persistent. Ovary oblong, with three short styles,
and globose, papiUose stigmata. Ovules very numerous, attached to three broad Hnear placentæ. Capmle tbree-
or four-valved.
2. Drosera pygmæa (DC. Prodr. i. 3 1 7 ) ; pusilla, acaulis, scapo unifloro, foliis rosulatis breve
petiolatis rotundatis concavis subpeltatis marginibus dense glauduloso-ciliatis, stip u lis magnis scariosis, scapis
gracilibus, sepalis 4 oblongis obtusis glaberrimis, petalis calycem excedentibus, sty lis ovario subgloboso
longior ibus, seminibus paucis magnis in placentas 3 punctiformes glomtxaiiB.— Planchón, I. c. i. 2 8 9 ; FI.
N Z eal. i. 2 0 . {Gunn, 7 8 3 .)
H a b . A bundant in peaty and sandy soil, along the n orth-west coast, from R ock y Cape to Woolnorth,
Gunn.— (FI. N o v . D e c .)
Dist r ib . South-eastern Australia, and northern parts o f N ew Zealand.
This pretty little plant may be recognized at once by its diminutive size, and large searious stipules, forming a
rosette round the base o f the scape ; also by its tetramerous flowers.
§ 2. Leaves all radical. Scapes many-flowered.
3 . Drosera spathulata (Lab. N o v . HoU. i . t . 1 0 6 . f. 1 ) ; acaulis, scapigera, multiflora, foliis ro su latis
spatliulatis superne marginibusque g landuloso-pilosis, scapis 1 - 3 erectis simplicibus v. bifidis 8 - 1 5 -
floris, floribus breve pediceUatis, sepalis lineari-oblongis obtusis basi connatis, petalis spathulatis calyce duplo
longioribus, stylis 3 bifurcatis.— D C . P ro d r . i. 3 1 8 ; Planchón, I. c . ; FI. N . Z eal. i. 2 0 . D . spathulata,
A . Cunn. P r o d r . ; FI. N Z ea l. i. 2 1 . {Gunn, 7 8 2 .)
Hab. Rocky Cape, in wet, marshy hollows, Gunn.— (FI. D e c . Jan.)
Dist r ib . N ew Sou th Wales and South-eastern Australia, N ew Zealand, and th e P h ilip p in e Islands.
A very wcU-mai-ked species, readily known by its rosidate spathulate leaves and many-flowered scape, l lie
styles are bipartite, irith blunt stigmata. Capsule obovate, shorter tban the calyx ; seed ellipsoid, wdth solid,
minutely gi-auulate testa.
4 . Drosera binata (Lab. N o v . H o ll. i . t. 1 0 5 ) ; acaulis, scapo multifloro, foliis lon g e petiolatis
bipartitis laciniis linear i-iigulatis in teg r is bifidisve glanduloso-pilosis, floribus magnis, sepalis ovatis glaberrimis
cihatisve oblongis obtusis, petalis obeordatis calyce 2 -4 -p lo longioribus, sty lis penicillatis.— DC.
P ro d r . V. 3 1 8 ; Planchón, I . e . ; FI. N . Z eal. i. 2 0 . D . pedata, Fersoon, B o t. M a g . t. 3 0 8 2 . D . intermedia,
A . Cunn. P ro d r . I. c. D . Cunuinghamii, Walpers, R e p e rt. v. 2 2 9 . {Gunn, 6 4 6 .)
Hab. Marshes, Formosa, L aw r en c e ; Rocky Cape, Hampshire HiUs, e tc ., Gunn.— (FI. D e c. Feb.)
Dist r ib . N ew South Wale s, South-eastern Australia, and N ew Zealand.
A very liandsome ])lant, easily recognized by the long linear dichotomous leaves and beautiful flowers. The
stipules are combined into one, which is two-nerved and crested along the back.
§ 3. Stems leaf g , termmated by racemose itflorescence. Styles 2 -3 , sp lit into capillary segments. Capsule many-seeded.
5 . Drosera Planchoni (H o ok . fil. in Planc lion, Monog. 1. c. p. 2 9 4 ) ; glanduloso-hispidula, caule
filiformi e longate erecto, foliis loHge petiolatis peltatim suborbiciilatis ellipsoideisve, floribus 2 - 3 terminalibus
magnis, pedicellis gracilibus flore æquilongis, sepalis ob ovato-oblongis obtusis ciliatis appresse villosis.