erect, somewhat connivent leaves, membranous at the margin,
and furnished with 3 equidistant conspicuous ribs. Petals
obovate, shorter than the calyx, in the Scottish specimens
white. Anthers red. Stigmas 3 or 4, filiform, spreading,
copiously papillose; in five out of six flowers we found them
uniformly four in number. Capsule of 3 or 4 valves, with
many lenticular, brown seeds—D. D o n .
