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 Rh other sets of plants with a singular aspect, and belonging more particularly to the west coast, are Borya and Johnsonia. Of the former there are two species, B. scirpoidea 269 (Tab. IX. A) and B. sphærocephala, R. Br., little tufted rush-leaved plants, with dense heads of white flowers, supported by stiff leafy bracts; I mention these chiefly for the purpose of remarking that their ovary has been incorrectly described as trilocular; it is undoubtedly unilocular with three parietal placentæ, and the genus itself appears to belong to Xyridaceæ. Of Johnsonia, with its hop-like heads, there are two very pretty species, namely, J. hirta, 270 Plate VII. B; and J. pubescens, both much smaller than the J. lupulina of the South coast.

All the preceding, although very striking plants, in consequence of their unusual forms, are of no moment to the searcher after ornamental flowers; but of the latter there are a few that are very handsome, and several which deserve to be introduced. In the first place there is that most beautiful plant Calectasia cyanea, R. Br., a bush like an Andersonia, with quantities of large blue flowers with deep orange-coloured anthers; this is the handsomest Endogen in the Colony. Next to this must be placed Stypandra grandiflora, 272 an erect plant, with leafy stems one and half to two feet high, loaded with large panicled blue flowers; and several Cæsias, 273 all of which, except C. micrantha are beautiful. Of other Liliaceæ the most worth notice are a

 (269) scirpoidea (Tab. IX. A); acaulls cæspitosa, foliis erectis scapo breviorious, capitulo turbinate bracteis breviore.

 (270) hirta (Tab. VII. B); foliis scapoque subæqualibus incano-pubescentibus.

 (271) Johnsonia pubescens; foliis glaberrimis scapo pubescente longioribus.——This is about the size of J. hirta, and consequently not one-third as large as J. lupulina.

 [[#f272|(272) grrandiflora; foliis omnibus distinctis estriatis ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis glaucis basi vaginantibus simplicibus, floribus paniculatis nutantibus, pedicellis nudis.

 (273) hirsuta; caule ancipiti simplici, floribus erectis cymosis, pedunculis sepalisque hirsutis, foliis linearibus acuminatis.

 (274) Cæsia versicolor; foliis radicalibus binis angustè oblongis scapo aphyllo corymboso paniculato duplò brevioribus, floribus erectis.——Flowers pink, changing to deep blue.

 (275) Cæsia micrantha; foliis linearibus erectis scapo longioribus, paniculâ racemosâ, floribus erectis fasciculatis pedicellorum longitudine.