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CLIVIA* nobilis. 



Scarlet Clivia, 



HEXANDRIA. MONOGYNIA 



Nat. ord. Amaryllideje. 



CLIVIA^ — Perianthium tubulosum, sexpartitum, deciduum, laciniis 

 imbricantibus ; exterioribus paulo brevloribus. Stamina sex, sequalia, 

 perianthio basin versils inserta; Jilamenta subulata, subinclusa; antherce 

 versatiles. Ovarium 3-loculare polysperraum. Fructus baccatus, inde* 



hiscens, monospermus. Semen carnosum; subrotundum. Herba (Ca- 



pensis), radicibus Jascictdatis, foliis distichis^ floribus umhellatis pendulis. 

 Scapo plano'Convexo ! 



C. nobilis. 



Radices carnosi^ fasciculati. Folia disticha, coriacea, atroviridia, ligu- 

 lata, basi vaginantia, apice retusa obliqua, margine scabra. Scapus 

 erectuSy piano - convexus , marginatus, versus Jastigium sulcatus. Flores 

 circiter 48 v. 50, lough pedunculati, umbellatiy pendulL Perianthium tubu- 

 losum, clavafumy deciduum^ laciniis luteo-coccineis, apice virescentibus, 

 obtusis, duplici ordine imbricatis, versils basin connatis, exterioribus paulb 

 brevioribus, Lachenalice modo. Stamina 6, fauce tubi inserta, ^qualia; 

 filamenta glabra ; antherae parvus, ovales, viridi-lutecB, versatiles. Ovarium 

 inferum, luteo-viride, 3'loculare, polyspermum, sphcericum, ventricosum ; 

 "Ovula plurima versils basin axeos inserta ; stylus Jiliformis ; stigma sub- 

 trilobum. Fructus baccatus, indehiscens, ruber, scepiits, loculis 2, ovidisque 

 plurimis abortientibus, monospermus ; apice perianthio deciduo cicatrizatus. 

 Semen unicum, ascendens, (maturtim nan vidi), glaberrimum, hyalinum, 

 ovale ; hilo parvo suprabasilari ; foT2dn\nQ basilari; raphe brevi, elevatd. 

 Testa junior minutissime areolata ; albumen copiosum. Embryo 



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This noble plant is supposed to have been one of the 

 discoveries of Mr. Bowie at the Cape of Good Hope, 



We 



Northumberland 



publishing it. Such a compliment has long been due to the noble family 

 oF Clive; and we are proud in having the honour of being the first to pay it. 



