anm. ae 
1745 
*TRITOMA Burchéllii. 
Burchell's Tritoma. 
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Nat. ord. AsPHODELEE Juss. (Introduction to the Natural System of 
Botany, p. 273.) 
TRITOMA Ker. Link. Perianthium tubulosum, eplicatum; limbo 
brevi 6-dentato regulari. Stamina hypogyna, recta, libera, exserta, alterna lon- 
giora. Stigma simplex. Capsula cartilaginea, rigescens, ovata, obtuse trigona. 
Semina biserialia, plurima, triquetra v. angulata, sibi invicem appressa.— Folia 
graminea canaliculata. Caulis nullus. 
T. Burchellii ; foliis lætè viridibus margine*lævibus, racemo oblongo crasso 
denso, perianthiis clavato-cylindraceis unicoloribus. 
Tritoma Burchellii. Herbert. in Sweet's Hort. Brit. 
Racemus 4 poll. longus, densissimus, et viz angustior, nullo modo pyra- 
midatus v. protractus. Flores juniores sanguinei, posted lutei v. potius luteo- 
aurantiaci unicolores, 14-poll. longi; limbo 4 lin. tubo apice 3 lin. lato. 
Communicated by the Honourable and Rev. William 
Herbert in July last. It was originally introduced from 
the Cape of Good Hope by Mr. Burchell, after whom it has 
been named. 
It isa beautiful perennial plant, and quite hardy. At 
Spofforth it always flowers before or soon after Midsummer ; 
all the other species of Tritoma are late flowerers. 
Increased by the offsets, which it throws up in plenty. 
* So named from —pe:c three, and reuvw to cut, because of the leaves ending in 
three sharp angles. As there was a genus of insects already called Tritoma, when 
this genus of plants was first proposed, Professor Link would change its name to 
Tritomanthe ; but there is no end to alterations of this sort. 
