STENOMESSON vitellmum, 



Yolk-of-Egg Stenomesson. 



HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 

 Nat. ord. Amaryllidace^e. 

 STENOMESSON. Herbert. 



S. vitellmum ; foliis hysteranthiis oboyato-oblongis 3-nerviis petiolatis mar- 

 gme revolutis subtus glaucis, umbella 6-flora, perianthii laciniis erectis, 

 stamimbus exsertis, coronae dentibus obtusis indivisis. 

 Bulbus placentiformis, collo constricto. Flores ante folia. Scapo spi- 



tharneeus glaucus. Pedicelli florum breves, ovario paululum longiores. Stamina 



alterne breviora. Stigma 'i-lobum capitatum. 



A bulbous plant from Lima, whence it was sent by John 

 Maclean, Esq. to the Horticultural Society, with whom it 

 flowered in February 184-2. 



The yellow flowers, and their general appearance, remind 

 one of the yellow Calostemma of New Holland ; only they are 

 larger. 



It is essentially distinguished from the other known species 

 by its broad leaves, depressed bulbs, and the intermediate 

 teeth of the cup being obtuse and undivided. 



The plant flowered in a cool stove, where it had been kept 

 warm and moist while growing, but cooler and drier while at 

 rest. 



It is among the prettiest of the Western -American bulbs j . 

 but is at present extremely rare. 



