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STENOMESSON Hartwegii. 
Mr. Hartweg's Stenomesson. 
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Nat. ord. AMARYLLIDACEE. 
STENOMESSON. Herbert. 
S. Hartwegii; foliis synanthiis ligulatis margine revolutis, umbellis 2-floris, 
spatha pedicellis" breviore, floribus pendulis, perianthii laciniis ovatis 
erectis, staminibus inclusis, coron® edentule filamentis 2-3 dentatis 
sinubus integris acutis. 
A pretty little bulbous plant found by Mr. Hartweg at 
the Hacienda del Ixo, on the ascent to Antisana, in the pro- 
vince of Quito, at the height of 11,800 feet above the sea. 
_It has gay orange-coloured nodding flowers, growing in 
pairs. 
Fig. 1. represents the flower cut open so as to shew that 
the filaments are 3-toothed, without any considerable space 
between them. 
The accompanying figure was made in the garden of the 
Horticultural Society in March last ; but the plant, which 
has been extensively distributed by the Society, has appeared 
in many other collections. 
It should be potted in a compost consisting of peat and 
sandy loam in equal proportions. In spring and summer, 
while the plant is in a growing state, an ample supply of 
water should be given, but in autumn, when the leaves begın 
to die off, this should gradually be withheld, and for a few 
weeks in winter kept quite dry. Thetemperature m à warm 
greenhouse will be quite sufficient. 
