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63. HYDROTANIA lobata. 
Herbert in litt. 
H. lobata ; caule foliigero pedali vel ultra, foliis plicatis viridibus subpedalibus 
acutis 2 unc. latis, spathà multiflora biunciali vel ultra bivalvi, pedun- 
culos rectos spatham superantes bracteis latis subsequantibus, germine 
brevi viridi, perianthii majori parte lutescentis laciniis 14 uncialibus 
fissurá profundé lobatis bis (i.e. ungue cymbiformi et lamina cymbi- 
formi) lati-cymbiformibus, sepalorum unguibus semunciam latis et lami- 
narum 3 unc. latarum basi confert® brunneo-punctatis, petalorum 
angustiorum unguibus inferné sinu laterali utrinque angustatis brunneo- 
punctatis fasciá transversá mediá aurantiacá, summá conferté purpureo- 
punctatá globulis hyalinis pruinosá, columná stamineá $ unc. subeylin- 
dricà luteo-virente, styli decidui lobis lutescentibus brevi parte integris 
superne bifidis (pessulà medià nullä) superne bifidis subtortuosé de- 
curvis, antheris subrufescentibus dorso styli loborum parti integre 
adpressis loculis despicientibus, capsulà sulcatä rotundaté trigonä oper- 
culo obtuso.— W. H. 
“This very pretty little plant, with speckled yellow flowers, 
was sent to Spofforth by J. Maclean, Esq. who found it on the 
hills above Lima. It has the habit and hardiness of Tigridia, 
and flowers freely at the same time in the border where the 
bulbs were set at the end of April, and seems likely to ripen 
its seed. It differs from Hydrotzenia Meleagris and the de- 
scribed species of Beatonia in not having the little peg-like 
point in the fork of the style-lobes; it agrees with Hydro- 
tenia in having the band across the lower part of the petals 
frosted with white globules, from which that plant received 
its name, and also in having the stem leaf-bearing and terminal 
as in Tigridia, instead of being extrafoliaceous, and accom- 
panying or almost preceding the leaves as in the three de- 
scribed Beatonias; it seems, however, to me that Hydrotznia - 
and Beatonia should be considered as sections of one genus, 
both having species with flowers pendulous and erect. Hydro- 
tenia has the precedence in date, but the name by its meaning 
is limited, and cannot well embrace the Beatonias. Qu. Pan- 
pinta ? $ Hydrotznia; caule foliigero, petalorum ungui- 
bus globulis hyalinis fasciatis; $ Beatonia; c. extrafoliaceo, 
unguibus non gl. h. fasciatis."— W. Herbert. 
64. CALOSCORDUM. 
Herbert. 
CALOSCORDUM ; (vel, si mavis, Allium, $ Caloscordum.) Tubus cum pedun- 
culo articulatus subsexangularis inferne ampliatus germen breve com- 
