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84. HABRANTHUS nobilis. 
H. nobilis (Herbert) ; foliis suberassis subobtusis ultra + unc. latis viridibus, 
scapo subcompresso subpedali viridi, spathà biunciali valvis acuminatis 
marcescentibus, pedunculis sex insequalibus 3-23-unc. viridibus, germine 
4 unc. viridi, tubo brevi (vix ultra 4 unc.) virescente membranä fauciali 
minuté barbatà, limbo saturaté rubro 24 unc. vel infra costä extus vires- 
cente intus albescente, filamento sepalino superiore elongato, stylo 
superne rubro inferne pallido antheras luteas superante limbo semun- 
ciam breviore. 
This fine species flowered out of doors in front of the 
pine-stove of the Rev. F. Belfield, jun. at Primley Hill, near 
Torquay, in October, having been cultivated there a few 
years. "Though of much stronger habit, it should perhaps be 
considered a variety of H. kermesinus.—W. H. 
85. TRIMEZIA Meridensis. 
Trimezia ; Salisbury, absque charactere. Perianthium valde dispar basi 
laciniarum coherens, ungues sepalini lati crateriformes petalini angus- 
tiores incurvi, laminz sepalinze semipatentes petalinse recurve, filamenta 
filiformia spiree modo torta disci papillis inserta. antheree styli lobis firmé 
adheerentes partibiles sublateraliter fissze connectivo lineari, stylus inferne 
linearis superne trilobus lobis laminseformibus cucullatis stigmatibus 
mollibus bilobis lobis bifariis; semina glabra, badia, subrotunda, testä 
dura.—W. H. 
T. Meridensis (Herbert); perianthio lzeté luteo fasciä subfuscä transversá leviter 
pubescente ad laminarum sepalinarum basim maculis quinque contiguis 
constante, macula magna unguis sepalini medio tribusque parvulis ad 
utrumque latus tribusque ad basim medise magnitudinis, maculà rotundá 
ad lam. petalinarum basim leviter pubescente sex parvulis in ungue 
media biseriatim dispositis, ad basim unà. Cætera ut in T. Martinicensi. 
Ex montibus Meride prope Maracaibo.—W. H. 
This plant, handsomer than the old species, long called Iris 
Martinicensis, was imported by Mr. Harris, having been 
found on the snowy mountains of Merida by his collector 
Mr. Mackenzie.—W. H. 
86. BELLEVALIA Syriàca. 
B. Syriaca (Herbert) ; foliis 12-14 glaueis vix semunciam latis subpedalibus 
canalieulatis subacutis margine sub lente scabro, scapo 5-10-unciali su- 
perne purpurascente, pedunculis suberecté patentibus seepissime tribus 
feré pariter insertis, inferis $ unc. superioribus gradatim brevioribus, 
bracteis brevissimis bilobis, tubo 4 unc. pallidé coerulescente, limbo pari 
