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subalbescente apice subrufescente, filamentis albis complanato-subulatis, 
antheris fusco-purpureis, seminibus rotundis.— W. H. 
Bulbs of this plant, received by the Hon. W. Fox Strang- 
ways from Aleppo, (whether found near Aleppo or Damascus 
is not ascertained) were sent four years ago to Spofforth. 
They remained sulky two years; one sprouted and flowered 
in the third and fourth year, and another in the fourth, the 
rest having perished. They are hardy, and have ripened 
seed. Allied to B. Romana and dubia.—W. H. 
87. GLADIÓLUS festivus. 
G. festivus (Herbert) ; caule precoce sesquipedali bracteato decemfloro, floribus 
confertis (i.e. semunciam distantibus) secundis bracteis subsequalibus 
$ unc. longis, perianthio sesquiunciali, tubo bracteas sequante inferne 
tenuiter cylindrico albo, limbo pallidé roseo, petalo superiore laciniis 
ceteris valde majore concavo incurvato plus semunc. lato, sepalis supe- 
rioribus } unc. latis compressis, labio inferiore superius fere «equante 
laciniis obtusis inferne pallidis mediá costá luteá, petalis inferioribus 
inferne et mediá parte a lineá luteá marginem tenus albo-lutescentibus ; 
foliis hysteranthiis leevibus angustis acutis.— W. H. 
This Cape species has flowered in the Royal Botanic 
Garden, Kew. 
88. PLANTIA flava. 
PrLaNTIA ; Herbert. Cormus tunicatus 5 folium sublineare amplexicaule ; 
caulis multiflorus bracteis foliiformibus superne spicaté breviter ramosus ; 
involucrum bivalve pedunculos et germen oblongum gracile includens ; 
perianthium non tubatum sexfidum laciniis distinctis germine articulatis 
regularibus ; filamentorum columna monadelpha inferne ampliata stylum 
amplexa ; antherz breves dorsi ime parti affixee subsessiles stigmatum 
lobos interpositee ; stylus tenuis superne trilobus erectus ; stigmata 
biloba lobis brevibus acutis depressé divaricantibus ; capsula obovata 
triloc. triv. trisule. Semina angulata testá brunneä.—W. H. 
P. flava (Herbert); folio unico angusto elongato, ramis brevissimis, involucris 
circiter 4-floris vel ultra valvà exteriore et interiore acuminatis ultra un- 
cialibus pedunculos et germen gracile oblongum acumine superantibus, 
perianthio pallidé flavo stellà saturatiore laciniis subconniventibus petalis 
minoribus inferne magis angustatis, genitalibus flavis.—W. H. 
This pretty and florid little plant was first introduced into 
this country as a Morza by Synott ; and has been since raised 
at Spofforth from Cape seed under the name of Sisyrinchium. 
It is named after Mr. Plant, a zealous and industrious expe- 
rimental cultivator and nurseryman at Cheadle, to whom we 
are indebted for some curious hybrids in this order, and who 
