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TRITONIA aurea. 
Golden Tritonia. 
TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Nat. ord. IRIDACEÆ. (Irıns, Vegetable Kingdom, p. 159.) 
TRITONIA, Ker. Perigonium corollinum superum, subcampanulatum 
v. tubulosum, limbo sexfido regulari v. subbilabiato, laciniis basi callosis. 
Stamina 3, infra faucem perigonii inserta, subsecunda ; filamenta filiformia ; 
anthere versatiles. Ovarium ovatum, teretiusculum, triloculare. Ovula 
plurima, in loculorum angulo centrali biseriata. Stylus filiformis ; stig- 
mata 3, ligularia, angusta, complicata, integra v. breviter bifida. Capsula 
coriacea, subclavata, trigibba, trilocularis, loculicido-trivalvis. Semina plurima, 
subglobosa. . . . . —— Herba capenses ; rhizomate bulboso-tuberoso, foliis 
collateralibus ensatis, caule junceo, tereti, gracili, simplici v. ramoso, floribus 
spicatis, sepius resupinatis.—Endl. gen. 1242. Sub Montbretia. 
Tr. aurea (Pappe ined.); caule ramoso, spicis paniculatis flexuosis multi- 
floris, perianthio regulari armeniaco unicolore laciniis ovalibus tubo 
longioribus sepalinis minoribus, staminibus candidis rectis perianthii 
stylique longitudine. 
This beautiful plant is a native of Caffraria, whence it 
was brought by Mr. James Backhouse, the eminent nursery- 
man at York. He informs us that it is the Tritonia aurea 
of Mr. Pappe, who, however, does not appear to have pub- 
lished any account of it. We do not wish to disturb the 
name, because, although it may not properly belong to the 
genus Tritonia, yet, in the absence of any good revision of 
the genera of Irids, it appears to be as near Tritonia as 
anything else. Mr. Backhouse mentions that Dr. Harvey 
considers it nearer Anomatheca ; but it has not the irregular 
flowers of that genus. 
Atallevents it is a very fine thing, remarkable for the 
rich apricot-colour of its large Ixia-like flowers, and for the 
abundance with which they are produced. 
We are unacquainted with the foliage and natural habits 
of the species, but we presume that it resembles the African 
Gladioles in manner of growth, and in the treatment which 
