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Petals very muck undulated on the edges, pointed, and strongly curled al Ihc 

 lips: of unequal breadths; indeed the fourfold difference of breadth, given by 



Mi\ Mi:ium:ht as a general character, I" all his mentis fliiinwtstrttm t is verv 

 perceptible in most of this group. Colour a bright orange, wild tuucli green in 

 Ihe tube mill alom; Hit* centre of each petal. Flowers expanding widely Tube 

 and tlower-slalk* of about equal length, Bpathoahorl and soon withering away— 

 leaves three inches wide, of a rich dark, flossy, green, very ^laueoiis on the hack, 

 as is also Hie tlower-sleni, no purple on cither. 



This specimen was drawn at the Liverpool Botanio Garden, ">1h February, 

 ISglt, fnini a hull) received hy Mr. Sni.enKiu> in 1810, Iroin Si. Paul in Brazil, 

 together with a hull) of Amaryllis Pftittacina, being ihe lirsl individuals of both 

 these i ? ■ ■ . = = - i iful species introduced into this country* 



The UuUerlly is the Pa/tilio Xestor of Ihe Linn. Sgnt. NaL p. 752 of llie 

 division, Kuiiiles, Achivi. A native of Itnr/iL 



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