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HERBERTIA PULCHELLA, ET CERULEA. Pretty, 
AND Brust, HerepertTia. 
Class and Order. 
Hexanpria Monoeynia. 
( Nat. Ord.—Iripacez. ) 
Generic Character. 
Perianthium rectum basi annulatum sepalorum Jaminis 
Magnis patentibus, petalis parvulis cymbiformibus, fila- 
menta monadelpha, anthere in cylindro sessiles subulate 
Styli lobis inter stigmatum lobos agglutinate, stylus rectus 
Sracilis lobis divaricantibus, stigmata lobis binis divarican- 
tibus, capsula oblonga operculo brevi dehiscens, semina 
parva angulata badia; folia plicata, bulbus ovatus. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Herzertia pulchella ; (fig. 1,2. a. b. c.) foliis 5-uncialibus 
vel ultra, seapo floribus pedunculatis successivis brac- 
teato, perianthi sepalis undulatis lilacinis ungue pal- 
lidé lutescente vel albicante Jilacino-punctato, petalis 
lilacinis medio saturatioribus, antheris subulatis stig- 
mata superantibus. 1. var. ungue albicante. 2. var. 
ungue lutescente. a. petalum, 6. sepalum. ¢, germen 
cum genitalibus. 
Hereervia pulchella. Sweet Br. Fl. Gard. 222, 
Herzertia cerulea, (fig. 3. d. e. f.) pedunculi bracteis brevi- 
oribus, sepalorum unguibus albis ceruleo-punctatis 
laminis ceruleis macula ad basin saturata triangular, 
petalis acutis ceruleis medio saturatioribus, antheris et 
stigmatibus brevibus, a. styli lobus cum stigmate bilo- 
_.. bo. e. idem cum anthera. /f. anthera. | 
Trirurcia cerulea. Herbert, supra 3779, p. 3. 
Herserrsa pulchella? Lod. Bot. Cab.—W. H. 
2 
Seeeeies 
of Hersertia pul- 
yle, and 
stamina: 
Fig. 1 and 2 represent two varieties 
chella, a. the petal, 6. the sepal, c. the germen, st 
