stamina. The figure in the “ British Flower Garden” of 
Sweet, by whom it was named, is so indifferent, and the 
description of the stigmas so inaccurate, that H. c@rulea 
was supposed to be generically distinct, and Hersertia to 
have laminaformed stigmas, till an opportunity presented 
itself at Spofforth of examining H. pulchella. Pulchella 
was found in the neighbourhood of Buenos Ayres ; cerulea 
was sent by Drummonp from Texas. The plant figured in 
the “ Botanical Cabinet” as Herserria pulchella is evi- 
dently not that plant. The Genus Trirurcta merges In 
Hersertia. W. H. 
stbpurpurascente (variat pallidiore) sepali sextus stram. 3-str- 
petala superantibus.—Pisa ; variat aliquantulum in solo Romano. 
Specim. ex Caucaso, Prescott, Herb. Hooker. ; 
Subvar. 3. Cerulescens ; perianthio aliquantulum majore petalis sub- 
cerulescentibus. Ossolone in ditione Neapolitana. 
Subvar. 4. Lineatus ; Jan. (C. biflorus, Parkinsoni, perperam, Sa- 
bine). Major limbo albo sepalis 3-striatis. Prope Parmam ; wpsé 
_ non vidi. : 
Subvar. 5. striatus; Herbert. Biflorus, Bot. Reg. 1987. Lim- 
bo purpureo petalis sepala extus straminea non striata superantl- 
bus, bractea tenuiore lorata. Prope Florentiam.—Specim. prope 
“agg lect. Herb. Hooker. Spec. orientale, Pallas. Herb, Lam- 
ert. 
Subvar. 6. <Albidus ; Herbert. Foliis angustis, limbo albo (ni fallor 
in siccis) non striato, sepalis petala obtusiora, styli lobis antheras, 
superantibus. Specim. Pallas Herb. Lambert.—Sp. ex Taurid 
Herb. Hooker,—Sp. ex Sylvis Bononiensibus? %b. ; 
C. perianthio aureo; cormi tunicis foliaceis duris circumscissis superne 
cuspidatis. 
Var. 4. Chrysanthus ; Herbert ; .ex sicco (nisi sp. per se C. ch Ty- 
santhus) minimus, foliis angustis, spatha et bractea tubum aureum 
amplexis equantibus, limbo circ. 3-unc. aureo, petalis obtusiorbus 
sepala, styli lobis antheras, superantibus. Prope Byzantium : 
nomine C. aurei legit Fridvalsky, Herb. Hooker, foliorum marginé, 
canaliculis, et bast, ignotis. 
2. Speciosus. Flore autumnali. Vide supra 3861. 
3. Pulchellus ; Herbert ; ex sicco (nisi sit C. speciosus, pulchellus, 
Var). Flore autumnali, cormo minimo unigeminato unifloro, tu- 
Spee Rimmer basi feré circumscissis, spatha inclusi, bractes 
_ (ni fallor) tubata spatham vix equante, tubo gracili parte exser! 
_elongaté nuda 2 unc. circ. Epes superante, rey unciali (in 
____ Si¢co purpureo concolore) fauce saturaté ates; stigmatibus mequa- 
eee libus superne furcatis apice exasperaté fisso, foliis hysteranthus 
Pe Viton Lies, a autumn. prope Byzantium a Mont-Bret 
FL OE tee . Hooker. Vivum non vidi. fe 
a Vide infra ad calcem 3863. gancoe: e 
