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CopurGia Coccinea. SCARLET CoBURGIA. 
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Class and Order. 
TyranpRiA Monoeynia. 
( Nat. Ord.—Amarytimaces. Subord. AMARYLLIDES. 
§. PANCRATIFORMEs. ) 
Generic Character. 
Tubus ampliato-cylindricus plis minis curvatus, limbus 
brevis regularis semipatens, corona subcylindrica dentibus 
interstamineis, filamenta vix conniventi, anthere recte, 
stylus gracilis, stigma obtusum. 
Specific Character. 
Cozpureia coccinea; bulbo bulbulifero depressé rotundo, 
scapo circ. 4-floro glauco subterete foliorum saturate 
viridium nitentium obtusorum semunciam latorum 
preecursore, spatha vix unciali viridi marcescente, pe- 
dunculis inequalibus subsesquiuncialibus, perianthio 
leté coccineo, tubo I4-unc. basi tenui curve pracipi- 
tato pendulo superne ultra -unc. lato, corona $-une. 
dentibus bilobis acutis, limbo cire. 3-unc. subovalibus, 
filamentis brevibus, antheris luteis limbum equantibus 
stylo 4-une. brevioribus, stigmate dilatato simplici palli- 
do.—Habitat Andes Peruvie prope Caxamarquillam. 
Hujus generis est fortasse Carpodetes recurvata (P, 
recurvatum, Ruiz) tubi parte sub limbi specie perperam 
depictd. W. Hl. 
This beautiful plant was discovered by Joun Maciean 
Esq., of Lima, in one of his excursions over the Cordillera, 
and two bulbs dug up by him were kindly sent to Spofforth. 
They were potted in rich alluvial soil, with a little rotten 
manure, and throve well, standing out all the summer and 
autumn of 1839, the season being unusually wet and cold, 
but appeared to dislike sunshine and fine weather. At the 
approach 
