to be to reduce all (Moriea, Milla, Dichelostemma, Triteleia, 
Hesperoscordum, Calliprora, and allies) to one genus. 
Descr. Bulé one half to three: quarters inch diameter, 
ovoid or subglobose, proliferous, sheathed by fibrous scales. 
Leaves usually two from each flowering ‘bulb, . elongate, 
narrowly linear, glabrous, tapering above, one foot long or 
more, one-eighth to one-sixth inch broad. Scape tall and 
slender, one to two feet or taller, glabrous. Unméels several- 
or many-flowered, compact, about one and a half inches in 
diameter. Valves of spathe several, ovate or elliptic-lan- 
ceolate, acute, falling short of the flowers, deep violet. 
Pedicels one fourth to one half the length of the flower. 
Perianth infundibuliform, sexfid, blue-violet, lobes ascending, 
ovate, obtuse, one half to three-fourths inch long. Stamens six, 
inserted at mouth of tube, alternately rather unequal ; three 
opposite to the three outer segments of perianth with short 
unappendaged filaments complanate and dilated at base ; three 
opposite to the inner segments with each side of the very 
short filament adnate to a lanceolate membranous erect scale, 
which overtops the linear anther. Ovary narrowed above 
and below. Capsule many-seeded, included in the marcescent 
perianth.—D. 0, 
Fig. 1, Flower; 2, same laid o n; 3, transverse section of ovary :—all 
somewhat enlarged. osha Scie 
