Deser.—Corm ovoid-oblong, two inches long, ten lines in 
diameter, chalk-like when dry; tunics chestnut-colour. 
Leaves very short at time of flowering, afterwards linear, 
obtuse, minutely denticulate. Flowers from two to three 
from each corm. Perianth-tube three to four inches long, 
cylindrical, slightly dilated at the apex, white; lobes 
oblong, obtuse, one inch long, three to four lines wide, 
white with a central band of purple outside. Filaments 
short, inserted in the basal sinus of the anther; anthers 
erect, linear, sagittate at the base, yellow. Styles 3, a 
little longer than the stamens.—C. H. Wricut. 
Figs. 1-2, stamens; 3, upper part of one style; 4, corm:—1-3, enlarged ; 
‘4, natural size, 
