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HlippEASTRUM BREVIFLORUM. SHORT-FLOW- 
ERED Kwyicut’s-STAR LILy. 
SLEEK EEE EEE EEE EE 
Class and Order. 
HexanpriaA Monoeyntia. 
( Nat. Ord.—AmarvLuiDEs. ) 
Generic Character. 
Perianthium declinatum, tubo infra abbreviato, mem- 
brana fauciali non annulari, limbo quater dispare ; Scapus 
spathaceus cavus, capsula trivalvis, semina testa nigra. W. 
Herbert. 
Specific Character. 
Hippeastrum breviflorum ; pedunculis 23 uncialibus, tubo 
4 unc. rubro striato, limbo 2 unciali albo stella lutes- 
cente rubro-lineata parte inferiore obsoleta, stylo fila- 
menta superante perianthium vix equante, stigmate 
trifido. W. Herbert. 
A very distinct species of a most difficult Genus, of 
which roots and dried specimens have been sent by Mr. 
Tweepre from the neighbourhood of Buenos Ayres. The 
specimen from which the accompanying figure was taken, 
blossomed in the stove of the Glasgow Botanic Garden in 
April, 1836, and promises to bea valuable acquisition to our 
collections. Iam indebted to the Hon. and Rev. W. Her- 
BERT, for its specific name and character. 
Descr. Scape nearly three feet high, rounded, glaucous. 
Spatha of two lanceolate, membranous leaflets. Umbel, in 
our specimen, of six flowers, destitute of fragrance. Pedicels 
obtusely tetragonal. Perianth campanulate, its length 
equalling the diameter at the mouth, formed of six pieces, 
of which the five upper ones are rather broader than the 
rest, lanceolate and more closely placed, wavy towards the 
apex, 
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