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STENOMESSON CROCEUM. ORANGE-FLOWERED 
STENOMESSON. 
KKK KKK EE EREE EEE 
Class and Order. 
Hexanpria Monoeynia. 
( Nat. Ord. —AmaryxuipE&. ) 
Generic Character. 
Tubus sub-rectus medio constrictus superne ventricosus, 
limbus brevis regularis, corona brevis. Filamenta recta, an- 
there incumbentes ; Capsula late ovata, trisulca, trivalvis, 
basi valde ampliata.—Folia lanceolata margine compresso ; 
bulbus subrotundus. Herb. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Srenomrsson crocewm ; folio solitario lanceolato basi atten- 
uato, umbella sub-septemflora, floribus nutantibus 
aurantiacis, perianthio recto infundibuliformi campanu- 
lato segmentis erecto-patentibus, staminibus exsertis. 
Srenomesson* croceum. Dombey in Herb. Linn. Soc. 
Herbert, Amaryl. p. 199. a 
Pancratium croceum. Redouté’s Lilac. t. 187. 
Of this charming lively-flowered plant we had many spe- 
cimens flowering in the stove of the Botanic Garden, from 
bulbs sent by our obliging friend J. M‘Lean, Esq. of Lima. 
I was disposed to refer it to the PancratruM coccineum of 
Rui and Pavon: but Mr. Hersert, whose opinion 1s 
invaluable in this family, refers it to his S. eroceum above 
quoted, copied from Domsey’s original specimen : which it 
indeed resembles : and this excellent and laborious author 
is 
* I presume from eres narrow, and pecos, or proves, the middle : from the 
contraction in the flower below the middle. 
