and differently shaped inner perianth-segments, which are 
notched at the tip. It is a very beautiful plant, but whether 
hardy in this country remains to be proved; as a pot plant 
it cannot fail to be highly prized. 
Descr. Tufted, slender, rather flaccid. Corm ovoid, the 
size of a wren’s egg, clothed with pale membranous shieaths, 
which are slightly reticulated in age. Sheaths of the scape 
and leaves (inner), three to five inches long, white, very mem- 
branous, obtuse or subacute, margins entire. Leaves a foot 
long, one-sixth of an inch in diameter, linear-subulate, acute, — 
acutely 4-angled, with a deep angular groove upon each face, 
dark green. Scape very slender, not half the length of the 
leaves, clothed with sheaths, of which the upper are acute. 
Spathes very membranous, narrow, acuminate, white, nearly 
equalling the perianth-tube. lower three inches in diameter. 
Perianth-tube three to four inches long, very slender, blue 
above ; outer segments obovate-spathulate, spreading but not 
reflexed above the middle, claw narrow, blue with dark purple 
rib and veins externally ; blade deep blue round the margins, 
fading to pale purple towards the faintly golden disk, which — 
is streaked with purple veins, blotched with dark blue on the 
uppermost third; inner segments shorter, paler, and more 
grey blue, erect, lanceolate-spathulate, margins quite entire. 
Stigmatic lobes half an inch long, spreading, rather distant 
above, dimidiate-ovate, acute, outer margins crenate, of the 
same colour as the inner perianth-segments. Ovary very 
narrow, ellipsoid.—/. D. 7. 
Fig. 1, Section of leaf; 2, upper part of style and stigma :—both magnified. 
