fheath merely, the fecond leaf fprings from a long fheath, is 
puckered at its bafe, three inches in length, upright, rigid, flat, 
linear-lanceolate, having three ftrong ribs, one in the middle, 
two at the margin, which, projeéting on each fide, give to the 
edge of the leat a thick appearance, the leaves as they afcend, 
gradually differ from this, and finally become hollow braétez, 
which at firft envelope the flowers, and afterwards contribute 
to fupport them; Flowers from two to three, each flanding on 
a peduncle-like tube, enclofed by a bifid fpatha, contained 
‘within and about half the length of the bra€tez; Corolla bright 
red, funnel-fhaped, tube bent fomewhat downwards, nearly 
cylindrical, a little flattened, and gloffy, limb divided into 
fix ovato-lanceolate fegments, fpreading outwards, the upper- 
moft fegment incumbent, the three lowermoft {maller than the 
others; Filaments three, whitifh, nearly ftraight; Anthere 
oblong, ftraight, purple; Style red; Stigma trifid, each feg- 
ment dividing into two villous lips, 2 
