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Eucomis Bifolia. Two-Leaved Eucomis, 

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Clafs and Order, 



Hexandria Monogynia, 



Generic Charatler. 



Cor. infera, 6-fida, perfiftens, laciniis ereclioribus. Slam, 



ferto brevi membranaceo corollae adnato connexa. Stylus 



apice hamato-curvatus. Germen turbinatum, alato-trilobum, 



membranam ftaminilegam longe fuperans. G. 



Fritillaria. Linn. Basil^a. Jujf. 



Obs. Genus Massoni^; confine ; differ t tubo fere nullo, germine mem* 

 branam ftaminilegam longe fuperante, corolla" laciniis nee retroflexis aut re- 

 curvis ; quoque babitu habens bulbum aut fquamofum ut in Liho aut fquamofo* 

 tunicatum, tunicis crafiis furfumque Jquarrofo-laxatis : educitur quoque hie 

 Massonjje umbella vel corymbus in racemum fpicatum comojum aut jub-, 

 comofum, fapius etiatn bracJeato-foliofum. G. 



Specific Charatler and Synonyms. 



EUCOMIS bifolia^ foliis geminis carnofo-coriaceis ellipticis, 

 depreflb-lineatis recumbentibus, racemo fpicato, 

 foliofo-brafteato, parum comofo. G. 



EUCOMIS bifolia, Jacq. ic. rar. 2. /. 449. Coll, 4. 215. 

 Willi, Sp, PL 2, 92. 



MELANTHIUM MajfionUfolium, Bot. Rep. tab. 368. Ubi 

 germinis delineatio omnino falfa ; a Melanthio 

 tarn habitu quam chara&ere differt, id enim genus 

 ebrafteatum bulbo gaudens folido cum tegmine 

 cruftaceo, ftigmatibus trinis, fubfeflilibus cap- 

 fulas tres conjunclas finientibus. G, 



This plant is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, was in- 

 troduced into our gardens by Mr. Hibbert. Our drawing 

 was taken at "Mr. Woodford's in March lad. Leaves two, re- 

 cumbent, elliptic, flat, broad, coriaceous, rather flemy, depref- 

 fedly lineate on the upper furface, fmooth beneath. Scape 

 ftipitiform, lefs than a fpan high, thick, fucculent, fomewhat 

 clubbed. Raceme nearly feflile, fpiked, many-flowered, hrac- 

 teately leafy, fubcomofe. Flowers fubherbaceous, brakes far 

 acuminate, patent ; corolla turbinate, rather incurved, fomewhat 

 ihorterthan the ftamens; which are incurvedly accumbent to 

 the germen. Style filiform, tapering, hooked at the end ; 

 ftigma inconfpicuous ; germen turbinate, alately three-lobed, 

 protruding far beyond the web that connefls the ftamens a$ their 

 faafe. A greenhpufe plant of eafy culture. G. 



