C 871 ] 



Albuca Exuviata. Pale-Flowered 

 Albuca. 



C/tf/} #;/</ Order. 

 Hexandria Monogynia. 



Generic Character. 



Cor. 6-partita, tribus intimis laciniis ere&o-confle&entibus, 

 rarius omnibus ftellato-patentiflimis. Stylus triqueter, incraf- 

 fatus. Stigma hirtum. Sent, alato-plana. G. 



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O B S . Differt ^ORNITHOGALO bulbo folidiore, Integument is rigidioribus 

 vejlito ; foliis generation angujiioribus atque canaliculatis ; racemo rariore ; 

 floribus fapius nutantibus ; corolla laciniis magis obtujatis atque ad apicem 

 injignius inflexis ; Jlylo triquetro, crajfiore, deorfum attenuato ; Jligmate hirto 

 magifque confpicuo ; feminibus alato-planis, nee globofis vel angulato-preffis. 

 Genera conjungit forfan exuviata nojlra. Antherarum Jierilitas, ut et la- 

 ciniarum inflexio hie omnino nihil conferunt ad Jinceri generis circumfcrip- 

 tionem. G. 



Specific Character and Synonyms, 



ALBUCA exuviata vaginis radicalibus alte exterraneis, fca- 

 riofis, ex jugis tranfverfis undato-corrugatis ; foliis 

 pulpofo-carnofis, angufto attenuatis, canaliculato- 

 femiteretibus ; corolla tota patentiffima ; ftylo fub- 

 clavato -filiformi quam genuine atque patentibus 

 ftaminibus longiore. G. 



ANTHERICUM exuviatum. Jacq. Tc. Rar. 2. /. 415. Coll. 

 Suppl. 89. tab. 4. /. 2. mild. Sp. PL 2. 136. 



The prefent very rare plant is a native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope, from whence it was imported, by Mr. Woodford, at 

 whofe garden, near Vauxhall, our drawing was made. It is 

 probably one of the connecting links of Ornithogai.um 

 and Albuca ; but feems to us to poflefs fo much more of 



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