L617] 
Massonta CorymBosa. Cape Hyacinth. 
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Clafs and Order. 
Hexanpria Monoeynyta, 
Generic Chara€er. 
Cor. infera, regularis, equalis, ere€ta, ab hexapetalo-divifa 
recurvata ad diverfimodo tubulofam, limbo fexpartito recurvatim 
ftellatim refraGteve patente. Stam. ereéta, hic imis laciniis 
adnata, illic tubum decurrentia. Siy/us fetaceo-elongatus. 
Stig. pun€tum hirtulum, obtufatum, vel obiter trifidum. Cup/. 
membranacea, fcariofo-rigens, fubdiaphana, a parva varie 
Ovata acutius trilobo-trigona ad grandem turbinato- vel obovato- 
molendinaceam lobis alatim complanatis. Sem. biferialia, plura, 
globofa. G. 
_ Oxs. Plante tunicato-bulbofa ; fcapus centralis plerumque fubterraneus 
dnclufus, vel fupra terram exfertus elevatione ad fummum biunciali ; folia hoc 
longiora, communiter gemina oppofita, rarius plura, femel unicum, carndfa, 
crafja, ab anguftiffimis linearibus ereétis ad ufque latifjima orbiculate-ovata 
plana humi adpreffa: Inflor. erecta, corymbofo-congefia, vel racemsfo-fub- 
capitata, femel uniflora; braéteis de exiguis membranaceis ad magnas, herba- 
ceas, lato-lanceolatas, corollas obvallantes. Haud rare product videmus pa- 
rietem internam flaminigeram ultra limbi bafin, indeque exorirt cyathum cryftal- 
lino coronatum humore. Stam. plerumque longinque exferta. -Replicantur 
denua capfula intus fplendentes value. Sem. atra, funiculs filiformt pedicellata, 
Hine. collinet Hmm aNTHUM, inde BRUNSVIGIAM, fer illius pulillam 
ACHENALIAM quogue, G. 
Specific Charader and Synonym. 
MASSONIA corymbofa; foliis linearibus, extus convexis, 
angutftiffimis, ere€tis; {capo exferto his breviore; 
racemo fubcapitato-congelto ; corolla hexapetalo- 
divifa, turbinato-campanulata, recurvo-patula ; 
ftaminibus fubinclufis, alternis brevioribus ; 
bra&teis minutis. G. : 
HYACINTHUS corymbofus. Linn, Mant. 223. Thunb. Prod. Pl. 
cap. 64. Facq. Coll. 3. 230. tab. 19. f. 2. Mart. 
Mill. Did, Bot. Rep. tab. 345. Willd. Sp. Pl. 
2. 168, : 2 ‘ 
A native Be 
