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7ePUYRANTHES CARINATA. KEELED-LEAVED 
ZLEPHYRANTHES, 
Class and Order. 
Hexanpria Monoeynia. 
Generic Character.—Vide supra No. 2537. 
Specific Character. 
ZePuyRaNTHEs carinata ; bulbo ovato; foliis pedalibus, 
+#;-unciz latis, canaliculatis, carinatis, subacutis, viri- 
dibus, prope basin rubris ; scapo 6-unciali, tereti, sub- 
tubescente, prope basin rubro ; spathé 13-unciali, 
rubescente, latere uno dehiscente, basi tubulos4, apice 
fenestrato [an aliquando bifido]; pedunculo viridi, 
2-unciali, spatha obtecto ; -germine brevi, viridi, par- 
tim obtecto, loculis 24-spermis ; tubo viridi, 3-unciali ; 
laciniis saturaté roseis, 2-uncialibus; exteris latioribus, 
uncatis, marginibus tubo imbricantibus ; stylo' obusto "i 
declinato, albo, semunciam laciniis breviore ; stigmate 
albo, lobis brevibus, crassis, recurvis ; filamentis albis, 
erectis, apice conniventibus, basi gibbosis, decurren- 
tibus, iis que laciniis interioribus apponuntur longiori- 
bus, 3-uncie stylo brevioribus; antheris linearibus, 
3-uncialibus, exterits inclinatis, apice curvatis, versa- 
tilibus, infra medium affixis ; polline aureo. W.H. 
‘ees 
_ This beautiful species of Zephyranthes was” 
into this country by Mr. Butxocx from J 
€ Nursery of Mr. Tate in Sloane Street, where 1t How’ 
the first week in July, having been placed in a hot-bed- 
me. It endures the winter with us in the ¢ honse, 
but has not ba been tfied out of doors. | offsets of 
this species diverge obliquely, so that t es pierce 
the pe i at eon: distance from t orming a 
