full blown, of the same length at the moment of expansion 
Stigma either deeply trifid, or shortly three-lobed, varying 
in the same umbel.  Germen sessile, triangular. Cal 
with perhaps five or six very indistinct ovules. ‘ 
This beautiful species deserves particular attention, be 
cause it forms'a point of union between the first subdiv. o 
the section Patentes, or Linnean Crinum, and the fir 
subdiy. of the second section which has been detachel 
from the genus Amaryllis with which it does not conform. 
Our figure represents the umbel not full-blown ; ats 
later period the petals become more reflex, and, excepling) 
their greater proportional breadth and bluntness, theres 
hardly any difference between the form of the flowers ani 
those of Crinum americanum. The plant is, however, 9 
closely allied to C. speciosum, which has the limb wide: 
funnel-shaped, that we hesitated whether it should be consi- 
dered a variety of that species. It is distinguished from it by 
greater undulation of the leaves, which are also more acute, 
broader bractes, style longer than the filaments, occasional 
splitting of the stigma, tube more rigid and curved, petali 
much blunter and notched, longer than the tube, colourel 
only at the extremity, and the wide expansion of the limb. 
It is a native of Mauritius, from whence it was received by 
Dr. Carey, who transmitted it to the Spofforth collection. 
We could not retain his name, Ornatum, which if applied 
to any Crinum, would belong to C. Broussoneti, which 8 
the Amaryllis ornata of Linn. fil. Crinum insigne has the 
coats of the bulb harder, the leaves tougher and not ul 
dulated, the points of the petals acute, and is of large 
stature. The buds of C. insigne and speciosum just before 
expansion are very acute; those of C. careyanum are club- 
shaped. These three species, and Crinum moluccanwm, 
are, however, closely allied; there is another E. Indian 
bulb at Spofforth, belonging to the same group with leaves 
shorter, darker, and more obtuse. The anthers of C.m- 
luceanum are represented in our figure 2292, as black, but 
the pollen had been rubbed off in the transmission 0 
specimen : the anthers in a perfect state would have beet 
covered with pale pollen. No species of Crinum or Hipp 
‘astrum has been discovered with dark coloured pollen. 
The range in both genera is from whitish to deep gold 
colour. The point of the leaf in our figure of C. moiuc- 
canum, is also. more acute than is the usual habit of 
plant. W. H. 
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a. The Germen shewing one cell opened with the indistinet ovules 
