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GiapioLus Axatus 8. "WINGED CORNFLAG, 
Aucoa Bay VARIETY. 
Class and Order. 
TrianpriA Monoeynia. 
Generic Character.—Vide No. 569. 
Specific Character and Synonyms.—Vide supra 586. 
Guapiotvs alatus ; foliis duris, rigidis, densé costatis; scapo- 
spathis decurrentibus alato; corollz lacinia suprema 
concava apice interdum reflexo, lateralibus superiori- 
bus latissimis rhombeo-ovatis reflexis, inferioribus 
angustis glandulosis spatulatis porrectis, ima reflexa. 
(«.) supra 586 ; lacinid supremé reflexd. 
(8.) Algoensis ; lacinié supremé concavé. 
(y.) minor. | 
(2.) Namaquensis. supra 592. W. H. 
The variety of the beautiful Graprioxus alatus, which 
forms the subject of this article, flowered at Spofforth, in 
July, having hei imported by Mr. Tare, of the Sloane 
Street Nursery, from Algoa Bay in S. Africa. G. alatus and 
namaquensis were separated on account of the former hav- 
ing the point of the upper petal reflex, while namaquensis 
has it concave, and the leaf margined with red. Our plant 
has the foliage of alatus, and the concave upper petal of 
namaquensis, by which the specific distinction appears to be 
removed. Each of the lower lateral petals is furnished with 
a long gland at the base ; these are visible in the figure of 
var. «, though not mentioned in the description, but we do 
not perceive them in the figure of namaquensis. G. alatus 
has seldom been seen in flower in this country. It was 
suggested above, p. 586, that it probably required more 
heat than the other species; we apprehend on the con- 
trary, that it requires free air, and to be shaded from scorch- _ . 
ing suns; being planted in sandy yellow earth, without peat. 
Many of the Ensate are destroyed by peat, which cankers 
and rots the bulbs. W.H. ont & 
