LIBERTIA FORMOSA. BerautiruL Lipertia. 
ERE EEE EKER ERIK 
Class and Order. 
Trianpria Monoeynia. Sp. (Monavewruia Trtanpria.) 
( Nat. Ord.—Inivex. ) 
Generic Character. 
Cor. 6-partita rotata, laciniis exterioribus minoribus an- 
stioribus. Filamenta distincta. Stigmata 3 simplicia. 
aps. subglobosa. — Spr. ; 
Specific Character and Synonym. 
Lisertia* formosa; caule folioso, foliis radicalibus caule 
brevioribus margine levibus, laciniis perianthii exteri- 
oribus ovatis apice subherbaceis carinatis, interioribus 
unguiculatis cordatis retusis, filamentis basi coheren- 
tibus, fructibus flore minoribus. 
ee formosa. Grah. in Edin. New Phil. Journ. June, 
This species flowered beautifully in Mr. Cunninenam’s 
nursery, at Comely Bank, Edinburgh, in May; having been 
received from Mr. Low at Clapton, who raised it from seeds — 
imported from near the southern extremity of the continer 
of America by Mr. Anprrson. Its root forms a num 
crowns, by which it no doubt may be propagated 
probably will ripen seeds in the greenhouse. 
his Genus was separated from SisyrincuruM _ 
Brown, and the name of RENEALMIA, for a time sup 
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* So named, it would a pear, in compliment to Mademoiselle Linert 
DE MaLMepy, “ femme véritablement savante et modeste,” and to whom 
the French Flora is indebted for a great number of new and interesting 
species. The Libertia of DumortiER is Hosta of TRATTINICK, Funkia 
of SPRENGEL, and Libertia of LEsEUNE, scarcely appears different from 
Brown’s, 
