226 AMARYLLIDEZ (Baker). [Cyrtanthus, 
19. C. uniflorus (Gaw]. in Bot. Reg. t. 168) ; bulb-globose, $-1 in. 
diam. ; tunics pale, membranous, produced about an inch over its 
top; leaves 1-2, contemporary with the flowers, linear, straight, 
erect, ;1,-4 in. broad; peduncle slender, 3-9 in. long; umbel 1-3- 
flowered ; pedicel short if the flower is solitary, reaching 1-1 in. if 
they are more than one; spathe-valves 2, lanceolate, green, 1-13 in. 
long ; perianth 11-2:in. long, erect or slightly decurved, white with 
red-brown or green stripes ; tube dilated gradually from the base to 
a throat 3-1 in. diam. ; segments oblong, 3-2 in. long, with about 5 
fine distinct ribs in the middle, which are decurrent down the tube ; 
stamens biseriate; filaments about } in. long, erect or incurved ; 
anthers oblong, yellow; ovary green, oblong, 4-4 in. diam. ; style 
overtopping the anthers, with 3 falcate stigmatose forks 4, in. long; 
capsule oblong-trigonous, under an inch long; seeds discoid, black, 
iin. diam. Roem. et Schultes, Syst. Veg. vii. 899; Kunth, Enum. 
v. 540; Baker, Handb. Amaryllid.58. Amaryllis clavata, L’ Herit. 
Sert. 11; Willd. Sp. Plant. ii. 52. Gastronema clavatum, Herb. in 
Bot. Mag. t. 2291; Amaryllid. 132; App. 30. Amaryllis Pumilio, 
Ait. Hort. Kew i. 415. A. humilis, Link. Enum. i. 313. Cyrtan- 
thus Pumilio, Roem. et Schultes, Syst. Veg. vii. 900. 
Soutn AFrica: without locality, Sparrman! Drége, 2190a ! 
Coast Reeion: Uitenhage Div.; Van Stadens Berg, MacOwan, 1938! near 
Uitenhage, Burchell, 4265! between Bethelsdorp and Uitenhage, Burchell, 
4399-3! and near the Zwartkops River, Ecklon, 606! 
20. C. helictus (Lehm. Delect. Sem. Hort. Hamburg. 1839, 7) ; 
bulb globose, 1-13 in. diam., with tunics produced an inch over the 
top; leaves 2-4, contemporary with the flowers, linear, spirally 
twisted, 6-9 in. long, ,#-$ in. broad ; peduncle slender, 3-9 in. 
long ; flowers 1-3 in an umbel; pedicel }—2 in. long if there is only 
one flower, reaching 1~12 in. if there are 2-3 ; spathe-valves 2, lanceo- 
late, 1-2 in. long; perianth white, 14-24 in. long; tube straight or 
slightly curved, dilated gradually from the base to a throat } in. 
diam.; segments oblong, cuspidate, 4-3 in, long, with five fine 
distinct ribs down the middle ; stamens and style as in OC. uniflorus; 
ovary green, oblong, }-4 in. diam. Kunth, Enum. v. 541; Baker, 
Handb. Amaryllid. 58. Cyphonema loddigesianum, Herb. in Bot. 
Mag. sub tt. 3710 and 3747. Gastronema spirale, Zeyher Exsic. 
CanTrat Recion: Somerset Div.; near the Great and Little Fish Riyers, 
Drége, 2191a! MacOwan, 1580! and Burke! uear Graaft Reinet, 2700 ft., 
Bolus, 1308 ! 
21. C. vittatus (Desf. ex Red. Lil. t. 182); bulb globose, 14 in. 
diam. ; leaves 5-6, contemporary with the flowers, linear, suberect ; 
peduncle terete, 6-9 in. long; flowers 5-6 in an umbel, white 
striped with red-brown; pedicels very short; spathe-valves 2, 
lanceolate, greenish, 13 in. long; perianth about 3 in. long; tube 
slender in the lower half, dilated gradually to a throat 3 in, diam. ; 
segments oblong, } in. long; stamens exserted from the throat of 
the tube ; ovary oblong, green ; style overtopping the stamens. Por. 
