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widely expanded, secund in the axils of the upper leaves ; petals lan- 

 colate ; apex minutely villous glandular, rostrated. Three parted 

 pistil long recurved, (one-third longer than stamens) stigmatic apex 

 rostrated, (as in most, if not all, of our native species). 



Root gregarious ; the numerous bulblets, oblong acuminate ; the 

 flowering stem springing apparently from the base, without a bulb, 

 and shooting down one or two fusiform radicals. In this respect it 

 differs essentially from a true Fritillaria. 



June 13, 1859. 



President in the Chair. 



Dr. Kellogg exhibited specimens of a new species of CoIUnsia, 

 found by Dr. Lanszweert, in the vicinity of Oakland. 



C. soUtaria, (Kellogg). — Stem simple, or (rarely branched) slen- 

 der, somewhat articulated, internodes at least twice the length of 

 leaves, six inches high, minutely pubescent. 



Leaves opposite ; lower pair on long, slender petioles, lamina oblong- 

 ovate or spatulate, three-nerved entire ; the mature stem leaves ses- 

 sile, and membranously connivent, slightly sheathing the stem, lance- 

 linear, margins revolute, minutely pubescent, above glabrous, beneath 

 one-half to three-fourths of an inch in length. 



Calyx cleft about one-half or three-fourths the distance ; segments 

 bright green ; the united sub-membranous portion below, bright purple. 



Flowers axillary, solitary, on long (purple) peduncles, (one-third 

 longer than the leaves) purple blue, tube as long as the calyx ; at the 

 base of the upper lip, at the lateral margins of the throat, are two 

 tooth-like processes, also at the base of the lower lip — i. e., two above, 

 and two below ; lowermost largest ; the two shorter declined stamens 

 pubescent on the upper surface. 



Capsule spherical, half-superior. 



Juii/ 18, 1859. 



President in the Chair. 



Dr. Kellogg exhibited a drawing and a specimen of a liliaceous 

 plant, brought from New Idria by Dr. J. A Vcatch, and cultivated 

 by Mr. H. G. Bloomer ; a plant closely allied to Hesperescordium, 

 and probably new. The genus is named in honor of Dr. J. A. Veatch. 



