1921 



* TRITELEIA uniflora. 



One-jlowered Tritclia. 



HEXANDRIA MO^WGYNJA. 



Nat. ord. LiLiACEiE, § ScillEjE. 

 TRITELEIA. Supra, fol. 1685. 



T. uniflora ; foliis llnearibus scapo (pedali) debili subasqualibus, involucro 

 vaginante apice bifido pedunculo filiformi duplo breviore, umbella 1 -flora, 

 staminibus superioribus infra faucem ortis. Lindl. in Bot. Reg. sub 

 folio 1293. 



Rather a pretty bulbous plant, native of Mendoza, where 

 it was originally found by Dr. Gillies. Its flowers have a 

 delicate sky-blue tinge, but unfortunately the plant smells 

 powerfully of garlic. 



It will be easily cultivated in a frame, or even in an 

 open border, kept dry in winter. 



The specimen was communicated by Messrs. Lowe and 

 Co. of Clapton, in June 1836. 



The manner in which the anthers are attached to the 

 filament, and the sessile ovary of this species, are at variance 

 with the characters of the genuine Triteleias, but in the 

 absence of any additional species, it will be most advisable 

 to leave it imdisturbed in the genus where it at present 

 stands. 



* See fol. 1685. 



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