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his detailed description, that it was the strongest of the wild 

 specimens examined by him in which this character existed, 

 and therefore it may be presumed that the solitary flowers of 

 the garden plant may be owing to its being yomig. 



94. ALSTRCEMERIA magnifica. Herbert. 



A. magnifica ; periantliii sepalis apiculate obovatis pallidissime purpurascen- 

 tibus biuncialibus l^ unc. latis, petalo inferiore concolore rotundate ob- 

 tuso unciam lato 1| uncialibus, superioribus angastioribus f unc. latis 

 1 1 longis inferne dens^ saturate purpura striato-suffusis medio fukis 

 snperne fulvo-purpurascentibus. IF. H. 



Of this fine plant a single flower has been examined by the 

 learned Dean of Manchester, who regards it as a new species 

 allied to the Ligtu of Feuille, which he considers distinct 

 from our A. Ligtu, figured at t. 13. of 1839 ; the latter, 

 Dr. Herbert looks upon as a very striking variety of A. pul- 

 chella. The plant has been raised from seeds collected near 

 Coquimbo by Mr. Bridges, and was sent us by Mr. Carter, 

 seedsman, Holborn. 



95. ALSTRCEMERIA Chorillensis. Herbert. 



A. Chorillensis; caule circiter vel sub-pedali, pedunculis 2-3 floris, foliis cir- 

 citer 2^ unc. longis | latis superficie superiore resupinata costata. forti- 

 ter 2-4-nervata confertim albo punctata inferiore sursum-versa glabra 

 nitente, perianthio subsesquiunciali (circiter If) dilute roseo costis ex- 

 ternis apicibusque viridibus, sepalis late spatulatis subparibus ultra sem- 

 unciam latis, petalis angustioribus acutis superioribus summa parte 

 dilute rosea media lutea ima pallida a parte rosea usque ad basim macu- 

 lis brevibus angustis linearibus rufescentibus obliquis notatis, genitalibus 

 dilute roseis, polline pallido, capsula subspbaerica seminibus parvis ro- 

 tundis obscure brunneis dense tuberculatis cbalaza obscuriore orl)iculari 

 medio depressa umbilico inconspicuo subapicidato pallidiore. Habitat 

 montana Chorillos dicta prope Litnam in Penivid. W. H. 



We are unacquainted wutb this plant, except by the fore- 

 going description ; for which, and the following, we are in- 

 debted to the Dean of Manchester. 



96. BARBACENIA squamata. 



B. s(piamata ; (§ Veitchia, vel, si mavis, genus Veitcliia; squamis sex petaloi- 

 deis stamina et limbi lacinias interpositis) foKis subtrifariam patentibus 

 triuucialibus canaliculatis acutis viridibus margine sub lente scabro, caule 

 quadrunciali subtereti unifloro nudo, germine subtrigone anguste sub- 

 campanulato ^ unc. longo luteo rubro-striato angubs subaculeatis, tubo 



