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sepals, (certainly not so in the specimen. — W. H.) Column 

 round, erect, brownish yellow, rather higher than the depth 

 of the cup, bearing at the top three large, oblong-lanceolate 

 anthers, which spread in the same direction as the sepals, and 

 split along the margin to emit the pollen which is dark co- 

 loured. Styles three, apparently six, owing to each of them 

 being divided near the base into two roundish, curved, shining 

 yellowish coloured bodies. Capsule triangular, an inch long, 

 pale green, 3-celled, containing numerous seeds in each, 

 attached in twos to the placenta. The plant delights in a 

 rich loamy soil, and is probably quite as hardy as the Tigridia 

 Pavonia." 



In addition to this, the learned Dean of Manchester adds, 

 that " the true stigma appears to be the terminal point of each 

 lobe, as in other Beatonias, and not a fimbriated line along the 

 lobes, as in Tigridia. It appears under the lens to have be- 

 tween the lobes the same minute crest as B. purpurea. The 

 anthers are decurved as in Beatonia, not recurved as in Tigri- 

 dia. It seems to be in perfect accordance with B. purpurea 

 and B. curvata." 



115. BEATONIA curvata. 



Herbert in litteris. 



B. curvata ; cormo ut in B, purpurea, foliis 7 et ultra unc. sub | unc. latis 

 plicatis acutis glabris viridibus, caule tenui extrafoliaceo bractea circiter 

 sesquiunc. infra spatham tenui acuta 3| unc, spatha 1-valvi acuta sub- 

 sesquiunciali, pedunculis superne exsertis curvatis, ovario trigone ^ unc, 

 perianthio uuguibus crateriformiter approximatis macula ad basim pur- 

 purea, sepaliuis inferne pallide viridi-lutescentibus medio minute pur- 

 purea punctatis superne densius punctatis lutescentibus lamina patente 

 rubro-purpurea semunciam lata ultra semunc longa apicem subacutum 

 versiis undulata, unguibus petalinis magis crateriformibus dense obscure 

 purpurea punctatis superne obscure rubro-purpureis cubito velut utrinque 

 in cratere lateraliter prominente lamina rubro-purpurea -f^ lata \ unc. 

 longa subreflexe patente crateriformi acuta, columna staminea ungues 

 subsequante pallida, antberis sessilibus basi latiore obtuse subulatis 

 loculis sepala respicientibus parum decurvis poUine rufescente, styli lobis 

 rubro-purpureis decurvis superne bifidis lobis teuuibus glabris decurvis 

 stigmate minuto terminali. IF. II. 



One of Hartweg's plants, probably from Comalapan or the 

 vicinity of Real del Monte. It confirms the correctness of the 

 separation of Beatonia : conforming in all the important 

 features of difference, though differing from B. purpurea in 



