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63. HYDROT^NIA lobata. 



Herbert in Hit. 



H. lohata ; caule foliigero peclali vcl ultra, foliis plicatis viridibus subpedalibus 

 acutis I line, latis, spatha multiflora biunciali vel ultra bivalvi, pediin- 

 culos rectos spatbam superantes bracteis latis subsequantibus, germine 

 brevi viridi, periantbii majori parte lutescentis laciniis Ij uncialibus 

 fissura profunde lobatis bis (i. e. ungue cymbiformi et lamina cymbi- 

 formi) lati-cymbiiormibus, sepalorum unguibus semunciam latis et lami- 

 narum f unc. latarum basi conferte brunneo-punctatis, petalorum 

 angustiorum unguibus infernfe sinu laterali utrinque angustatis bruuneo- 

 punctatis fascia transversa media aurantiaca, summa conferte pui'pureo- 

 punctata globulis hyalinis pruinosa, columna starainea f unc. subcylin- 

 drica luteo-virente, styli decidui lobis lutescentibus brevi parte integris 

 superne bifidis (pessula media nulla) superne bifidis subtortuose de- 

 cui'vis, antheris subrufescentibus dorso styli loborum parti integrae 

 adpressis loculis despicieutibus, capsula sulcata rotundate trigona oper- 

 culo obtuso. — W. H. 



" This very pretty little plant, with speckled yellow flowers, 

 was sent toSpofforth by J. Maclean, Esq. who found it on the 

 hills above Lima. It has the habit and hardiness of Tigridia, 

 and flowers freely at the same time in the border where the 

 bulbs were set at the end of April, and seems likely to ripen 

 its seed. It dififers from Hydroteenia Meleagris and the de- 

 scribed species of Beatonia in not having the little peg-like 

 point in the fork of the style-lobes ; it agrees with Hydro- 

 taenia in having the band across the lower part of the petals 

 frosted with white globules, from which that plant received 

 its name, and also in having the stem leaf-bearing and terminal 

 as in Tigridia, instead of being extrafoliaceous, and accom- 

 panying or almost preceding the leaves as in the three de- 

 scribed Beatonias ; it seems, however, to me that Hydrotsenia 

 and Beatonia should be considered as sections of one genus, 

 both having species with flowers pendulous and erect. Hydro- 

 tsenia has the precedence in date, but the name by its meaning 

 is limited, and cannot well embrace the Beatonias. Qu. Par- 

 DiNiA ? § Hydrota3nia ; caule foliigero, petalorum ungui- 

 bus globulis hyalinis fasciatis ; § Beatonia ; c. extrafoliaceo, 

 unguibus non gl. h. fasciatis." — W. Herbert. 



64. CALOSCORDUM. 



Herbert. 



Caloscordl'm ; (vel, si mavis, Allium, § Caloscordum.) Tubus cum pedun- 

 culo articulatus subsexangularis inferne ampliatus germen breve com- 



