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84. HABRANTHUS nobilis. 



H. nobilis (Herbert) ; foliis subcrassis subobtusis ultra ^ unc latis viridibus, 

 scapo subcompresso subpedali \iridi, spathu bixxiiciali valvis acurainatis 

 marcesceutibus, pedunculis sex insequalibus |^-2^-unc. viridibus, germiue 

 '} unc. viridi, tubo brevi (vix ultra ^ unc.) virescente membrana fauciali 

 minute barbata,, limbo saturate rubro 2^ unc. vol infra costa extus vires- 

 cente intus albescente, filamento sepalino snperiore elongato, stylo 

 superue rubro inferne pallido antberas luteas superante limbo semun- 

 ciam breviore. 



This fine species flowered out of doors in front of the 

 pine-stove of the Rev. F. Beltield, jun. at Priraley Hill, near 

 Torquay, in October, having been cultivated there a few 

 years. Though of much stronger habit, it should perhaps be 

 considered a variety of H. kermesinus. — W. H. 



85. TRIMEZIA Meridensis. 



Trimezia ; Salisbury, absque cbaractere. Periantbium valde dispar basi 

 laciniarum cobserens, ungues sepalini lati crateriformes petaliui angus- 

 tiores incurvi, lamince sepalinse semipatentes petalinse recurvse, filamenta 

 filiformia spirse modo torta disci papillis mserta. antberee styli lobis firme 

 adhEerentes partibiles sublateraliter fissse connectivo lineari, stylus inferne 

 linearis superne trilobus lobis laminseformibus cucuDatis stigmatibus 

 mollibus biiobis lobis bifariis ; semina glabra, badia, subrotuuda, testa 

 dura.— 7F. //. 



T. Meridensis (Herbert) ; periantbio Isete luteo fascia subfusca transversa leviter 

 pubescente ad laminarum sepalinarum basim maculis quinque contiguis 

 constante, macula magna unguis sepalini medio tribusque parvulis ad 

 utrumque latus tribusque ad basim medise magnitudinis, macula rotunda 

 ad lam. petalinarum basim leviter pubescente sex parvulis in ungue 

 media biseriatim dispositis, ad basim una. Csetera ut in T.Martinicensi. 

 Ex montibus Meridce prope Maracaibo. — W. H. 



This plant, handsomer than the old species, long called Iris 

 Martinicensis, was imported by Mr. Harris, having been 

 found on the snowy mountains of Merida by his collector 

 Mr. Mackenzie.— VF. H. 



86. BELLEVALIA Syriaca. 



B. Syriaca (Herbert) ; foliis 12-14 glaucis vix semunciam latis subpedalibus 

 caualiculatis subacutis margine sub lente scabro, scapo 5-IO-unciali su- 

 perne purpurascente, pedunculis suberecte patentibus sfepissime tribus 

 fere pariter insertis, inferis \ unc. superioribus gradatim brevioribus, 

 bracteis brevissimis biiobis, tubo \ unc. pallid^ ccerulescente, limbo pari 



