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now believes that he has succeeded in crossing Lilium lancese- 

 folium with Chalcedonicum. It forms a genus between 

 Sisyrinchium and Homeria — W. If. 



89. BIDWELLIA glaucescens. 



BiDWELLTA ; Herbert. [Vel, si mavis, Aspliodeli sectio, Bidwellia.] Ab 

 Asphodelo et Aspliodeline filamentis siiperue clavatis cum acumine secer- 

 nenda, csetera fere conformis. — W. H. 



B. (jlaucescens (Herbert) ; foHis angustis glaucis crassis linearibus superne 

 planis dorso rotundato, canleinferne simplici medio 2-4-divaricate furcato 

 pcdunculis brevibus bracteatit* subalternatim dispositis duobus termina- 

 libus, germiue brevi bracteam subsequaute, perianthio regulari sub sole 

 patente subtortiliter deciduo basi brevi sexsulcata ovario adnata pedun- 

 culo coutinuata laciniis -f"^ unc. uninervibus albis costa et intus liD?a 

 subrubra striatis petalis latioribus, filamentis basi dilatata pubescente 

 concave ovarium tegente media parte filiformibus superne clavatis cum 

 acumine, antlieris brevibus versatilibus introrsis dorso supra lobos affixis 

 inferne bilobis latioribus superne acutis, stylo tenui stigmate lobis tribus 

 brevibus rotundis firabriatis, capsula subvotunda utrinque attenuata tri- 

 valvi valvis medio septiferis loculis dispcrmis dehiscente, seminibus testa 

 subfusca dorso rotundo transverse tricostato angulata loculi dimidio 

 conforraibus (i. e. corporis obovati quarta pars) sulcis 2 dorsalibus 3-4 

 lateralibus transversis bilo subalbido inconspicuo a tertia parte anguli 

 interioris pendulis. Obs. Genus occidentale Americanum, mihi Tri- 

 hesperus, simili ratione ob filamenta triformia inferne filiformia superne 

 clavata cum acumine, (sen sectio, si mavis,) a Phalangio seu Antherico 

 secernendum est. Spec. 1. Glaucus, Bot. Mag. 3610, et alter apud me 

 ex Limse vicinia in colle Chorillos dicto v. foliis non glaucis. 2. Lati- 

 folius, Humb. et K. 1. 27%.— W. H. 



This plant was introduced, with others, into Europe by 

 Mr. Bidwell of Sydney. It is a native of an elevated tract 

 of table-land called New England, on the south-eastern moun- 

 tains of the Australian continent. — W.H. 



90. LEOCHlLUS herbaceus. 



L. herbaceus ; labello obovato emarginato apice denticulato medio couvexo 

 Isevi basi excavato villoso. 



An inconspicuous plant from La Guayra, imported by 

 George Wailes, Esq., of Newcastle. Its sepals and petals 

 are green, with a single red stripe along the middle. The 

 lip is white slightly tinged with green, and irregularly 

 banded with pale purple. It differs from L. oncidioides in 

 the form and surface of the lip. I believe, too, that the 

 flowers are in pairs ; but I have only seen fragments. 



