iO FLORA TELLUR. 



ut Iris et Sysir. — Quite a peculiar Genus near 

 to my Olsijnium new fl. Type T. compressus 

 Raf. Libertia iridea Grab, in bot. mag. 3294. 

 Caule compr. folioso, fol. gladiatis uninervis 

 acutissimis. From Magellania, fl. white. Of 

 nat. family Galaxidia while Libertia belongs to 

 Irides by free stamens and Corolla Gparted. 



808. AuLicA Raf. diff. Amaryllis. Cor. se- 

 palis 6 ineq. ringens, ineq. stam. ineq,. declin. 

 glandulis angul. ad basi stam et stylo, stig. 3 

 acutis,caps 3gona. Scapo tereto 2Jl. — Although 

 the G. Amaryllis has been so much reformed 

 by the English botanists, it includes yet many 

 anomalous sp. since Hooker in 1834 gives it 6 

 variable characters Cor. subeq. vel. ringens ! 



fauce nuda vel sguaml stam. declin vel recta ! 

 what absurdity ! The Am. aulica and akin sp. 

 must form a peculiar group, of which I will 

 give 2 types. 1. A. laiifolia R. fol. latis ligula- 

 tis obt. Brazil, large scarlet flowers. The 

 Amar. aulica of Hook. b. m. 3311 — 2. A. stri- 

 ata Raf fol. angustis glaucis viridi — striatis. 

 fig. bot. mag. 2983 — A. platypetala fig. by 

 Lindl. 1038 is a 3d sp. 



809. Plectronema R. (spur fil.) cor. basi 

 tubul. limbo Opart, subeq. stam. 6 subeq. fil. 

 curvis basi intus calcaratis, antheris lanceol. 

 stylo declinato, stigma trilobo. Scapis Ifl — The 

 G. Zephyranthes taken from Amaryllis must 

 itself form 5 Genera, the real Zephyranthes 

 with smooth stamens. 2. Atamasco Ad. with 

 short tube, equal fl. and stam, 3d. Pogonema 

 with bearded filaments, type Z. or P. carina- 

 ta, and 4th this with spured filaments. Type 

 P. Candida (Z. do sims b. m. 2607. Amar- 

 do bot. reg. 724) fol. lin. canal, crassis. Buenos 

 Ayres. The 5th G» is the next. 



