NEW SPECIES OF PHANEROGAMOUS PLANTS. 83 



Hyacinthus CANDiCANS, Sff^w (Z^^7/ffce«) ; foliis 5-6 asceudentibus 

 lorato-lanceolatis bipedalibus vel ultra camoso-herbacins glaucescenfibus 

 extrorsnm planiiisciilis, scapo erecto finno tripedali vel ultra, racemo laxo 

 subpedali 12-20-floro, pediceliis cernuis iinis iloribus subaequantibus, brao- 

 teis lauceolatis pollicaribus, perigonio scsqiiipollicari albo laciniis sub- 

 sequalibus obovato-lanceolatis erecto-pateiitibus tubo infiindibulifornii- 

 campaiuilato sub(kiplo lougioribiis, filamentis ex faure tubi subuniseriatis 

 laciniis brevioribus, stylo pvario subfefpiante, capsula oblouga obtusa tri- 

 sulcata, seminibus triquetris in locidis nuraerosis. — Hab. Cape Colony, 

 gathered by Drege and others, sent to England in the living state to Mr. 

 Wilson Saunders by Mr. Cooper. Nearest //. orirutulis, amongst pre- 

 viously-known species. — Ref. Bot. t. 17-t. 



H. PRiNCEPS, Baker; foliis 5-6 ascendentibns lorato-lanceolatis bi- 

 pedalibus carnoso-herbaceis viridibus extrorsnm planiusculis, scapo erecto 

 foliis excedente, racemo lato sublaxo 12-1 8-floro, pediceliis strictis erecto- 

 patentibus imis bracteis lauceolatis duplo longioribus, iloribus primum 

 cernuis mox erecto-patentibus, perigonio albido subsesquipollicari, tubo 

 leviter ventricoso, laciniis patulis tnbo a!gre aequantibns interioribus lati- 

 oribus et brevioribus, filamentis infra medium tubi biseriatis longitudine 

 perigonii tres-quadrantcs fequantibus, stylo ovario paullulum longiore, 

 capsula oi)longa obtuse trisulcata, seminibus triquetris in loculis copiosis. 

 — Cape Colony, Hort. Kew., gathered by Mrs. Barber. Close to //. albi- 

 cans. — Rff. Bot. t. 175. 



Kalanchoe gracilis, Hance (Crassidacece). — Vide Seem. Jouni. Bot. 



Vol. virr. p. 6. 



K. MACROSEPALA, Hance. — Fide Seem. Journ. Bot. Vol. VIII. p. 5. 



Kniphofia precox, Baker ; foliis bipedalibus ensiformibus deorsura 

 2 poll, latis pallide viridibus, marginibus subtiliter dcnticulatis carina 

 Isevi, scapo foliis subduplo breviore, racemo prcecoci oblongo-lanceolato 

 dense 40-60-floro, pediceliis perigoniis 7-8-plo brevioribus, bracteis lau- 

 ceolatis acutis pediceliis 2-3-plo longioribus, perigonio sesquipollicari 

 supra ovarium leviter constricto, staminibus raox perigonia sequantibns. 

 — Hab. Cape Colony, Cooper, Hort. Saunders. Allied to the well-known 

 K. Ucaria, but flowers in the early summer. — Ref. Bot. t. 169. 



LuisiA micuoptera, Reichb. f. (Orckidece) ; foliis teretibus subvali- 

 dis ; racemo paucifloro ; sepalis ligulatis acutis petalis longioribus ; labelli 

 portione basilari ovata juxta basin utrinque uncinata, portione antica lato 

 ovato triangnlo. — Hab. Sent from Assam by Col. Benson to Messrs. 

 Veitch.— Grt;-^. C/iroii. 1870, p. 1503. 



Macowania, Oliv. (jen. nov. {Compositce) . Capitulum midtiflorum, 

 heterogamnm ; fioribus radii uniseriatis ligulatis femineis, disci tubulpsis 

 abortu masculis. Involucrum hemisphaericum ; squamas multiseriafae, im- 

 bricatas, ovatae v. lanceolatae, iuEequales, rigid iusculae, subscariosae, intus 

 glabrae, interiores longiores lineari- vel oblongo-lauceolatfe, obtusae. Re- 

 ceptaculum leviter convexum, epaleaceum. Corolla) radii ligulatae, ligula 

 late oblonga v. elliptica apice 3-(lenticulata ; disci tubulosae, 5-dentatae. 

 Antherae corolla asquilongae, lineares, basi utrinque aristatae. Stylus fl. 

 radii longiuscule bihdus, ramis linearibus obt\isis glabris intus canalicu- 

 latis marginibus longitudinaliter stigmatosis ; fl. disci abortivi cyliudra- 

 ceus, apice vix aut leviter crassior, extus papillosus, brevissime et obtuse 

 bilobulatus. Achacnium inappendiculalum, leviter arcuatum, snbteres, 

 longitudinaliter valide 14-15-costatum, obsolete puberulnm. Pappus 



