Liriogame. Cl.2. Coronarie. Orv, 1. Evcomex. 19 
but differs partly in the same way as Strumaria from Amaryllis, and 
most essentially in the Segments of its Corolla not being transverse 
folded at their base. Massonia consists of 20 Species or more, in 
all which there is a transverse Fold often inflated, at the base of 
each Segment of the Corolla. Mr. J. B. Ker, when he first gave a 
Generie character of it in the Botanical cedri for April — 
— ing this remarkable distinction gradually to 
es of Species omits it entirely, and there joins Manlilia, d eis 
has quite different Filaments inserted in two series, to the Genus. 
is longer, being drawn up to include a third Genus still more dis- 
cordant both in Leaves and Flowers, Beoterpe. His third, and 
“amended Generic character of Massonia," as he terms it, is the 
most diffuse of all; and here he so far corrects his last blunder, as 
to exclude the two species of Bwoterpe, removing them to Scilla; 
but he still omits the transverse folds a t the bottom of the Limb. 
Genus will 
convulsion of our whole Globe may destroy it cheese, told me that 
all the Species he saw grew in situations, where they were liable to 
he freezi i 
Spring, for instance, Amygdalus, Ulmus, Mezereon, 
provision to surround the female Organ with a no i, of Cold ; ; 
and it is also worthy of notice, that the preceding Genus Podocal. 7 
which has not this protection, was discovered b Sr in a 
below the middle of each Cell, in a scarious ae. a very close 
Spike of Flowers, with a Peduncle hardly reaching beyond the sur- 
face of the ground; large Bractes; and generally two broad oval 
Leaves bra quite flat. Many Species will live here in the open 
air, if protected during severe Frost, and I have no doubt might be 
oe 
Straw. Snow did not appear to affect them at all: on the contrary, 
a Plant of Pustulata on which it was heaped naked one winter, and 
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