22 On». 2. LACHENALE®S, Cl. 2. Coronarie. Liriogame. 
Lachenalia Jacq. Petala exteriora in Tubum plus minus coalita, 
erecta ; interiora longiora, convoluta apice patulo. Filamenta parum 
8 dex 
m rariuscula. dicelli breves. Species 10. L. eig Tricolor, 
Quadrieolor, Pendula Rubida Jace. Quadricolor 8. Ker. Stolonifera 
Sect. 2. Petala fruetu tumescente detrusa. 
Veltheimia Grz. Petala in Tubum eee parum inflex 
coalita, inde semiorbieularia. Filamenta medio tubi oblique inserta, 
icarpium argu 
tus 
Semina 2 rarius 3 in singulis localis, obovata. Bulbus con onicus, mole 
i, basi annulatus. Folia 7-9, viridia glaucave, ampla, ovalia, 
indulata, Flores carnei, cernui, inodori. Pedunculus crassus, foliis 
multo longior, cylindricus. Spica 50-80- ora, densissima. Pedi- 
celli brev imi, in fructu cernui. Bractee 2, lineari-attenuate. 
interior sensim de iens. ecies 2. Aletris pos L. V. Gla auca, 
Jace. Embryo fere totus in Bulbum mutatur, vide Tab 
Uropetalon Burch. Petala inferne in Tubum coalita ; exteriora 
re teriora 
dein valde recurva, dorso sspe pata mucron: 
breviora sed na iventia. Filamenta ore tubi 1 serie inse 
revia, Fonero fere stipitatum, profunde 3-lobum 
1 : 
Species 4. U. Glaucum, Crispum, Burcu. uad Viridis L. 
aliaque huic similis a Masson detecta 
the course of this work, I hare Laxpoetedly alluded to the neces- 
sity of attending to the locality of our endeavours to arrange 
= m acco: to their natural uds s Doaa Mr. R. Brown’s 
Huxnorpr's observations on this subject; ur a the latter of 
ves travellers erg began his illustrious career, the late Mr. 
i e small num of 
Plants then known from Van Diemen’s Island, Falkland Isles, and 
Terra del Fuego, few Genera and still fewer Species were common 
