98 Orp.2. Oporantuex. Cl. 6. Spathacew. Liriogame. 
the first and second of these characters in conjunction with their 
truncated sheathing Stipules, solid Peduncles, and absence of any 
coronary process whatever in the mouth of the Tube, distinguish 
them sufficiently from Zephyranthe In geo phical situation 
likewise they are confined to the codicis bordering the Mediter- 
ranean and Caspian Seas, although not directly maritime plants. 
et know Sternbergia by ae IBELS work; its Flower appears 
long before the Leaves, in autumn; the Tube of its Corolla is long, 
continuing partly undergro ound, like that of Colchicum, till the Fruit 
Amaryllis Clusiana of Mr. J. B. Ken certainly belongs to this Genus, 
its Seeds being embedded in a white Arillus; and Krrarszrs Plant 
blossomed in Mr. Grirrtiy’s choice collection, during my — in 
Fi ieu but it does not yet thrive or encrease here. Amaryllis 
Lutea L. differs so materially from Sternbergia that I <n x by 
Fila- 
as to close the orifice completely round the Style; its Flowers appear 
after the Leaves are fully developed in November, issuing from 
sulphureous smell, like that of Corbularia; in our cold —— its 
I believe never ripen and they are yet unknown 
Ord. 3. NaRCISSER. 
Pericarpium oblongum, plus minus 3-lobum, 3-loenlare, membra- 
naceum, ab apice 3-valve. Petala 6, inferne coalita: Tubus brevis 
longusve, figurá varius, in Coronam brevissimam longissimamve desi- 
nens: Limbus repente tubo eee gee et ejus pariete tenuior, regu- 
ris, varie expansus : sed dum Fructus maturescit ple- 
rumque evanida. Filamenta 6, intra Tubum varie inserta brevissima 
ut vix ulla longissimave, nune cum Stylo fasciata et Pon recli- 
nata, a corona penitus libera. Anthere vacillantes, 
en durum; mci T 
Atlantis per Europam in Asiam Minorem gati pisi aai 
— in China i-2-pedales, fere omnes v s ovatus, 
Tunicis exterioribus scarios agi truncatæ 
ipulæ , vaginales, 3 
Folia 2-6, hifaria, angusta Juncorum vel lorata Porri, obtusa, per 
_ Flores nivei ochroleuci i flavique que, S fra grantissimi vel 
graveolentes. 
plus minus Pane 1-16-florus Bractea #3 apic e e retusa 
quasi e 2 mts 1 latere dehiscens ; interiores fere constanter defi- 
cientes, Pedicelli in fructu erecti, angulati. 
