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North- West China. Exact locality not known, Purdom. 



Described from a plant raised and communicated by Messrs. J. 

 Veitch and Sons, July^ 1914. 



813. Hippeastrum (Habranthus) Elwesii, C H. Wright 



[Amaryllidaceae-Amarylleae] ; species H. Ananucae, Phil., 

 affinis, periantliii segmentis luteis concoloribns, tubo intus 

 sanguineo, staminibnsque periantbio dimidio brevioribus differt. 

 Folia synantliia, linearia, acuminata, concava, 26 cm. longa, 

 5 mm. lata. Pedunculus cylindricns, 6 mm. diametro, biflorus; 

 spathae 2, herbaceae, oblongae, concavae, acutae, 6 cm. longae, 

 8 mm. latae; pedicelli circiter 4 cm. longi, crassinsculi, 

 Perianthium claro liiteum, tnbo intus sanguineo; tubus infundi- 

 buliformis, 1 cm. longus, basi 6 mm. diametro, squamis brevibus 

 transversalibus supra filamentorum insertionem instructus; lobi 

 subpatentes, elliptici, subacuti, 4 cm. longi, 1-8 cm. lati. 

 Stamina periantbio dimidio breviora. Ovarium oblongum, 

 1*2 cm, longum, 7 mm. diametro, subcylindricum; stylus 

 staminibus duplo longior; stigmatis rami breves. 



Argentina. Described from a plant which flowered in 



September, 1903, and again in July, 1914, at Colesborne from 

 bulbs introduced from Rio Limay, near Lake Nahuel-Huapi, 

 Argentina, by Mr. H, J. Elwes. 



The perianth-segments of this species are uniformly yellow, 

 those of H. Anamica are yellow with a red midrib. 



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814. _ Eriocaulon Christopher!, Fyson [Eriocaulaceae] ; affinis 



E^ collinoy Hook, f., foliis rigidis crassis^ corollae segmentis 3" 

 perlongis differt. 



Cautes caespitosi. Folia 2-5-3 cm. longa, circiter 9-nervia, 

 supra canaliculata. Vaginae 2-5 cm. longae, ore bifido. Scapi 

 pauci. Capitula 0-5-0-8 cm. diametro. Involucri bracteae 

 exteriores brunneae, glabrae, interiores acuminatae, nigrae. 

 Receptaculum villosum. Bracteae florales pilis crassis albis 

 ciliatae. Flores^ : Sepala in spatbam uno latere fissam connata, 

 pilis_ _ albis roLustis ciliata. Corolla tubnlosa ; tubus 

 gracilis ; lobi inaequales, perlongi, glandulis parvis et margine 

 pilis albis longis instructi. Antherae nigrae. Flores $ 



Sepala navicularia, nigra, in carina et margine parce pilosa. 

 Petala oblanceolata, alba, pilis longis et glandulis parvis instructa. 



South India, Nilgiris; Pykara, 2100 m., May, Fyson 2718. 



A plant collected by Schmidt at Kaity mounted with others on 

 a sheet marked "E. trilobum" in the cover of E. colUnum in 

 Herb. Kew is probably this species. 



815. Eriocaulon Geoffrey!, Fyson [Eriocaulaceae] ; species 

 scapis solitariis, foliis rigidis saepe recurvatis distincta. 



Folia linearia, acuta, saepe recurvata, 1-5-3 cm. longa, plana, 

 circiter 9-nervia. Vaginae 1-6 cm. longae, ore bifido scarioso. 

 Scapi solitarii, pergraciles, 5-12 cm. longi. Capitula alba, 0-6 cm. 

 diametro. Involucri bracteae nigrae, glabrae. Receptaculum 

 glabrum. Bracteae florales obovatae, cuspidatae, nigrae, superne 

 dorso et margine albo-pilosae. Flores 6 3 mm. longi. Sepala 



