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4. H, AMCENA Griseb. Synib. Argent. 325. — Bulb snbglobose ; 

 tunics shining, blackish. Leaves narrow linear, 3-10 in. long. 

 Hteni slender, ^-1 ft. long. Spathe of two unequal valves. 

 Perianth violet ; outer segments obovate, 8 lines long ; inner 

 narrower, half as long. Staminal column ^ in. long ; anthers ^ in. 

 long. Style-bviinches emarginate at the apex. 



Hab. Entrerios, near Concepcion del Uruguay, Lorcnlz. Seems very near 

 H. imlchdla. 



5. H. BRAsiLiENsis Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xvi. 134. //. 

 Dnuiimonduma Klatt Fl. Bras. iii. 581, non Herb. — Habit of H. 

 jmlc/u'llfi. Outer segments blue, obovate, 1^ in. long, an inch 

 broad, inner oblanceolate, 8 lines long, ^ in. broad, both yellow at 

 the base of the blade and claws spotted with violet. 



Hab. South Brazil, Sello 1370, 8803. 



G. H. UNGUicuLATA Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xvi. 134. — Bulb 

 ovoid, ^ in.diam. ; tunics brown-black. Leaves as in H.pukheUa. 

 Stem very short, simple. Spathe-valves green, 1-1|- in. long. 

 Perianth lilac ; outer segments \ in. long, with an obovate-cuneate 

 blade and distinct slender claw \ in. long ; inner with a similar 

 claw and very small broad blade. 



Hab. South Brazil, SMo ! (Herb. Kew). 



7. H. ? sTRicTA Griseb. Argent. 324.— -Bulb deeply immersed. 

 Produced basal leaves 1-2, linear, G-8 in. long. Stem 1-1^ ft. 

 long, with 3-4 internodes. Perianth violet, 6-8 lines long ; seg- 

 ment equal in length, outer oblong-spathulate, inner oblanceolate. 

 Staminal column ^ in. long; anthers ^-^- in. Style-branches 

 entire. 



Hab. Entrerios, near Concepcion del Uruguay, Lorentz, 



11. Ferraria Li7in. 



Perianth-segments united at the very base, connivent in a cup 

 above it, the limbs subequal', spreading, acute, more or less crisped. 

 Filaments united or connivent in a cylindrical tube ; anthers 

 small, ovate or oblong, spreading. Ovary cylindrical-trigonous, 

 rostrate, 3-celled ; ovules many, superposed ; style filiform, its 

 forks bifid and flattened at the densely penicellate or lacerated 

 stigmatose tip. Cajmde oblong-trigonous, 3-valved. Seeds sub- 

 globose. — lluotstock a hu'ge irregularly-shaped corm. Proper leaves 

 long, linear, not plicate. Stoiis often branched, furnished with 

 many ovate-amplexicaul reduced leaves. Flowers fugitive, generally 

 dull- coloured, visited by carrion-flies. 



Flowers greenish or dull purple. 



Anthers ovate, with cells divaricated at the base. 



Sp. 1-2. 



Anthers oblong, with parallel cells . . Sp. 3-6. 

 Flowers bright yellow, dotted with brown . Sp. 7. 



1. F. AMHLuobA Ivor in Bot. Mag. t. 751. P\ cirridi flora Andr. 



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