SYRINGODEA. 95 



ciiis iridiftora Scliur. — Corm depresso-globose, \ in. diam. ; tunics 

 of fine parallel unmatted fibres. Basiil spathe present. Leaves 

 2-4 to a tuft, developed with the fruit in spring, ^— | in. broad. 

 Proper spathe long, monophyllous. Perianth-tube much exserted ; 

 limb 1^-2 in. long; outer segments darif lilac, acute, much longer 

 than the inner, which are pale lilac or white. Anthers orange, 

 longer than the glabrous lilac filaments. Style-branches lilac, 

 divided into many capillary segments. Seeds dull red. 



Hab. Banat and Transylvania ; flowering in September and October. Very 

 distinct in its unequal perianth-segments. 



6G. C. HERMONEUS Kotschy ; Maw, Monog. t. 44. — Corm ovoid, 

 ^ in. diam., longer than broad ; tunics membranous, and composed 

 of fine matted parallel fibres. Basal spathe absent. Leaves 3-4 

 in a tuft, 7-9 in. long at the fruiting time, ^-^ in. broad, with a 

 narrow keel and reflexed edges. Proper spatlie diphyllous, 2-2^ 

 in. long ; flowers unknown. Capsule nearly an inch long. 



Hab. Palestine ; near the summit of Mount Hermon, alt. 9000 ft. 

 Gathered by Kotschy in 1855. Known only from fruiting specimens in the 

 Vienna herbarium. " May be allied to C. hy emails " Maw. Probably vernal. 



15. Syringodea Hook.jil. 



Penanth with a long slender tube and short spreading emargi- 

 nate or entire ascending oblong subequal seajments. Stamens in- 

 serted at the throat of the perianth-tube ; filaments short, free ; 

 anthers linear, sagittate at the base. Oiutnj oblong-cylindrical, 

 3-celled ; ovules many in a cell ; style long, filiform ; style-arms 

 entire, falcate, slender. Capsule oblong-cylindrical, membranous, 

 Seeds minute, turgid. — Rootstock a corm with a membranous 

 tunic. Leaves usually several, slender, multifarious. Peduncle 

 short and hidden, as in Crocus. Spathes cylindrical, membranous, 

 1-flowered. Intermediate between Crocus and Roinalea. 



Perianth with spreading emarginate segments. Sp. 1. 

 Perianth with ascending entire segments . Sp. 2-7. 



1. S. PULCHELLA Hook. fil. lu Bot. Mag. t. 6072. — Corm globose, 

 ^ in. diam., 1-2-flowered ; tunics brown. Leaves 4-G, setaceous, 

 glabrous, firm, 3-4 in. long at the flowering time. Spathe an inch 

 long. Perianth with a much exserted cylindrical tube li-2 in. 

 long, and spreading cuneate-emarginate purple segments ^-\ in. 

 long. Anthers ^ in. long, exceeding their filaments. Style- 

 branches slightly overtopping the anthers. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; Sneewberg mountains, alt. 4500 ft., Bolus 1852 ! 

 Flowered at Kew in the autumn of 1873. 



2. S. MONTANA Klatt Erganz. 69. — Corm oblong i in. diam., 

 1-3-flowered ; outer tunics bright brown. Leaves setaceous, curved 

 or spiral, hairy, short. Valves of spathe equal, white, ovate, \ in. 

 long. Perianth with a cylindrical tube unJer an inch long, a 

 yellow throat and obovate violet segments \ in. long. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; province of Clanwilliam, on the Ilantani mountains. 

 Dr. Meyer. 



