CALYDOKEA. 101) 



diam. ; tunics dark brown. Root-leaves 1-4, narrow linear, as 

 long as the stem. Stem very slender, 6-9 in. long, 1-3-ljeaded, 

 with a reduced leaf with a dilated base above the middle. Spatlie 

 cylindrical, f-1 in. long; outer valve shorter. Perianth-segments 

 oblong, blue, ^ in. long. Anthers ^ in. long, rather exceeding the 

 filaments. Style very short; branches erecto-pateut, subulate, 

 ^ in. long. Capsule turbinate, J in. long. 

 Hab. Paraguay, South Brazil and Uruguay. 



4. C. AzuREA Klatt, Erganz. 53. — Bulb small, globose ; tunics 

 membranous, dark brown. Root-leaves 2, filiform, ^ft. long. Stem 

 very slender, 6-9 in. long, simple or forked. Spathe cylindrical, an 

 inch long ; outer valve shorter. Peiianth-segments oblanceolate, 

 blue, ^ in. long. Anthers i in. long, exceeding the filaments. 

 Style- branches subulate, as long as the anthers. 



Hab. Entre Rios, Lorentz ! 



5. C. Gardneri Baker in Jonm. Bot. 1876, 188. — Bulb ovoid, 

 l^-f in. diam., with dark brown tunics produced above its neck. 

 Root-leaves 1-3, narrow linear, 6-9 in. long. Stem slender, 1-3- 

 headed, a foot long, with a reduced leaf from the fork and sometimes 

 one below it. Spathe cylindrical, 1-1^ in. long; valves very acute; 

 outer shorter. Perianth-segments blue, obovate-cuneate, h in. long. 

 Anthers ^ in. long, exceeding the filaments. Style-branches subu- 

 late, ^ in. long. 



Hab. Brazil ; province of Pianliy, Gardner, 2322 ! 



6. C. ciPURoiDES Klatt, Erganz. 53. — Bulb subglobose ; tunics 

 brown. Root-leaves narrow linear, 5-10 in. long, ^V i"- broad. 

 Stem 1-3-headed, ^-1 ft. long, bearing a single reduced leaf. 

 Spathe an inch long ; outer valve shorter. Perianth-segments blue, 

 obovate-cuneate. Filaments dilated at the base. Style-branches 

 emarginate. Capsule ^ in. long. 



Hab. Columbia, Otto, 996. Venezuela, Moritz. 



7. C. texana Baker in Journ. Bot. 1876, 188. — Bulb not seen. 

 Root-leaves 3-4, narrow linear, graminoid, 1^ ft. long. Stem ^1-4- 

 lieaded, ^-1 ft. long, bearing reduced leaves from the forks, and 

 sometimes one also from the middle. Spathe cylindrical, 1^-2 in. 

 long; outer valve shorter. Perianth-segments bright blue, obovate- 

 cuneate, subequal, an inch long. Anthers \ in. long, much ex- 

 ceeding the free filaments. Style-branches subulate, shorter than 

 the anthers. 



Hab. Texas ; Galveston Bay, Drummond, iii. 415 ! in Herb. Kew. This is 

 the plant from which Herbert's descriiDtion of Gelatine ? te.iana was made. 



8. C. LUTEOLA Baker in Journ. Bot. 1879, 188. lioterbe luteola 

 Klatt in Fl. Bras. iii. 544, tab. 71, fig. 4. — Bulb globose, | in. 

 diam., with firm brown-black coats produced above its neck. Root- 

 leaves narrow linear, not overtopping the stem. Stem very slender, 

 forked, a foot long, with a reduced leaf at the fork and one below it. 

 Spathe cylindrical, an inch long ; outer valve shorter. Perianth- 

 segments ccjual, oblanceolate, yellow, h in. lung. Anthers as long 

 as the filaments. Style-branches subulate, emarginate at the tip. 



