NEJIASTYLIS. 118 



^ in. long. Style- branches ^ in. long. Capsule oblong, 5-10 lines 

 long. 



Hab. Mexico ; province of Chihuahua, Priiujle, 1378. 



9. N. TRiFLORA Herb, in Benth. PI. Hartweg. 95. * VhhnmjdostnUs 

 triflora and cernita Baker. — Bulb ovoid, J in. diam. Basal leaf 

 single, linear, very plicate, above a foot long. Stem 1-headed, 

 1-1| ft. long, with a single reduced leaf from the middle. Spathe- 

 valves very acuminate, green, subequal, 2 in. long. Perianth- 

 segments broad obovate-cuneate, subequal, blue-violet, f-1 in. long. 

 Column and anthers each ^ in. long. Style -branches ^ in. long. 



Hab. Mountains of Guatemala, Hartweg, 625 ! Salvin d- Godman ! 



10. N. VERSICOLOR S. "Wats. Contr. xiv. 456. — Radical leaves 

 linear, plicate, reaching a length of 2^ ft. Stem 1^-2 ft. long, 

 bearing 2 rather rigid bract-leaves. Spathes 1-4-flowered, l|-2 in. 

 long ; valves subequal. Perianth | in. long ; outer segments 

 obovate-cuneate, cuspidate, violet ; inner broadly elliptical, with a 

 subhastate base, blue-violet, with an orange apiculus and angular 

 yellow basal band. Column J in. long ; anthers ^ in. long; connective 

 broad. Style-arms as long as the anthers. Capsule ^ in. long. 



Hab. Mexico ; Eio Blanco, PflZmer, 182. 'Native name, " Cucomite." Bulbs 

 eaten boiled or roasted. 



11. N. GRANDiFLORA Bcnth. iu herb. Kew. Gelasine qrandi flora 

 Herb, in Bot. Mag. sub t. 3779. Moraa foliosa H. B. K. — i3ulb 

 ovoid, ^-f in. diam. ; tunics dark brown. Basal leaf solitary, 

 linear, very plicate, 1-1^ ft. long. Stem stout for the genus, 

 1^2 ft. long, 1-headed, bearing 1 long and 2 small sheathing 

 leaves. Spathes ventricose, 1-1|^ in. long, 2-4-flowered ; valves 

 firm, green, scariose at the tip. Perianth bright blue, an 

 inch long ; segments obovate-cuneate ; inner rather smaller. 

 Column of filaments shorter than the anthers, which are ^ in. 

 long ; connective broad. Style-arms subulate. Capsule oblong- 

 tui'binate. 



Hab. Andes of Ecuador, alt. 7000—11,000 ft. ; first gathered by Humboldt 

 and Jameson. 



12. N. BREvicAULis Baker. — Bulb ovoid, ^ in. diam. Root-leaf 

 linear, plicate, ^-1 ft. long. Stem very short, 1-2-headed, bearing 

 1-4 long linear plicate leaves. Spathes 1-3-flowered ; second valve 

 1^ in. long ; outer subequal or produced into a long point. Perianth 

 blue, under an inch long. Column of filaments shorter than the 

 anthers. 



Hab. Andes of Bolivia ; Sorata, alt. 8000 ft., Mandon, 122-i ! 



13. N. suLPHUREA Baker. — Bulb not seen. Root-leaf single, 

 linear, plicate, a foot long. Stem a foot long, 1-2-headed, with a 

 long leaf from the middle and 1-2 small ones above it. Inner 

 valve of the spathe green, very acuminate, 2 in. long ; outer much 

 shorter. " Flowers large, yellowish white." Column very short; 

 anthers ^ in. long. Style-branches subulate. 



Hab. Brazil ; province of Pianliy, near Oeiras, Gardner, 2320 ! 



