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usually 2-flowerecl, valves lanceolate, ^-^ in. long. Perianth- 

 segments oblong-spatliulate, yellow, under ^ in. long. Filaments 

 nearly free. Capsule { in. long. 



Hab. Argentine republic ; province of Tucuman. 



3. S. FiLiFOLiuM Gaudich. in Freyc. Voy. 133 ; Hook. fil. Fl. 

 Antarc. ii. 352, t. 120 ; Bot. Mag. t. 6829. S. Gaudkhaudii Dietr.— 

 Root-fibres long and slender. Root-leaves 3-6, green, subterete, 

 4-6 in. long. Stem terete, leafless, ^-1 ft. long, ending in 1-2 

 clusters overtopped by a reduced leaf. Spathes 3-4-flowered ; 

 outer valves oblong, 1^ in. long, green with a white membranous 

 edge. Perianth-segments obovate, |- in. long, pure white with 3 

 red veins and a yellow base. Filaments ^ in. long, joined towards 

 the base. Capsule subglobose, ^ in. long. 



Hab. Falkland islands. Drawn for Bot. Mag. in 1885, from plants sent by 

 Mr. F. W. Burbidge. 



4. S. GRANDiFLORUM Dougl. iu Bot. Reg. t. 1304 ; Bot. Mag. t. 

 3509 ; Sweet, Brit. Flow. 'Gard. ser. 2, t. 388, non Cav. S. 

 DoHtjlasii Dietr.; Lemaire, Flore des Serres, t. 146. KripJdfnna ijran- 

 dijiurum Herb. — Root-fibres many, loug and slender. Stem simple, 

 terete, ^-1 ft. long. Produced leaves 2-3, subterete, short, sheath- 

 ing the lower part of the stem. Flowers 2-3, cernuoas ; outer 

 spathe-valve linear, leaf-like, 1^-2 in. long. Perianth-segments 

 obovate, bright purple, rarely white, ^ in. loug. Filaments half as 

 long as the perianth, connate only at the base. Style as long as 

 the perianth. 



Hab. Vancouver's Island and California eastward to the Eocky Mountains, 

 ascending to GOUO ft. A very distinct and handsome species. 



5. S. SETACEuai Klatt in Linna^a, xxxi. 85 ; Fl. Bras. iii. 540, 

 tab. 71, fig. 1. — Densely tufted. Stems 3-5 in. long, very slender, 

 simple, terete, leafless, ending in a single cluster overtopped by a 

 linear reduced leaf. Leaves very slender, terete, as long as the 

 stem. Spathes 2-3-flowered, J-^ in. long. Perianth-segments 

 rose-red, acute, ^^2^ in. long. Filaments united to the apex in a 

 pilose cylindrical column. Capsule very small, globose. 



Hab. Monte Video ; gathered by Sello. 



6. S. TRiNEVE Baker in Journ. Bot. 1876, 267. S. BaUen 

 Klatt. — Root-fibres long and slender. Stem simple, slender, rigid, 

 terete, leafless, a foot long, ending in a single cluster, overtopj)ed 

 by a linear-subulate bract. Leaves rigid, slender, subterete, about 

 as long as the stem. Spathes 2-3-flovvered ; outer valves linear or 

 lanceolate, without any white membranous edge, ^-1} in. long. 

 Perianth yellow, ^-\ in. loug. Filaments connate in a cylindrical 

 column. Capsule oblong, brown, glossy, ^ in. long. 



Hab. Andes of Bolivia, Sorata, alt. 8000—15,000 ft., Mandon 1218! 

 1220 bis ! An allied species in an imperfect state was found by Pearce at 

 Huanuco, alt. 10,000 ft. 



7. S. MiDDLETONi Baker. — Root-fibres densely tufted, long 

 cylindrical. Stem slender, terete, erect, a foot long, ending in a 

 single cluster of flowers, with a terete leaf some distance below it. 



