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12. CooPEiiiA llerh. 



Perianth solitary, erect, regular ; tube long, cylindrical ; limb 

 funnel-shaped, with subequal oblong segments. Stamens inserted 

 at the throat of the tube ; filaments very short ; anthers linear, 

 erect. Ovanj 3-celled ; ovules many, superposed ; style about as 

 long as the tube ; stigma trifid. Capstde membranous, loculicidally 

 3-valved, deeply 3-lobed. Seeds many, compressed ; testa black. — 

 liootstock a tunicated bulb. T.eaves linear, contemporary with the 

 flowers in summer. F/oivers whitish, fragrant ; spathe single, 

 membranous, tubular below the middle. — Habit of Zephijranthes, 

 from which it differs by its stamens and long perianth-tube. 



1. C. Drummondii Herb, in Bot. Beg. t. 1835. — Bulb globose, 

 1 in. diam. ; neck short. Leaves narrow linear, erect, a foot long. 

 Peduncle slender, fragile, hollow, -|— 1 ft. long. Spathe 1^-2 in. 

 long, 2-valved at the tip. Ovary sessile ; tube very slender, 3-5 in. 

 long ; limb f-1 in. long, white, tinged with red outside ; segments 

 oblong, obtuse, with a cusp, ^-^ ni. broad. Anthers ^ in. long. 

 Capsule f in. diam., deeply lobed laterall3^ 



Var. C. cHLORosoLEN Herb, in Bot. Mag. t. 3482. — Perianth- 

 tube stouter, tinged with green ; limb longer, less rotate. Leaves 

 a little broader. 



Hab. Texas, New Mexico, and North Mexico. First gathered by Drum- 

 mond about 1835. 



2. C. PEDUNCULATA Hcrb. Amaryll. 179, t. 42 ; Bot. Mag. 

 t. 3727. Sceptranthus Drummondii Graham. Zephyrmithes Drum- 

 mondii Don ; Sweet, Brit. Flow. Gard. ser. 2, t. 328. — Habit more 

 robust. Bulb with a neck 2-3 in. long. Leaves about 6, a foot 

 long, I in. broad. Peduncle about f ft. above ground. Spathe 

 1-2-valved at the tip. Ovary shortly pedicellate. Perianth-tube 

 1^ in. long ; limb nearly as long as the tube, tinged red outside ; 

 segments obiong, obtuse, cuspidate. 



Hab. Texas, Drummond ! Lindheimer 542 ! Hall 652 ! 



13. Anoiganthus Baker, 



Perianth regular, erect ; tube short, funnel-shaped ; segments 

 oblong-lanceolate, subequal. Stamens biserial, 3 inserted in the 

 perianth-tube and 3 at its throat; filaments filiform; anthers erect, 

 oblong. Orary oblong, 3-celled ; ovules numerous, superposed ; 

 style filiform ; stigmas 3, slender, falcate. Capsule globose, mem- 

 branous, loculicidally 3-valved down to the base. ^Sm/smany, flat; 

 testa black. — Monotypic. 



1. A. BREviFLORUs Baker in Journ. Bot. 1878, 76. Cj/rtanthus 

 hrevijiorus Harv. Thesaur. Cap. t. 139. — Bulb ovoid, 1 in. diam., 

 with a short neck. Leaves 3-4, contemporary with the flowers, 

 lorate, a foot or more long. Peduncle ^-1 ft. long. Umbel 2-10- 

 flowered ; spathe-valves 2, lanceolate ; pedicels erect, slender, 

 1-2 in. long. Perianth bright yellow, about an inch long ; tube 

 \-^ as long as the segments. Stamens half as long as the perianth- 

 segments. Capsule ^ in. long ; valves reflexing from the base. 



