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9. Z. CoMMERsoNiANA Herb. Amaryll. 174, t. 29, fi^. 3. Aiimrijllis 

 Atamnsco minor Red. Lil. t. 454. — Bulb globose, -|~f in. diam. ; 

 neck 1-1-^ in. long. Leaves 3-4, contemporary with the flowers in 

 August, narrow linear, Anally 8-9 in. long. Peduncle slender, 

 4-6 in. long. Spathe f-1 in. long, bifid at the tip. Pedicel a little 

 longer than the spathe. Perianth-limb briglit red, yellow at the 

 base, 1-1^ in. long; tube none; segments oblanceolate-oblong, 

 subacute, ^ in. broad. Stamens a little shorter than the perianth. 

 Style deejply trifid. Capsule under -^ in. diam. 



Hab. Monte Video, Commersonl (Herb. Smith). 



10. Z. DEPAUPERATA Herb. Amaryll. 171. Amaryllis depauperata 

 Poeppig. — Leaves narrow linear, produced with the flowers in 

 spring. Peduncle slender, 4-5 in. long. Spathe an inch long, 

 tubular in the lower halt'. Pedicel 1^ in. long. Perianth an inch 

 long, sulphur-yellow inside, tinged with red outside ; tube very 

 short ; segments oblong, acute, under i in. broad. Stamens more 

 than half as long as the limb. Style trifid. 



Hab. Sandy plains of South Chili, Poeppig. A plant gathered by Dr. 

 Gillies on the Cerro de Portezuelo, drawn by Herbert, and called Z._filifolia, is 

 either the same species or a close ally. Its leaves are filiform. There are a 

 number of unpublished drawings of AmarylUdece by Herbert in the Lindley 

 library. W? have just received several specimens of a plant that only differs 

 from Herbert's drawing by its smaller flowers, from Patagonia, from Mr. J. L. 

 Williams Andrews. 



11. Z. LONGiFOLiA Hcmsl. Diag. PI. Nov. iii. 55. Z. aurea 

 S. Wats, in Proc. Amer. Acad, xviii. 161. — Bulb ovoid, f-1 in. diam. ; 

 neck 1^-2 in. long. Leaves very narrow, contemporary with the 

 flowers in summer, 6-9 in. long. Peduncle slender, 3-6 in. long. 

 Spathe f-1 in. long, tubular in the lower half. Pedicel much 

 shorter than the spathe. Perianth f-1 in. long, bright yellow, 

 coppery outside ; tube short ; segments unguiculate, ^ in. broad. 

 Stamens much shorter than the limb. Style trifid. Capsule- 

 valves orbicular, ^ in. broad. 



Hab. New Mexico, C. Wright 1904 ! Arizona, Pringle ! Texas, Palmer 

 1363 ! Highlands of Central Mexico, Schafner 340 ! Parry & Palmer 870 ! 



12. Z. TEXANA Herb, ; Kunth. Enum. v. 487. Hahranthus 

 Andersoni var. texanus Herb, in Bot. Mag. t. 3596. — Bulb globose, 

 f in. diam. ; tunics dark brown ; neck 1-1^ in. long. Leaves 3-4, 

 narrow linear, contemporary with the flowers. Peduncle very 

 slender, 4-8 in. long. Spathe an inch long, bifid only at the tip. 

 Pedicel erect, much longer than the spathe. Perianth erect, yellow 

 inside, coppery yellow outside, an inch long ; tube scarcely any ; 

 segments obovate, acute, ^ in. broad. Stamens more than half as 

 long as the perianth. Style trifid, as long as the stamens. Capsule 

 ^ in. diam. 



Hab. Texas, first gathered by Drummond in 1835, and since by Lindheimer 

 and Palmer. 



13. Z. GRACILIS Herb. Amaryll. 172, t. 29, fig. 1. — Bulb and 

 leaves unknown. Peduncle short, slender. Spathe f in. long. 

 Pedicel shorter than the spathe. Perianth-limb above f m. long ; 

 tube scarcely any; segments oblanceolate, ]-12th in. broad. 



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