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long. Pedicel shorter than the spathe. Perianth-lhnb bright 

 yellow, 1^-2 in. long; tube ^-^ m. long; segments obovate- 

 unguiculate, under ^ in. broad. Stamens more than half as long 

 as the limb. Style shorter than the stamens ; stigma with 3 

 orbicular lobes. 



Hab. Received alive from Messrs. Veitch, Aug. 1881. Supposed to have 

 been imported from Demerara. 



18. Z. MACROsiPHON Baker in Gard. Chron. n. s. xvi. 70. — Bulb 

 ovoid, 1 in. diam. ; neck 2 in. long. Leaves 3-4, contemporary 

 with the flowers in summer, linear, bright green, a foot long. 

 Peduncle |-1 ft. long. Spathe li-l-|- in. long, tubular in the lowei- 

 half. Pedicel as long as or a little longer than the spathe. Perianth 

 bright red, 2-2^ in. long; tube as long as the obovate segments, 

 which are above ^ in. broad at the middle. Stamens half an inch 

 shorter than the iimb. Stigma capitate, with 3 orbicular lobes. 



Hab. Mexico. Eeceived alive from Messrs. Veitch, May, 1881. 



Subgenus Zephyrites. 



19. Z. ROBUSTA Baker. HabrantJms robiistus Herb. ; Sweet, 

 Brit. Flow. Gard. ser. 2, t. 14 ; Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 1761. Amaryllis 

 tubispatha L'Herit. A. robiiata Spach. A. Berterii Spreng. — Bulb 

 ovoid, 1-1^ in. diam. ; neck short. Leaves linear, glaucous, pro- 

 duced after the flowers. Peduncle slender, 6-9 in. long. Spathe 

 l|-2 in. long, cleft only in the upper quarter. Pedicel as long as 

 the spathe. Perianth-limb erecto-patent, 2|-3 in. long, rose-red ; 

 tube short, greenish ; segments subacute, |— | in. broad. Stamens 

 half as long as the limb. Stigma trifid. 



Hab. Buenos Ayres, Tweedie I Introduced into cultivation in 1838. 

 Flowers in July and August. 



20. Z. versicolor Baker. Habranthus yersico/or Herbert in Bot. 

 Mag. t. 2485. Auianjllis versicolor Spreng. — Bulb oblong, 1 in. 

 diam. ; tunics nearly black. Leaves 3 or more, green, linear, a foot 

 long, produced after the tiower. Peduncle slender, 4-6 in. long. 

 Spathe 1-| in. long, tubular in the lower half. Pedicel a little 

 longer than the spathe. Perianth suberect, 2-2^ in. long, white, 

 flushed outside with red and green ; tube very short ; segments 

 obovate-unguiculate, cuspidate, ^ in. broad. Stamens half as long 

 as the limb. Style deeply trifid. 



Hab. Maldonado, Tweedie ! Introduced in 1824. Flowering in January. 



21. Z. SYLVATicA Baker. Amaryllis sylvatica Mart. Habranthus 

 sylvaticus Herb. — Bulb globose, f-1 in. diam. ; tunics pale brown ; 

 neck an inch long. Leaves linear, ^ in. broad, produced after the 

 flowers. Peduncle weak, slender, 3-4 in. long. Spathe an inch 

 long, tubular in the lower half. Pedicel as long as or rather shorter 

 than the spathe. Perianth erecto-patent, bright red, 2-21- in. long ; 

 tube greenish, -^-f in. long; segments subequal, ^ in. broad. Sta- 

 mens ^ in. shorter than the limb. Style very slender, declinate, 

 trifid, longer than the stamens. 



Hab. Bahia, Martins. Ceara, in dry open woods near Crato, Gardner 1857 1 



