36 HANDBOOK OF AMARYLLIDE^. 



22. Z. coNCOLOR b. Wats, in Proc. Amer. Acad, xviii. 161. 

 Hahranthus concolor Lindl. in Bot. Eeg. 1845, t. 54. — Bulb ovoid, 

 1^-2 in. diam; tunics dark brown; neck 2-3 in. long. Leaves 

 about 4, produced with tlie leaves in summer, linear, glaucescent, 

 a foot long, ^-|- in. broad. Peduncle terete, a foot long. Spatlie 

 l|-2 in. long, bifid in the upper third. Pedicel 2-3 in. long. 

 Perianth-limb lemon-yellow, 2-2| in. long ; tube short ; segments 

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

 as the limb ; anthers ^ in. long. Style overtopping the stamens, 

 deeply trifid. Capsule nearly 1 in. diam. 



Hab. Mountains of Mexico, ascending to 6000—8000 ft., Hartweg 219! 

 Farry d' Palmer 868 ! Schaff'ner 540 ! Sent alive by Messrs. Krelage, of Haarlem, 

 in July, 1878. 



23. Z. ANDicoLA Baker. Hahranthns andicola Herb. Amaryllis 

 andicola Poeppig. — Leaves linear, glaucous. Peduncle 6-7 in. long. 

 Spathe bifid, reaching halfway up the flower. Perianth-limb bright 

 violet, 2 in. long ; tube \-\ in. long. Stamens very short, deflexed. 



Hab. Chili ; Andes of Antuco, Poej?j}/<7. Flowers in January. I have not 

 seen any specimen. 



24. Z. MENDocENsis Baker. — Bulb-neck an inch long. Leaves 

 not seen. Peduncle slender, 5-Qf in. long. Spathe an inch long, 

 tubular in the lower half. Pedicel as long as or shorter than the 

 spathe. Perianth-limb rather declinate, 18-21 lines long ; upper 

 segment \ in. broad ; lower narrower. Stamens unequal ; longest 

 more than half as long as the limb. Stigma trifid. Capsule small, 

 globose. 



Hab. Argentine territory ; Province of Mendoza, Reed ! 



25. Z. CEARENSis Baker. Hahranthus cearensis Herb. — Bulb 

 ovoid, I in. diam. ; tunics pale brown ; neck short. Leaves very 

 narrow, produced after the flowers. Peduncle very slender, 4-6 in. 

 long. Spathe an mch long, tubular in the lower half. Pedicel a 

 little longer than the spathe. Perianth whitish, erecto-patent, 1^ in. 

 long ; tube |— ^ in. long ; segments oblanceolate, ^ in. broad. 

 Stamens more than half as long as the limb. Style trifid. 



Hab. Brazil ; Ceara, in woods near Crato, Gardner 1858 ! Goyaz, Burchell 

 8123 ! 8124 ! Quite distinct from Z. Andersoni, with which Seubert has 

 confused it. 



26. Z. FRANCiscANA Herb. MSS. — Bulb ovoid, 1^ in. diam. ; 

 tunics pale brown ; neck 1|~2 in. long. Leaves very narrow, 

 produced with the flowers. Peduncle 4-8 in. long. Spathe 1-1^ in. 

 long, tubular above the lower half. Pedicel at most as long as the 

 spathe. Perianth-limb oblique, whitish, 1-1-|- in. long; tube|— |in. 

 long ; segments oblanceolate, ^ in. broad. Stamens a little shorter 

 than the limb. Stigma trifid. 



Hab. Central Brazil ; banks of the Kio St. Francisco, Gardner 1422 1 

 Flowers in March. 



27. Z. GRACiLiFOLiA Baker. Hahranthus gracilifolius Herb, in 

 Bot. Mag. t. 2464. Amaryllis gracilifolia Schultes fil. — Bulb 1 in. 

 diam. ; neck short; tunics dark brown. Leaves 4-5, linear, deeply 

 channelled down the face, 6-9 in. long. Peduncle very slender. 



