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4-8 in. long. Spatlie f-l^ in. long, tubular in the lower half. 

 Pedicel as long as or rather longer than the spathe. Perianth-limb 

 an inch long, suberect, pale purplish pink ; tube short ; segments 

 obovate, cuspidate, ^ in. broad. Stamens half as long as the limb. 

 Style trifid. 



Hab. Maklonado, Tweedie 1 Introduced in 1823. Monte Video, Imhelle 1 

 Flowers in September. 



28. Z. Andersoni Baker. Habrmithus Andersoni Herb, in Bot. 

 Eeg. t. 1345 ; Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 1677 ; Sweet, Brit. Flow. Gard. 

 ser. 2, t. 70. Amaryllis Andersoni Steudel. — Bulb ovoid, f-1 in. 

 diam. ; neck short. Leaves narrow linear, pale green, 5-6 in. long, 

 produced with the flowers. Peduncle slender, 3-6 in. long. Spathe 

 1-1:^ in. long, tubular below the middle ; valves lanceolate. Pedicel 

 longer than the spathe. Perianth suberect, 1-1^ in. long, bright 

 yellow inside, coppery red outside ; tube scarcely any ; segments 

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

 as the limb ; anthers yellow, ^ in. long. Style trifid. Capsule 

 i in. diam., deeply 3-lobed. 



Hab. Monte Video, first introduced in 1829, Anderson ! Tweedie \ Gibcrtl 

 "Entre Hios, Lorentz \ Buenos Ajxes, T^veedie I Ar&ucanisL, Reynolds \ Described 

 from plants flowered at Kew in June and July, 1887. 



29. Z. ciERULEA Baker. Amaryllis [Hahranthiis) cceridea Griseb. 

 — Bulb under 1 in. diam. ; neck 1-2|- in. long. Leaves unknown. 

 Peduncle 3-4 in. long. Pedicel as long as the bifid spathe. Perianth 

 pale blue, an inch long ; tube none ; segments obovate-unguiculate, 

 mucronate. Stamens unequal ; 3 longer equalling the trifid style. 



Hab. Entre Kios ; Concepcion del Uraguay, flowering in March, Lorentz. 



Subgenus Pyeolirion. 



30. Z. AUREA Baker. Pyrolirion anreumHevh. Amaryllis aurea 

 Kuiz et Pavon, Fl. Peruv. t. 286a. A. tuhiflora L'Herit. — Bulb 

 globose, 1^ in. diam. Leaves about 5, linear, a foot long, ^ in. 

 broad, contemporary with the floAvers in December and January. 

 Peduncle |— 1 ft. long. Spathe membranous, 1^ in. long, cylindrical 

 in the lower half. Ovary sessile. Perianth-limb erect, bright 

 yellow ; tube funnel-shaped, longer than the segments, suddenly 

 dilated at the middle, furnished at the throat with minute toothed 

 scales; segments acute, equal, 1|- in. long, ^ in. broad. Stamens 

 inserted at the middle of the perianth-tube ; filaments erect, 1|- in. 

 long ; anthers small, linear-oblong. Style trifid, reaching nearly 

 to the tip of the segments. 



Hab, Peru; Valley of Lima, in corn-fields, etc., Pavon\ Mattheics AQO\ 

 Nation ! 



31. Z. FLAVA Baker. Pyrolirion flaviun Herb. P. anreum fauce 

 IcBi'i Lindl. in Bot. Keg. t. 1724. — Difters from Z. aurea by being 

 destitute of scales at the throat of the tube. 



Hab. Peru. Known only from the plant described and figured by Lindley 



32. Z. FLAMMEA Baker. Amaryllis flammea Kuiz et Pavon, Fl. 

 Peiuv. t. 286b. Purulirion fiammeum Herb. — Just like Z. aurea, 



