42 HANDBOOK OF AMARYLLIDE^. 



Subgenus Habranthus. 



1. H. soRATENSE Baker. — Bulb ovoid, under 1 in. diam. Leaves 

 about 4, narrow linear, l-12tli in. long, contemporary with the 

 flowers in September. Peduncle slender, 4 in. long. Umbel 

 2-flowered; spathe-valves 2, hnear, 3 in. long; pedicels f-1 in. 

 long. Perianth-limb erect, 4-4i in. long ; tube 3 in. long, funnel- 

 shaped at the apex, cylindrical below it; segments oblong-lanceolate, 

 1^ in. long, ^ in. broad at the middle. Stamens as long as the 

 segments ; anthers ^ in. long. Style deeply trifid. 



Hab. Andes of BoKvia ; Sorata, alt. 8000—9000 ft., Mandon ! 



2. H. CHiLENSE Baker in Journ. Bot. 1878, 82. Habranthus 

 cMlensis Herb. Amarijllis ckilensis E. & P. — Bulb globose, 1-li in. 

 diam. ; neck 1-3 in. long ; tunics dull brown. Leaves about 2, 

 narrow linear, contemporary with the flowers, 6-9 in. long. 

 Peduncle 6-9 in. long. Umbel mostly 2-flowered; spathe-valves 

 linear, 1^ in. long ; pedicels i-1 in. long. Perianth-Umb erect or 

 ascending, 1^-2 in. long ; tube very short ; segments bright red or 

 yellow, oblong, acute, ^ in. broad at the middle. Stamens shorter 

 than the perianth-segments : anthers oblong, ^ in. long. Style 

 reaching to the tip of the segments ; stigma trifid. 



Hab. Sandy plains of South Chili, Pavon\ Lessonl Reed I Flowers in 

 spring. 



3. H. ROSEUM Baker in Journ. Bot. 1878, 82. Habranthus 

 roseus Herb. ; Sweet, Brit. Flow. Gard. ser. 2, t. 107. H. pumikis 

 Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 1771. Zephyranthes 'purpurea Philippi. — Bulb 

 ovoid, under 1 in. diam. ; neck short; tunics dark brown. Leaves 

 about 3, contemporary with the flowers in summer, narrow linear, 

 glaucous, a foot long. Peduncle slender, | ft. long. Flower usually 

 solitary, nearly horizontal ; spathe 2-valved, 1-1^ in. long ; pedicel 

 shorter than the spathe. Perianth-limb 2 in. long, bright red; 

 tube very short, greenish ; segments oblong-lanceolate, acute. 

 Stamens shorter than the segments; anthers ^ in. long. Style 

 longer than the stamens ; stigma trifid. 



Hab. Chili, Reed ! Introduced into cultivation from the Island of Chiloe 

 by Lieut. Barlow in 1831, but now lost. 



4. H. LiNEATUM Baker in Journ. Bot. 1878, 82. Habranthus 

 lineatus Philippi. — Bulb and leaves unknown. Peduncle slender, 

 i ft. long. Umbel 2-flowered ; spathe-valves linear, above 2 in. 

 long ; pedicels half as long as the spathe-valves. Flowers cernuous, 

 yellow, marked with red lines, 1^-2 in. long; tube ^ in. long; 

 segments oblanceolate, ^ in. broad. Stamens much shorter than 

 the segments. Style shorter than the segments ; stigma trifid. 



Hab. Chili, near Santiago, Philijyjn. Flowers in September. 



5. H. BRACHYANDRUM Baker. — Bulb and leaves not seen. Pe- 

 duncle slender, a foot long. Umbel 1 -flowered; spathe-valves 

 linear, 2 in. long ; pedicel as long as the spathe. Flower nearly 

 erect, bright red, 3^ in. long ; tube short, funnel-shaped ; segments 

 oblong-lanceolate, acute, i in. broad. Stamens under an inch long. 

 Style reaching halfway up the flower ; stigma deeply trifid. 



