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9. H. Berteroanum Baker in Journ. Bot. 1878, 83. Hippe- 

 astriim Berteroanum Pliilippi. — Leaves and bulb unknown. Peduncle 

 9-12 in. long. Umbel 5-6-flowered ; spatlie- valves lanceolate, 

 1|~2 in. long ; pedicels sometimes as long. Flowers purple, 

 unspotted, openly funnel-shaped, 2^ in. long; tube very short, 

 minutely squamulose at the throat; segments oblanceolate, ^ in. 

 broad. Stamens much shorter than the flower. 



Hab. Chili ; Kancagua, flowering in January, Bertero. 



10. H. Jamesoni Baker in Journ. Bot. 1878, 83. — Bulb and 

 leaves not seen. Peduncle slender, ^ ft. long. Umbel 2-4-flowered ; 

 spathe-valves lanceolate, li-2^ in. long ; pedicels shorter than the 

 spathe. Flowers horizontal, ascending or cernuous, red, 2-2|- in. 

 long; tube very short, funnel-shaped; segments oblong, acute, 

 ^ in. broad at the middle ; lower inner narrower. Stamens 

 declinate, unequal, about half as long as the segments. Style 

 rather longer than the stamens ; stigma trifid. 



Hab. Argentine Republic ; ravines near Jaclial, flowering in February, 

 Jameson 1 



Subgenus Phycella. 



11. H. PHYCELLoiDES Bakcr in Journ. Bot. 1878, 83. Habranthus 

 phycelloides Herb, in Bot. Eeg. t. 1417. — Bulb ovoid, 1^-2 in, diam. ; 

 neck about 2 in. long. Leaves 3-4, narrow linear, glaucous, con- 

 temporary with the flowers. Peduncle |— 1 ft. long. Umbel 3-6- 

 flowered ; spathe-valves linear, 2-3 in. long ; pedicels l^— 2 in. long. 

 Flowers erect or ascending, bright red, yellowish inwards ; tube 

 i in. long, with a minute ciliated corona at the throat ; segments 

 oblanceolate, ^ in. broad, connivent except at the tip. Stamens as 

 long as the perianth ; anthers ^ in. long. Style exserted ; stigma 

 minutely tricuspidate. 



Hab. Andes of Chili, Macrae ! Reed ! Introduced into cultivation in 1830. 

 Connects the subgenera Habranthus and Phycella. 



12. H. BicoLOR Baker in Journ. Bot. 1878, 83. Amaryllis bicolor 

 R. & P. A. cijrtanthoides Sims in Bot. Mag. t. 2399. A. iynea Lindl. 

 Bot. Beg. t. 809. Phycella iynea, cyytanthoides, magnifica, gracili- 

 flora, attenuata, hrevituba, bicolor, and bi flora Herb. (Bot.Reg. 1. 1943). 

 P. angustifolia Philippi. — Bulb globose, 2 in. diam. ; tunics dark 

 brown ; neck 1-2 in. long. Leaves about 4, contemporary with the 

 flowers, linear, obtuse, 1^-2 ft. long, about f in. broad, narrowed to 

 the base. Peduncle slender, terete, 1-1^- ft. long. Umbel 4-9- 

 flowered ; spathe-valves lanceolate, 1-1^ in. long; pedicels slender, 

 as long as the spathe. Flowers ascending, narrowly funnel-shaped, 

 1^-2 in. long, bright red, passing into yellowish green towards the 

 base ; tube short, funnel-shaped, appendiculate with 6 minute 

 teeth at the throat ; segments oblanceolate, with a long claw, con- 

 nivent, ^ in. broad near the tip. Stamens unequal, declinate, 

 nearly as long as the segments. Style exserted ; stigma capitate. 



Hab. Frequent in Chili, about Valparaiso, &g., flowering in October. I 

 cannot make out any specific characters to sejDarate the synonyms above cited. 

 The finest variety is P. magnifica Herb., which has a perianth-limb 3 in. long. 



