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24. H. EOTUNDiFOLius Gawl. in Bot. Mag. t. 1618. H. orbicularis 

 Donn. — Bulb compressed, 3-4 in. diam. ; tunics thick, bifarious. 

 Leaves 2, spreading, suborbicular, 5-6 in. long and broad, glaJbrous, 

 scabrous on the margin. Peduncle bright red, ^ ft. long. Umbel 

 dense, compressed, 1^-2 in. diam. ; bracts 4-5, ovate, bright red, 

 an inch long; pedicels very short. Perianth pale red, an inch long; 

 segments linear, twice as long as the cylindrical tube. Filaments 

 white, longer than the segments. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; Southern .provinces. Described from a specimen 

 gathered by Thunberg and a plant that fiovN^ered at Kew, May, 1887. //. Laiii- 

 hertianus B. & S. is said to differ by its numerous spathe-valves. 



25. H. iNCARNATus Burcli. ; Herb. Amaryll. 237, tab. 31, fig. 1. 

 — Bulb compressed, 2-3 in. diam. ; tunics thick, bifarious. Leaves 2, 

 oblong, spreading, 6-8 in. long, 3^-4 in. broad, glabrous and not 

 ciliated, but scabrous on the margm. Peduncle reddish, glabrous, 

 3-4 in. long. Umbel dense, globose, 2 in. diam. ; pedicels short ; 

 spathe-valves 4-5, oblong, ascending, pale red, about an inch long. 

 Perianth pale red, | in. long ; tube short ; segments linear. 

 Stamens slightly exserted. 



Hab. Cape Colony ; South-eastern district, at Krakamma. Cultivated by 

 Burchell at Fulham in 1817—1819. Nearly alhed to II. rotuncUfolius. 



26. H. CooPERi Baker. — Bulb compressed, 4 in. diam. Leaves 2, 

 produced in October, spreading, suborbicular, 4-5 in. long, shortly 

 ciliated on the margin. Peduncle much compressed, glabrous, 

 bright red, as long as the leaves. Umbel dense, globose, 2-3 in. 

 diam., produced in July ; spathe-valves ovate, bright red, an inch 

 long; pedicels ^ in. long. Perianth bright red, under an inch long; 

 segments twice as long as the tube. Filaments distinctly exserted; 

 anthers pale yellow. 



Hab. Cape Colony. Described from a specimen from Mr. Thos. Cooper, 

 that flowered at Kew in July, 1863. 



27. H. HiRsuTus Baker in Gard. Chron. 1878, 756. — Bulb com- 

 pressed, 3 in. diam. ; tunics thick, brownish, bifarious. Leaves 2, 

 contemporary with the flowers, round-oblong, b-Q in. long,-3-4 in. 

 broad, dark green, hairy all over, especially at and near the edge. 

 Peduncle a little longer than the leaves, densely pilose. Umbel 

 dense, globose, 3-4 in. diam.; pedicels i in. long; spathe-valves 6, 

 oblong, membranous, bright red, shorter than the llowers. Perianth 

 white or pinkish, |-1 in. long ; segments linear, twice as long as 

 the tube. Filaments and style much exserted. 



Hab. Natal, Cooper 3231 ! Wood 3443 ! Transvaal, C. Miidcl ! Described 

 from a plant flowered by Messrs. Veitch in April, 1878. 



28. H. UNDULATus Herb. Amaryll. 233, tab. 30, fig. 1. — Bulb 

 ovoid, under an inch in diam. Leaves 2, suberect, lorate, glabrous, 

 much undulated, 5-6 in. long, i in. broad above the middle, 

 narrowed gradually to ^ hi. at the base. Peduncle slender, spotted, 

 glabrous, 2-3 in. long. Umbel dense, about 1 in. diam. ; pedicels 

 J-^ in. long ; spathe-valves 4, oblong, ascending, bright red, an 

 inch long. Perianth ^ in. long ; tube very short. Stamens much 

 exserted, reaching to the tip of the spathe-valves. 



