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Perianth-Begments plane. Filaments connate with one another 

 and the style. 



Leaves short, lorate Sp. 1. 



Leaves longer and narrower ..... Sp. 2-8. 

 Perianth-segments crisped. Filaments free . . Sp. 4. 



1. S. TRUNCATA Jacq. Ic. ii. 47, t. 857. Hmnanthus vaginatus 

 Thunb. Hessea roginata Herh, Genua Hymenetr on Salisb. — Bulb 

 globose,'! in. diam. ; sheathing tunic brown, funnel-shaped, trun- 

 cate, 1^-2 in. long, wrapped round the base of the leaves. Leaves 

 8-6, lorate, obtuse, ^ ft. long, ^-^ in. broad. Peduncle slender, a 

 foot long. Flowers 6-15 in an umbel; pedicels 1-1-^ in. long; 

 Bpathe-valves lanceolate, green. Perianth-segments oblanceolate, 

 plain, jDinkish, ^— ^ in. long. Stamens exserted, jointed to one 

 another and the dilated style towards the base. 



Hab. Cape Colony. Gathered by Masson at Rhinoceros Fountain in 1793. 

 There is a specimen from Kew Gardens at the British Museum, dried in the 

 year 1800. S. lingucefolia Jacq. Ic. t. 356 (S. Baueriana Herb.) seems a mere 

 variety with more robust habit, broader leaves, and larger flowers. It has been 

 gathered lately by the Eev. H. Whitehead in Namaqua-land. 



2. S. ANGUsTiroLiA Jacq. Ic. ii. 47, t. 859. Genus Pngionella 

 Salisb. — Bulb ovoid, ^ in. diam. Leaves 2, linear, ^ ft. long, 

 ■|-| in. broad, enclosed at the base in a reddish brown cylindrical 

 sheath. Peduncle slender, a foot long. Flowers 8-10 in an umbel, 

 fragrant ; pedicels 1-1^ in. long ; spathe-valves lanceolate. Perianth- 

 segments oblanceolate, plain, pale pink, \ in. long. Stamens ex- 

 serted, united to the acutely triquetrous style towards the base. 



Hab. Southern provinces of Cape Colony. Known to me only from 

 Jacquin's figure and description. 



8. S. RUBELLA Jacq. Ic. ii. 46, t. 858. Genus Stylago Salisb. — 

 Bulb ovoid, under an inch in diam. Leaves 3-4, linear, suberect, 

 6-9 in. long, not enclosed in a funnel-shaped sheath at the base. 

 Peduncle slender, terete, 1-1-| ft. long. Flowers 6-10 in an umbel, 

 scentless; pedicels an inch long; spathe-valves lanceolate, purplish. 

 Perianth- segments lanceolate, plane, pinkish, ^-\ in. long. Stamens 

 exserted; filaments united to the clavate-triquetrous style in the 

 lower third. 



Hab. Southern provinces of Cape Colony. Known to me only from 

 Jacquin's figure and description. 



4. S. UNDULATA Jacq. Ic. ii. 50, t. 860. Genus FAidolon Salisb. 

 — Bulb ovoid, 1-1| in. diam. Leaves 8-4, suberect, lorate, 6-10 in. 

 long, -^— I in. broad, enclosed at the base in a loose red-brown truncate 

 funnel-shaped sheath. Peduncle slender, terete, 1-| ft. long. 

 Flowers about 6 in an umbel, scentless ; pedicels 1-1^ in. long ; 

 spathe-valves lanceolate, purplish, as long as the pedicels. Peri- 

 anth-segments pinkish, crisped, lanceolate, ^ in. long. Stamens 

 exserted ; filaments free to the base. Style as long as the stamens, 

 clavate triquetrous in the lower half. 



Hab. Southern provinces of Cape Colony. Known to me only from 

 Jacquin's figure and description. 



