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36. Callipsyche Herb. 



Perianth funnel-shaped ; tube short ; segments equal, oblanceo- 

 late-oblong, laxly nerved down the keel. lStanie7is much exserted, 

 decimate, inserted at the throat of the perianth-tube, callose at the 

 base, not united ; filaments filiform ; anthers oblong, versatile. 

 Ovary deeply laterally 3-lobed ; ovules very numerous, superposed ; 

 style very long, declinate ; stigma punctiform. Capsule deeply 

 laterally 8-lobed. Seeds crowded, angled by pressure. — Roottitock a 

 tunicated bulb. Leaves thin, oblong, petioled. Peduncle hollow. 

 Flowers many in an umbel ; spathe-valves ovate-lanceolate. 



1. C. EucRosioiDEs Herb, in Bot. Eeg. 1845, t. 45. — Bulb globose, 

 2 in. diam. Leaves produced after the flowers, petioled, oblong ; 

 blade a foot long, about 4 in. broad. Peduncle slender, above 2 ft. 

 long. Flowers 8-10 in an umbel; pedicels an inch long; outer 

 spathe-valves lanceolate, reflexing. Perianth-limb 1-1^ in. long; 

 segments oblanceolate-oblong, obtuse, greenish yellow, three times 

 as long as the tube. Stamens and style exserted 8 in. beyond the 

 tip of the segments. 



Hab. Guayaquil, Shiclair ! Given by Herbert as a plant of the West Coast 

 of Mexico, but this is probably a mistake. Introduced in 1844, but I have never 

 seen it alive. 



2. C. MiRABiLis Baker in Saund. Eef. Bot. t. 168. — Bulb oblong, 

 2 in. diam. ; outer tunics brown, membranous. Leaves 1-2, pro- 

 duced after the flowers ; petiole finally a foot long ; blade oblong, 

 acute, thin, a foot long, 5-6 in. broad. Peduncle hollow, 2-3 ft. 

 long. Flowers about 80, forming a dense umbel 8-9 in. diam. ; 

 pedicels 1-1^ in. long ; outer spathe-valves 2, ovate-lanceolate, 

 reflexing. Perianth-limb ^-f in. long ; segments greenish yellow, 

 twice as long as the campanulate tube. Stamens and style declinate, 

 protruded 3 in. or more from the perianth. 



Hab. Andes of Peru. Described first from a plant flowered by Mr. Wilson | - 

 Saunders at Reigate about 1870, received from Linden, '-^ince received alive * 

 from Sir C. W. Strickland and Messrs. Sander and Horsman. Flowers in July 

 and August. 



3. C. AURANTiACA Bakcr in Saund. Ref. Bot. t. 167 ; Bot. Mag. 

 t. 6141. — Bulb ovoid, 1 in. diam. ; tunics membranous, brown. 

 Leaves oblong, petioled, developed after the flowers ; blade mem- 

 branous, cordate-oblong, ^ ft. long, 4 in. broad. Peduncle subterete, 

 1^-2 ft. long. Flowers 6-8 in an umbel ; pedicels f-l in. long ; 

 outer spathe-valves lanceolate, inner linear. Perianth-limb l-|-2 in. 

 long ; tube short, greenish ; segments bright yellow, |— | in. broad. 

 Stamens exserted, 2^-3 in. beyond the tip of the segments ; anthers 

 small, oblong. 



Hab. Andes of Ecuador, alt. 8000 ft., Andre 4262 ! First described from 

 a plant flowered by Mr. Wilson Saunders in 1869, received from Linden. I have 

 had it since from Sir C. W. Strickland and Messrs. Bull and Horsman. Flowers 

 in February ; leaf not fully developed till June. 



