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6. S. RECURVATUM Bakei' in Sauiid. Eef. Bot. sub t. 308. 

 Pancratium recurvatmn Kuiz et Pavon, Fl. Peruv. t. 285 a. Cohurfjia 

 recurvata Herb. Carpodotes recurvatus Herb. Chri/sophiala recurvata 

 Lindl. — Bulb ovoid, 1-1| in. diam. Leaves 3-6, linear, a foot long, 

 i— §■ in. broad, contemporary with the flowers. Peduncle slender, 

 l-l-l ft. long. Flowers 2-6 in an umbel ; pedicels 1-3 in. long ; 

 spathe-valves large, lanceolate. Perianth-limb 2-2^ in. long, 

 reddish yellow ; tube |- in. diam. at the throat ; segments oblong, 

 ^— I in. long. Stamens shorter than the segments ; filaments 

 united in a cup obscurely toothed between them. Style finally 

 exserted ^ in. beyond the tip of the segments. 



Hab. Andes of Peru, Bolivia, and Northern Chili, Pavon ! (British Museum) 

 Maclean ! Of Herbert's species I cannot distinguish from this Cohurfjia discolor, 

 ohragillensis, angusta, lutea, and Macleanica. It was first noticed by Feuille, 

 under the name of Lilionarcissus bicolor. 



7. S. cocciNEUM Herb. App. 40 ; Baker in Kef. Bot. t. 309. 

 S. rubrum Herb. Pancratium coccineum Kuiz et Pavon, Fl. Peruv. 

 t. 285b. Coburrjia coccinea Herb, in Bot. Mag. t. 3865. C.})ra- 

 cipitata and venusta Herb. — Bulb ovoid, 1^ in. diam. Leaves 4-5, 

 linear, developed after the flowers, bright green, channelled down 

 the face, a foot long, ^-^ in. broad. Peduncle slender, terete, sub- 

 glaucous, l-li ft. long. Flowers 4-8 in an umbel ; pedicels 1-1| in. 

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

 long ; tube ^ in. diam. at the throat ; segments oblong, half as long 

 as the tube. Stamens as long as the segments ; filaments united 

 in the lower half in a cup with a distinct tooth between each of 

 them. Style finally protruded l-^ in. beyond the tip of the 

 segments. 



Var. S. BREviFLORUM Herb. — Perianth paler red, 1-1 J in. long. 

 Leaf lanceolate, indistinctly petioled. 



Hab. Andes of Peru, ascending to 10,000 ft., Pavon ! Mathews ! Pearce 1 

 Nax.hreviflorum; Maclean \ 



8. S. susPENsuM Baker in Saund. Kef. Bot. t. 22. — Bulb ovoid, 

 1-1| in. diam., with brown tunics and a short neck. Leaves 2-3, 

 produced after the flowers, linear or lanceolate, a foot long. Pe- 

 duncle slender, a foot long. Flowers 4-6 in an umbel, drooping ; 

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

 bright scarlet, 1-1 J in. long ; tube funnel-shaped in the upper half; 

 segments oblong, half as long as the tube. Stamens as long as the 

 segments; filaments united in a cup in the lower half; free portion 

 lanceolate at the base, without any tooth between ; anthers small, 

 oblong. Style finally exserted beyond the segments. 



Hab. Andes of Peru. Described from a plant flowered in 1868 by Mr. 

 Wilson Saunders, the bulbs of which were gathered by Fraser. Eeceived also 

 alive from Messrs. Veitch and Henderson. 



9. S. iNCARNATUM Baker in Saund. Kef. Bot. sub. t. 308. Pa7i- 

 cratiuni i7icarnatum H. B. K. P. quitense Willd. Cohurgia incarnata 

 Sweet, Brit. Flow. Gard. ser. 2, t. 17. — Bulb globose, 2-3 in. diam., 

 with brown tunics and a long neck. Leaves 4-6, contemporary 

 with the flowers, lorate, slightly glaucous, 1-1|- ft. long, about an 

 inch broad. Peduncle stout, slightly 2-edged, hollow, 1-^2 ft. long, 



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