13G HANDBOOK OF AMARYLLIDE^. . 



13. A. cAriYOPiiYLLEA Jjicq. Hort. Bclioen. t. 405. A. Liijtu 

 Curt, in Bot. Mag. t. 125, noii Linn. — Sterile stem | ft. long, with 

 several thin InnceoLite petioled leaves, aggregated near its apex, 

 reaching l|^-2 in. long, -l-f in. broad. Flowering stem i— If ft. 

 long; its leaves few, linear, ascending, very small. Umbel simple, 

 3-4-flowered ; pedicels 1|~2 in. long; bracts many, thin, linear, 

 sometimes petioled, l-lf in. long. Perianth-segments oblanceolate, 

 with a long claw, very unequal, the longest lf-l| in. long. 

 Stamens shorter than the upper segments. 



Hab. Southern Provinces of Brazil, Gardner 844! Mosen 3805 ! I cannot 

 from the description alone separate definitely A.filipendula Schenck. 



14. A. MONTicoLA Mart, in Eoem. et Schultes Syst. vii. 730 ; 

 Scheuck in Fl. Bras. iii. 175 tab. 22, fig. 1. — Flowering stem 2 ft. 

 long, its leaves thin, linear-lanceolate, remote, glabrous, glaucous 

 beneath, 2|^-3 in. long, ^-^ in. broad. Umbel 5-6 rays; pedicels 

 usually simple, IJ-l^ in. long; bracts 6-8, linear, 1^-2 in. long. 

 Perianth horizontal, nearly 2 in. long; segments all oblanceolate- 

 unguiculate. Stamens nearly as long as the perianth. 



Hab. Brazil ; Serra dos Lagos, Province of Bahia, Martins. 



15. A. FOLiosA Mart, in Roem. et Schultes Syst. vii.' 740; 

 Schenlv in Fl. Bras. iii. 175, tab. 21, fig. 1. — Flowering stem 2 ft. 

 long, its leaves many, thin, ascending, linear, subpetiolate, 3-4 in. 

 long, ^ in. broad, pubescent beneath. Umbel 3-6-rayed ; pedicels 

 2-3 in. long, 1-2-ilowered ; bracts many, thin, linear, as long as 

 the pedicels. Perianth If in. loug; outer segments with a long 

 claw and a cuneate-orbicular limb f in. broad ; tlie others oblanceo- 

 late unguiculate. Stamens nearly as long as the perianth. 



Hab. Central Brazil ; Province of Minas (iexneii, Martins, SeUo\ Glaziou 

 1549U ! Three varieties are described. 



16. A. piAUHYENSis Gardn. MSS. — Flowering stem 3 ft. long, 

 its leaves few, distant, linear, erecto patent, not more than an inch 

 long. Sterile stem a foot long, with many thin oblong-spathulate 

 petioled leaves agi^regated near its apex, the largest 2-3 in. long, 

 1-1^ in. broad. Umbel simple, 4-6-rayed ; pedicels 1-2 in. long ; 

 bracts many, thin, linear or lanceolate, about an inch long. Peri- 

 anth 1:^ in. long; segments oblanceolate unguiculate, acute, not 

 spotted, the outer ^ in., the inner f in. broad. Stamens shorter 

 than the perianth. 



Hab. Brazil ; shady woods near Veiras, Province of I'iauhy, Gardner 2324 ! 

 Nearly allied to A. puldiella. 



17. A. PULCHELLA Linu. fil. Suppl. 206. A. psittacina Lehm. ; 

 Hook, in Bot. Mag. t. 3038; Lindl. in Bot. Reg. t. 1540. A. 

 Innilddna Roem. — Sterile stems under a foot long, with a number 

 of thin oblong petioled leaves 2-3 in. long, |-f in. broad, aggre- 

 gated at its apex. Flowering stem 2-3 ft. long ; leaves scattered, 

 lanceolate or oblong-spathulate. Umbel simple, 5-6-fiowered ; 

 pedicels 1-1|^ in. long ; bracts many, large, lanceolate, foliaceous. 

 Perianth-segments 1^-lf in. long, dark red, tipped with green, all 

 spotted inside with brown, very unequal, the upper witii an obovate- 

 cuneate limb ^-^ in. broad. Stamens nearly as long as the limb. 



