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bract at the middle. Ovary obconic, glabrous. Segments all 

 f-1 in. long, oblanceolate, ^-J in. broad. 

 Hab. Andes of Bogota, alt. 9000 ft., Hartioeg ! 



15. B. DisTicHOPHYLLA Baker in Journ. Bot. 1882, 202. AIstrcE- 

 meria distichophylla Euiz et Pav. Fl. Peruv. iii. 60, t. 287 a. Sphcerine 

 distichophylla Herb. — Stems suberect, glabrous, l|-2 ft. long, leafy 

 in the upx^er half, not flexuose. Leaves lax, oblong, acute, mode- 

 rately firm in texture, 2-3 in. long, f-| in. broad, glaucous and 

 slightly pilose beneath. Umbel simple ; bracts 2, similar to the 

 leaves ; rays 3-6, slender, curved, glabrous, an inch long, not 

 bracteate. Ovary turbinate, glabrous. Segments all ^-^ in. long ; 

 outer bright red. 



Hab. Peru ; Andes of Muna, alt. 10,000—11,000 ft., Pavon ! Fearce 139 ! 



16. B. poDOPETALA Baker in Journ. Bot. 1882, 202. — Stems 

 suberect, glabrous, 1-1^ in. long, very flexuose in the leafy upper 

 half. Leaves lax, oblong, rigid, glabrous, 2-2|- in. long, under an 

 inch broad, glaucous beneath. Umbel simple, 2-3-flowered ; bracts 

 2-3, large, oblong ; pedicels slender, curved, 2-3 in. long. Ovary 

 very small. Outer segments oblong, reddish, | in. long ; inner 

 f in. long, cuneate, with a long claw. 



Hab. Andes of Southern Ecuador, alt. 9000—10,000 ft., Andre 4611 bis 1 



16. B. poLYGONAToiDEs Baker in Journ. Bot. 1882, 202. — Stems 

 suberect, glabrous, above a foot long, not flexuose in the leaty upper 

 half. Leaves 12-15, lax, ascending, oblong, acute, firm in texture, 

 2-3 in. long, |-1 in. broad. Umbel simple, 2-flowered ; pedicels 

 ^ in. long. Ovary small, glabrous. Segments all ^ in. long, bright 

 yellow. 



Hab. Andes of Southern Ecuador, alt. 9000—10,000 ft., Andre ! 



18. B. cocciNEA Baker in Journ. Bot. 1882, 202. Alstrmmeria 

 coccinea Euiz et Pav. Fl. Peruv. iii. 62, tab. 291, fig. a. SphcBrine 

 coccinea Herb. — Stems about 3 ft. long, pilose, flexuose and leaty in 

 the upper half. Leaves oblong, acute, 3 in. long, IJ-l^ in. broad 

 at the middle, pilose beneath. Umbels simple ; bracts suppressed; 

 rays 2-4, pilose, 2-2|- in. long. Ovary turbinate, pubescent. 

 Segments all about ^ in. long ; outer bright red ; inner greenish 

 yellow, spotted. 



Hab. Andes of Peru, Ruiz d- Pavon. This I have not seen. 



19. B. HARTWEGn Baker in Journ. Bot. 1882, 203. B. simplex 

 Benth. PL Hartweg. 156, non Herb. — Stems suberect, 1-2 ft. long, 

 leaty, densely pubescent and flexuose in the upper half. Leaves 

 lax, petioled, oblong, acute, rounded at the base, 2-3 in. long, 

 moderately firm in texture, strongly nerved and densely pubescent 

 beneath. Umbel simple, 4-8-flowered ; bracts suppressed or 2, 

 like the leaves ; pedicels curved, densely pilose, 1-li in. long, not 

 bracteolate. Perianth-segments red, equal in length, f in. long ; 

 outer oblanceolate ; inner with a small blade and long claw. 



Hab. Peru ; Cordilleras of Loxa, Hartweg ! South Ecuador, alt. 9000— 

 10,000 ft., ^ndre! 



