BOM ARE A. 151 



beneath. Flowers 20-40 in a dense simple umbel ; bracts many, 

 oblong, foliaceous ; pedicels f-1 in. long, pubescent, not bracteolate. 

 Perianth-segments nearly equal in length ; outer oblanceolate, an 

 inch long, tinged with red ; inner a little longer, obovate-ungui- 

 culate, ^ in. broad, reddish yellow, copiously spotted with claret- 

 brown. 



Hab. Mountains of Venezuela and New Granada. Description mainly 

 taken from the original specimen gathered by Mutis, in the Linnean Herbarium. 



39. 13. coRNiGERA, Hcrb. Amaryll. 110, tab. 17, fig. 2. — Stems 

 very slender, elongated, sarmentose, glabrous. Leaves lax, petioled, 

 oblong-lanceolate, 1^-2 in. long, ^ in, broad, thin in texture, 

 glabrous beneath. Flowers 1-3 in a simple umbel ; bracts un- 

 equal, sometimes large ; pedicels 1^ in. long, with small bracteoles 

 near the base. Perianth-segments equal in length, an inch long ; 

 outer oblong-spathulate, emarginate, with a distinct apical spur ; 

 inner obovate-unguiculate. 



Hab. Andes of Peru, Mathews 1659 ! 



40. B. ROSEA Herb. Amaryll. 118. Alstrameria rosea Euiz. et 

 Pav. B. variahilis Herb. B. simplex Herb, in Bot. Mag, t. 3863. 



— Stems elongated, sarmentose, glabrous. Leaves lax, petioled, 

 oblong, acute, 3-4 in. long, thin in texture, glaucous and pubescent 

 beneath. Umbel usually simple ; flowers few or many ; bracts 

 small ; pedicels slender, glabrous, 1^-2 in. long, often bracteolate 

 at the middle. Perianth- segments equal, an inch long ; outer 

 oblanceolate, pale red tipped with green ; inner obovate-unguiculate, 

 greenish yellow, spotted. 



Hab. Andes of Peru, Bolivia and Tucuman. Herbert's two varieties, 

 placed under B. imrpurea, are apparently many-flowered forms of this species. 



41. B. OLiGANTHA Baker in Gard. Chron. 1877, ii. 648. — Stems 

 slender, elongated, sarmentose, glabrous. Leaves lax, oblong, 

 acute, 3-4 in. long, thin in texture, densely pubescent beneath. 

 Flowers 6-8 in a simple umbel ; bracts large, foliaceous ; pedicels 

 pubescent, l-l^- in. long, often bracteolate. Ovary densely pubescent. 

 Perianth segments equal in length, 1-1 i in. long ; outer oblan- 

 ceolate, dull red outside ; inner cuneate-unguiculate, ^ in. broad, 

 bright yellow, with claret-brown spots. 



Hab. Andes of Peru ; introduced by Leichlin in 1877. The specimens 

 from which the original description was made are very poor and weak. 



42. B. PURPUREA Herb. Amaryll. 118. Alstrcemeria jmrpurea 

 Euiz et Pav. Fl. Peruv. iii. 63, t. 294 a. — Stems elongated, 

 sarmentose, pubescent. Leaves lax, oblong-lanceolate, acute, 

 3-4 in. long, an inch broad, pubescent beneath. Flowers 20-60 in 

 a dense simple umbel ; bracts small, linear-lanceolate ; pedicels 

 1^ in. long, often furnished with a small lanceolate bracteole at the 

 middle. Perianth-segments equal, purple, an inch long; outer 

 oblanceolate ; inner obovate-unguiculate. 



Hab. Woods of the Peruvian Andes, Pavon ! 



43. B. MULTiPES Benth. PI. Hartweg, 156. — Stems elongated, 

 sarmentose, glabrous. Leaves lax, lanceolate, acuminate, 4-5 in. 

 long, f in. broad, moderately firm in texture, glabrous beneath. 



