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53. B. PARViFOLiA Baker. — Stems elongated, sarmentose, 

 pubescent. Leaves sessile, linear, glabrous, 1-1|- in. long, -^ in. 

 broad, moderately firm in texture. Umbel of 10-12 2-3-flowered 

 rays 3-4 in. long; bracts many, just like the leaves ; lower pedicels 

 ascending, 1-1^ in. long ; bracteoles nearly as large as the bract. 

 Ovary turbinate, glabrous. Perianth- segments equal in length, 

 li in. long; both rows oblanceolate, bright pink, with a dark 

 purple tip. Stamens and style exserted. 



miaryll. 398, tab. 46, fig. 2.— Stems 

 elongated, sarmentose, pubescent. Leaves lax, distinctly petioled, 

 oblong, acute, 5-6 in. long, under 2 in. broad, firm in texture, 

 strongly ribbed and pubescent beneath. Umbel very dense ; bracts 

 minute ; rays very numerous, 2 in. long, densely pubescent, 

 1-2-flowered. Ovary densely pubescent. Perianth-segments equal 

 in length, under an inch long ; outer oblanceolate, J in. broader ; 

 inner not broader, oblanceolate-unguiculate. 



Hab. Andes of Peru ; Province of Chacapoyas, Matheios ! 



55. B. AcuTiFOLiA Herb. Amafyll. 112. ' AlstrcBineria acutifolia 

 Link & Otto, Ic. i. 5, t. 29 ; Bot. Mag. t. 3050, 3871, 6444 ; Sweet, 

 Brit. Flow. Gard. ser. 2, t. 77. — Habit and leaves of B. edulis, from 

 which it differs by its short simple or at most 2-flowered peduncles 

 and more brightly-coloured (yellow) inner perianth-segments. 



Hab. Mexico and Guatemala, ascending to 10,000 ft. on the Peak of 

 Orizaba. Eeceived alive lately from Mr. Elwes. Intermediate between B. 

 edulis and muUiJiora. 



56. B. EDULIS Herb. Amaryll. 111. Alstrcemeria edulis Tussac, 

 Fl. Antill. i. 109, t. 14 ; Andr. Bot. Eep. t. 649. A. Salsilla Gawl. 

 in Bot. Mag. t. 1613, non Linn. — Stems elongated, sarmentose, 

 slender, glabrous. Leaves lax, petioled, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 

 acute, 3-4 in. long, 1-1^ in. broad, thin in texture, glabrous beneath. 

 Umbel compound, few or many- (4-20) rayed ; bracts large, folia- 

 ceous ; branches 3-6 in. long, 1-4-flowered ; bracteoles small, 

 lanceolate ; lower pedicels 1-1^- in.long. Ovary turbinate, glabrous. 

 Perianth-segments equal in length, about an inch long ; outer 

 oblanceolate-oblong, ^ in. broad, pink, with a green tip ; inner 

 cuneate-unguiculate, retuse, mucronate, ^ in. broad, greenish, 

 copiously spotted with claret brown. Capsule 1 in. diam. 



Var. B. cHONTALENSis Seem, in Gard. Ohron. 1871, 479; Hook, 

 fil. in Bot. Mag. t. 5927. — A fine variety with large thin leaves, an 

 umbel with few long branches, larger flowers, more obovate outer 

 segments, and pale yellowish green inner segments. 



Var. B. ovATA Mirbel. Alstrmneria ovata Cav. Ic. i. 54, t. 76 ; 

 Hook, in Bot. Mag. t. 2846. B, hirtella Herb. Alstrcemeria hirtella 

 H. B. K. — Leaves broader, more rounded at the base, pubescent 

 beneath. Flowers larger. 



Var. B. coRNUTA Herb. Amaryll. 114, t. 17, fig. 4. — Outer seg- 

 ments of the perianth furnished with a distinct spur at the apex. 



Hab. Throughout Tropical America from Cuba and Mexico to Peru and 

 the South of Brazil. Very variable. Besides those placed above as varieties, I 



