BOMAREA. 157 



pubescent. Leaves lax, shortly petioled, oblong, acute, 2-3 in. 

 long, densely pubescent beneath. Umbel shnple, 10-15-rayed; 

 bracts many, small ; pedicels about an inch long, densely pubescent. 

 Ovary hemispherical, densely pubescent. Perianth-segments un- 

 equal; outer segments f in. long, oblanceolate, red-brown ; inner 

 ■| in. longer, cuneate-unguiculate, bright yellow, with claret-brown 

 spots. 



Hab. Andes of New Granada, alt. 9000— 10,00U ft. Doubtfully distinct 

 from B. Caldasiana. 



66. B. FRONDEA Mast, in Gard. Chron. n. s. xvii. 669, fig. 102. 

 Stems elongated, sarmentose, pubescent. Leaves lax, spreading, 

 oblong, acute, moderately firm in texture, 4-5 in. long, pubescent, 

 beneath. Umbel dense, simple, many-flowered ; bracts many, 

 oblong-lanceolate, foliaceous; pedicels pubescent, 1^-2 in. long. 

 Ovary pubescent. Perianth-segments unequal in length ; outer 

 oblanceolate, reddish brown, 1-1^ in. long; inner ^ in. long, 

 cuneate-unguiculate, bright yellow, with copious spots. 



Hab. Andes of New Granada, 8000 — 10,000 ft. Introduced into cultivation 



in 1882 by Messrs. Shiittleworth and Carder. Nearly allied to B. Caldasiana. 



67. B. AxDiiEAXA Baker in Journ. Bot. 1882, 205. — Stems 

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

 8-5 in. long, |-1 in. broad, thin in texture, finely pubescent 

 beneath. Umbel simple, 10-15-rayed; bracts small; pedicels 

 1^-2 in. long. Perianth-segmente unequal in length ; outer 

 oblanceolate, 1^ in. long, reddish brown; inner ^ in. longer, 

 bright yellow, spotted with claret-brown. 



Hab. Andes of New Granada, A)idre 675 ! 27o6 ! Kalhreyer 1502 1 Nearly 

 allied to B. frondea. • ^ z o 



M' fe3'L"u"Tii'1lei-k^im^VynriCt/5, figs. 8-5— Stems 

 slender, elongated, sarmentose. Leaves lax, spreading, oblong- 

 lanceolate, 3-4 in. long, moderately firm in texture, glabrous 

 beneath. Umbel simple, 5-6-rayed ; bracts small, linear ; pedicels 

 l-|-2 in. long, bracteolate, densely pubescent. Perianth-segments 

 unequal ; outer 1+ in. long, oblanceolate, brown, densely pubescent ; 

 inner 2 in. long, cuneate-unguiculate, bright yellow, unspotted. 



Hab. Andes of Ecuador; western slope of Pichincha, Jameson ! Hall ! 



69. B. Patini Baker.— Stems elongated,' sarmentose, pubescent. 

 Leaves lax, drooping, petioled, oblong-lanceolate, 3-4 in. long, 

 moderately firm in texture, pubescent beneath. Flowers very 

 numerous, forming a simple umbel ; bracts large, foliaceous ; 

 pedicels 1^-2 in. long, pubescent, not bracteolate. Perianth- 

 segments unequal ; outer oblanceolate, brownish ; inner plain 

 yellow, 2 in. long, | in. broad, cuneate-unguiculate. 



Hab. Andes of New Granada ; Province of Antioquia, Patin ! Jervoise ! 

 Nearly allied to B. patacoensis Herb. 



70. B. PATACOENSIS Hcrb. Amaryll. 120, t. 14, fig. 3 ; Hook. fil. 

 in Bot. Mag. t. 6692. B. couferta Bentli. ; Masters in Gard. Chron. 

 1882, 186, t. 31. — Stems elongated, sarmentose, purple-tinted, 

 pubescent. Leaves lax, oblong-lanceolate, 5-6 in. long, moderately 

 firm in texture, pubescent beneath. Flowers 20-30 in a simple 



