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XCI. Ati Accoimt of a new Genus of Narcisseje, allied to 

 the Genus Ajax of Salisbury. By A. H. Haworth, Esq. 

 F.L.S., ^r. 



To the Editors of the Philosophical Magazine and Journal. 

 Gentlemen, 

 TTAVING recently obtained specimens and a promise of 

 *--^ roots of two interesting plants vei-y nearly allied to the 

 Genus Ajax of Salisbury, not as yet described in the techni- 

 cal language of Botany, I have given to them the name of 

 Diomedes, and herewith transmit to you a correct description 

 of them, as follows, and remain 



Yours, &c. 

 Queen's Elm, Chelsea, Nov. 1823. A. H. Ha WORTH. 



DIOMEDES. 



Character Genericus. 



Corolla Imibo hexapetalo-partita, tubo clavatim cj'- 

 lindraceo valido, coi'ona mediocri pocidiformi petalos 

 semisequanti. Genitalia recta. Filamenta subaequalia 

 tubo semi-plusve deorsum connata. Antherce exiguae 

 lineares erectae. 



Obs. Herba (Parkuisoni fide) e montibus Pyrenaeis, 

 habitu omnino Generis Ajacis Salisb., cui locum in. 

 systemate proximum tenet. Ab Ajace differt filamen- 

 torum insertione, tuba; corona^que forma; Genus Quel- 

 tiam Salisb. quoque approximat, discrepante tubo, stylo, 

 coronaque. 



Specierum Characteres. 

 minor. D. filamentis tribus apice solum liberis, stylo corona 

 1 . breviore. 



Narcissus totus pallidus oblongocalicc serotinus ?ninor. 

 Park. Parad. 73. 4. 



Descriptio. Folia viridia semunciam lata obtusa 

 striatula. Scapus uniflorus, florendi tempore peduncu- 

 lum superans. Gernien post anthesin compresso-ovale. 

 Tubus 6-7-hnearis subcompresso-cylindraceus, superne 

 incrassatus sive latior, e viridi-lutescens. Corolla nu- 

 tans, laciniis 6 subaequalibus elliptico-ovatis albis, basi 

 distinctis luteis, stellatim expansis. Corona cj'Iindrica 

 poculiformis parum angulata laciniarum semilongilu- 

 dine plusque, intense lutea, ore recto subplicatulatim 

 crenulato. Filamenta inaequalia gracilia lutescentia, 

 superne alba, tria tubo alte connata et libera solum 

 longitudine antherarum : tria dimidiatim libera, priori- 

 bus parum breviora. Antherre tubuni paulo supe- 



rantes 



