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NEODREGEA GLASSII, C. H. Wright. 
le Lintaceak. Tribus ANGUILLARIEAE. s 
N, Glassii, C. H. Wright in Kew Bull. 1909, p. 309. Species unica. 
Herba5 cm. alta. Bulbus' ovoideus, 6 mm. diametro, tunicis obscure 
brunneis Jaevibus membranaceis vestitus. Caulis erectus, filiformis, 
siccitate sulcatus, viridis. olia 2, lineari-lanceolata, acuminata, 
3 cm. longa, 4 mm. lata, glaberrima, membranacea ; folium inferius 
onge vaginans, superius amplexicaule, quam inferius minus. Spica 
floribus 2-4 distantibus composita ;° bracteae nig similes, A cath 
minores. Perianthii segmenta _patentia 7 mm. longa, 0°3 mm. lata, 
angustissime _ Spas a, in parte superiore fere filiformia, basi supra 
uiguem auri Stamina 2 mm. longa ; filamenta filiformia ; 
antherae rabeehiane: dorsifixae. Ovarium 2 m pete teme viride 
styli 3, subulati, ad angulos apicales exteriores ovarii affixi ; A omiaed 
pingbeotinin, Capsula loculicide dehiscens. Semina lenticularia, 
brunnea. 
Sourn Arrica: Cape Colony ; ae Div., near Grahams 
seus, 61 4; Port Elizabe Div., in damp ees Cradock Foes a 
Ba akens River, J. L. Dre 
Neodregea is allied to Dipidax, Laws., but differs in having the 
with the styles at the outer angles. 
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Mr. James Glass in 1896, but flowers canoes un eet until 
they were discovered by Mr. J. L. Drege in May 1909, and forwarded 
to Kew by Dr. 8. Schénland, Director of the Albany Museum, Grahams- 
town. This species has the habit of a dwarf Ornithoglossum, the flower 
in the sum of its characters it — = with Dipidax. Although 
the perianth- os are so narrow, yet they bear auricles just above 
the claw, such as are found more ‘highly Gaeclopal : in the hong Andro- 
cymbium, and are iat indicated in Dipidax.—C. H. Wri 
Fig. 1, flower with subtendi : 2 perianth-segment es ee 3, pistil ; 
4, one carpel opened ; 5, rear es Sats 6, seeds. All enlar 
