CENT. IX. 123 



acum. media serratis, racemo apice comoso, fl. 

 oppos. nudis, cal. pubescens. bract, term, ovatis 

 acum. coccineis ut fl. Texas, Mexico &c. fine 

 plant, leaves biuncial, flowers scarlet large, often 

 erroneously called Salvia coccinea. 



This Century includes 24 new Genera,where- 

 of 6 now described, and 36 new species,\vhere- 

 of 30 now first described ; all of Labiate Order, 

 which shall be continued hereafter with the 

 Salvides family. 



CENTURIA X. 



ENDOGENOUS OR MONOCOTYLE. 



901, ARGOLASIA tvmentosa Raf. Lophiola 

 aurea Sims, Conostylis americana Pursh, Tor- 

 rey, Elliot, Nuttal, Eaton! Florida ad Nova- 

 ces. fine rare plant, put in an Australian Genus! 

 Lophiola was employed, Argolasia is good : of- 

 ten blended with next by similar habit. 



902, LACNANTHUS tinctoria EHiot,Heritiera, 

 Gm. MX. non alis, Dilatris heritiera Pers. 

 Eat. Nut. Tor.-*Novaces. ad Florida. Wrong- 

 ly united to Dilatris S. Afr. G. known from last 

 by shorter leaves, compact ft. triandrous &c. 



903, CROCUS aureus Sims, floribundus Ha- 

 worth Hisp. Aquitajiia, beautiful sp. fl. golden. 



904, Crocus suzianus Curtis b. m. 656 

 Italia, G recta, H. small yellow with purple stripes, 

 leaves long. 



905, Crocus mttatus Raf. bulbo unico reti- 

 cul. fol. fl. eq. setaceis glaucis subcanalic. re- 

 curvis acutis, spatha membr. bivalvis acutis, tu~ 

 bo cor. eq. limbo vittato acu to Austria, sent 

 me aa Cr. vernus which once included a dozen 

 sp. near Cr. luzianus, fl. similar same size small 

 pale grey with 3 to 5 ribbon like stripes dark 

 purple : whole plant only 3 inches. 



