By Mr. John Lindley. 



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The Society is in possession of only one certain bulb of 

 this plant ; of others which have been received from Chili, 

 under the name of Markalla and Pelegrino, such as have 

 hitherto flowered have proved to be Amaryllis advena. 



XLIII. Amaryllis Candida. Lindley. 

 This pretty species was sent from Peru to the Society by 

 the late James Cowan, Esq. The flowers are of the most 

 delicate pure white, like those of a Crocus, and not fugitive. 

 It has been referred to Amaryllis for the present. Whenever 

 that genus shall be revised philosophically, I doubt not but 

 that it will be separated from the species with irregular flow- 

 ers ; but whether it be a Sternbergia, or a genus per se, I can- 

 not take upon me to determine. It certainly is not referable 

 to Zephyranthes of Mr. Herbert, from which it differs in 

 the disposition of the perianthium to contract and expand 

 under the influence or absence of light, in the regularity of 

 the stamens, and in the innate insertion of the anthers, 

 which are never versatile. The leaves are grassy. It seems to 

 be quite hardy, and will doubtless grow in the open border, 

 It increases plentifully by the root. 



HARDY PLANTS. 



TREES OR SHRUBS. 



XLIV. Rosa Biebersteinii. 



JR. ferox. Bieberstein cent, pi Ross. 

 Under this name it is proposed to distinguish the R.ferox 

 of Marschall Von Bieberstein. Plants presented to the 

 Society from the Apothecaries' Garden, Chelsea, having flow- 

 ered in the Society's collection, an opportunity has been 



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