By Mr. David Douglas. 



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the inland Tribes, and is called in^their tongue Koo-e-oop. 

 Unfortunately, at the time I found it, it was beyond my power 

 to preserve it, and I regret to say that the note taken was 

 also lost. From recollection, it has a stem 9 to 15 inches 

 high, terminating with 2-3 large blue flowers ; and has one 

 very long, linear, smooth, glaucous, white, leaf. The root is 

 roundish, crisp, and juicy, yielding a palatable farina when 

 boiled. 



* I also believe that the Fritillaria barbata of M. Kunth,* 

 found by Messrs. Humboldt and Bonpland, on the moun- 

 tains of Mexico, is a fifth species. 



The drawing of the accompanying figure of Calochortus 

 macrocarpus was taken from specimens produced in the 

 Garden of the Horticultural Society at Chiswick, in August 

 1827 ; those of C. nitidus and C. elegans, have been made 

 by Mr. Lindley from dried specimens in my collection. The 

 latter have been added, in order that the account of this very 

 rare genus may be rendered as perfect as possible under 

 existing circumstances. 



Explanation of the Plates, 

 Plate 8. Calochortus macrocarpus. 



1. A stamen, much magnified. 2. The back of an anther. 

 3. A section of the ovarium, with a part of the pe- 

 duncle. 4. The upper half of the ovarium and the 

 stigmas. 5. A transverse section of the ovarium. 

 6. One of the stigmas opened. 7. A capsule. 8. A 



* Synopsis plantarum aequinoctialium orbis novi. Vol. i. p. 292. 



