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broad. Filaments 4 in. long, densely pubescent in the lower half ; anthers 

 I in. long ; pollen bright brown. Ovary clavate, in. long ; style over- 

 topping the anthers. 



Ichang gorge of the Yang-tze-kiang. Discovered by Dr. Henry in 

 1888. Differs from L. Broivnii by having no tinge of brown on the 

 outside of the flower, and by having a few bulbillae in the axils of the 

 upper leaves. L. kewense, W. Watson, figured in Gard. Chron. February 16, 

 1901, is a hybrid between L. Henry i and L. Brownii var. chlor aster. 



L. longiflorwm formosanum, Baker in Gard. Chron. 1880, ii. 528. 

 Differs from the Continental type by its more numerous, longer, narrower 

 leaves, with never more than three veins, and all the six segments of the 

 perianth distinctly keeled with red. Collected by Consul Swinhoe as far 

 back as 1862 ; brought into cultivation by Mr. Maries in 1880, when 

 collecting for Messrs. Veitch. For further notes on the varieties of 

 L. longiflorum, see Gard. Chron. 1891, ii. 225. 



L. Broivnii var. L. odorum, Planch. More delicate than the type, 

 with flowers less tinged with brown on the outside ; bulb white or 

 yellowish, not brown, with narrower scales ; green, not reddish-brown 

 stems, and less glossy leaves. Var. chlor aster, Baker, collected by Dr. 

 Henry in Central China, with L. Henryi, in 1888, differs from the type 

 by its narrower perianth-segments, distinctly keeled with green both inside 

 and out, and more slender style. In Gard. Chron. 1891, ii. 225, I have 

 described four varieties of Brownii, viz. odorum, chlorastcr, i^latyphyllum, 

 and virididum. 



L. Broivnii var. chloraster. Baker in Gard. Chron. 1891, ii. 225. 

 Stem 3 feet long. Leaves about 40, lanceolate, rather glossy, 3 in. long, 

 in. broad. Flowers 3-4. Perianth openly funnel-shaped, 5 in. long, 

 beginning to reflex an inch from the top, the throat of the funnel 2Hn. 

 diam. ; segments of both rows showing a distinct green keel both inside 

 and outside, tinged with brown on the outside towards the base. Anthers 

 as in the type, f in, long, with bright red pollen ; filaments pubescent. 



Central China; Ichang gorge, with L. Henryi. Collected by Dr. 

 Henry in 1888. 



L. formosum, Franch. in Jonrn. de Bot. vi. (1892) 313. Stem 3 ft. 

 long, slender, glabrous. Leaves subsessile, lanceolate, the longest half a 

 foot long by an inch broad. Flowers 1-2, erect. Perianth broadly funnel- 

 shaped, white, 6-7 in. long; segments oblanceolate, l}-li in. broad 

 above the middle, spreading only towards the tip, inside towards the base 

 densely pubescent on the nectariferous keel. Stamens but little shorter 

 than the perianth ; filaments papillose below the middle ; anthers 

 oblong, ^ in. long ; pollen yellow. Style reaching to the tip of the 

 segments. Capsule oblong, 2 in. long. 



Western China ; province of Szechuen, in the mountains of Ichen- 

 keou-tin, collected by Father Farges. Nearest L. Brownii in the shape 

 of the flower ; differs by its flower white outside, longer stamens and 

 yellow pollen. It agrees with Brownii in its papillose filaments and 

 nectaries. 



L. myriophyllum, Franch. in Journ. de Bot. vi. (1892) 313. Bulb 

 of L. longiflorum &nd Brownii. Stem 3-6 ft. long, stout, densely leafy. 

 Leaves linear, ascending, above 200 to a flowering stem, 1 -nerved, very 



