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the top. The pedicels are short and rigid, the flowers, when 

 young, being borne in a horizontal position. Flowers six 

 to ten, the outer segments nearly as long as the inner, colour 

 bright red, the tips of the perianth segments are purple and 

 green. There is a well-marked gibbous swelling at the base 

 of the flower. It is well figured in the Botanical Magazine, 

 table 590. 



Laclicnalia pendula, var. gigantea. — A fine form of Lache- 

 nalia pendula, but not larger than the type. The flowers are 

 somewhat larger, pendulous instead of horizontal, the top of the 

 inflorescence gracefully arched, instead of being straight. It is 

 frequently stated that the difference between Lachenalia pen- 

 dula and L. pendula gigantea is due to cultivation, but this is 

 certainly not the case. The former increases freely, the latter 

 very slowly, besides which the type flowers earlier, and there is 

 a marked difference in habit. 



Lachenalia rubida, Jacq. — This is rather an unsatisfactory 

 species for British gardens, as it cannot be relied on to flower 

 regularly, and at no time does it flower freely. However, it is 

 well worth growing, as the colour of the flowers is so bright and 

 distinct, almost a uniform bright red, paler near the ends of the 

 flowers, with purple and green edgings to the perianth seg- 

 ments. As already stated, this species differs from most other 

 species of Lachenalia, by producing its leaves and flowers almost 

 simultaneously. It is a dwarf species. The scapes are slender, 

 about 6 inches long, green at the base, passing into red 1 

 inch from the bulb, with large blotches of deeper colour. 

 Flowers six to ten, long and slender, about 1| inches long, 

 the inner segments about a quarter longer than the outer. The 

 flowers are oblique at the base, patent, on stout pedicels. It 

 was introduced in 1803, and is figured in the Botanical 

 Magazine, table 993. 



Lachenalia rubida, var. tigrina, Gawl. — Similar to Lachenalia 

 rubida, but the outer segmenis paler in colour, and liberally 

 spotted with deep red. A very nice variety. 



I may here state that this is the only Lachenalia tigrina. It 

 is necessary to clear up this, as in numerous collections a form 

 of Lachenalia tricolor is cultivated under the name of L. tigrina, 

 which, however, has nothing to do with L. tigrina ; all its 

 characters being those of tricolor, such as the relative length of 



