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obovatc acuminate ; the lower portion of the upper 
petals whitish and line-speckled, a faint yellow 
mark above the speckles; the rest of the perianth 
pale rosy ; points greenish ; perianth about IV inch 
long or less; capsule round, purple-ribbed; point 
much shorter than in Pulchra. 
22. Cummingiana. — Raised from Chilian seed collected 
by Mr. Cumming. I am by no means clear that 
it should not be considered a variety of Angusti- 
folia. — Specim. Versicolor Valparaiso, Bridges, 35. 
and specim. “ Common on mountains near Val- 
paraiso, Nov. and Dec.” Herb. Hooker, seem to 
be this plant. 
Stalk 12-15 inches high ; leaves subglaucous, 
sessile, tortuous, not resupinate, 4 inches long or 
more, 3-16ths wide ; peduncles 3-5, diverging, 
bracteate and forked 2-2| inches above the base, 
3-6-flowered ; secondary peduncles diverging; seg- 
ments acuminate, a little tortuous, petals line- 
speckled their whole length ; the inferior part of 
the two upper petals yellowish, the rest of the 
perianth pale brownish or yellowish red (very vari- 
able in different seedlings), perianth If inch long; 
sepals wide, obovate ; upper petals 5-16ths wide, 
below marked at the point with green, the whole 
below the green dashed with short red streaks ; the 
other four segments with a green blotch at the 
point extending down the rib on the outside ; low- 
est petal acuminate ; pollen pale dull purple ; style 
and stigma pale. Sterile stems weak, with linear 
glaucous leaves. The colour, and the acuteness 
of the petals varies in different individuals. I 
have seen three out of five peduncles on one stalk 
six-flowered. This plant is impatient of confined 
air, and thrives well out of doors with a little pro- 
tection. A. Angustifolia v. Selloensis seems to 
come near this plant in general appearance. 
23. Angustifolia. — Leaves long, linear, sessile, acute ; 
perianth a little more than an inch long, colour 
evanescent, probably purplish rose ; peduncles 3- 
flow T ered. 
