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9. Pulcher. — PI. 26. f. 1. Specim. Tweedic. Herb. 
Hooker, absque foliis. Scapo 3| unc. spatlia 24 
unc. bifida apice non diviso, pedunc. quinque, f- 
3| unc. germine crasso, perian. 1-| (albo ? eru- 
bescente ?) stylum \ unc. superante ; stylo fila- 
mentis longiore, stigmate trifido. Flowers five, 
apparently white or blush. Upper sepaline fila- 
ment decidedly prolonged, and lower petaline 
abbreviated. The inequality of the peduncles is 
very conspicuous. From Buenos Ayres. 
10. Pedunculosus. — PI. 26. f. 3. Specim. Tweedie. 
Herb. Hooker, absque foliis. Scapo unciali bifloro ; 
spatha tubulosa apice bifido ; pedunc. 3-unc. ger- 
mine longo gracili, perianthio angusto 2-unc. vel 
ultra, laciniis acutis, stylo unc. fere longioribus 
(pallide rubris ?) filamentis stylo brevioribus ; stig- 
mate trifido reflexo. From Buenos Ayres. A 
remarkable plant, the scape being only an inch, 
and the two peduncles each three inches long, the 
peduncles remarkably slender and the spatlie tubu- 
lar. If it should appear on inspection of these six 
Bonarian plants that the annular membrane at the 
base of the filaments is precisely similar, they 
might, perhaps, be united as local varieties of one 
Habranthus Platensis ; but without more intimate 
acquaintance with them, the union would not be 
advisable. I have some Habranthi from the Plata 
which have not yet flowered with me, and vary a 
little in leaf, but certainly belonging to the same 
family. These species all require to be plentifully 
watered in a greenhouse or frame in the winter, 
and their leaves ought to grow out to the length of 
near two feet. As soon as the leaves decay, they 
should be left quite dry, and if placed in a hot 
situation it will promote their flowering. 
11. Hesperius. — Foliis glaucis, perianthio patente re- 
flexo, annulo fauciali fimbriato, filamentorum qua- 
terna discrepantia obsoletiore. 
Var. 1. Advena. — Amar. advena. Bot. Reg. 10. 849. 
Bot. Mag. 28. 1125. Leaves channelled, rather 
glaucous, | inch wide ; 2-6-flowered ; flowers red 
upwards, yellowish green below ; peduncles 2 inches 
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