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B. Sessile. 
13. Sessilis. -Foliis gracilibus semicylinclricis viridibus, 
ortu tortilibus ; germine sessili ; tubo ultra semun- 
ciali, aculeis binis minutissimis ad petali cujusque 
basin ; limbo albo, sepalis extus plus minus rube- 
scentibus ; scapo in seminando deflexo ; stylo valde 
deflexo. 
Var. 1. Verecunda. — Bot. Mag. 52. 2593. Germen 
above tube green limb 1^- long, white, tinged 
with blush outside ; sepaline filaments shorter, 
petaline just longer, than the style. 
Var. 2. Striata. — Bot. Mag. 52. 2593. Sepals streaked 
outside with red ; style longer than any of the 
filaments. This plant does not appear to maintain 
its distinguishing features with certainty when 
raised by seed. 
Var. 3. Ackermannia. — From Guatimala. Leaves rather 
broader ; sepals red externally before expansion ; 
perianth internally pure white ; style much longer 
than in either of the other varieties. It does not 
flower near so freely as them, and is more disposed 
to make offsets. These plants require no trouble, but 
to keep them dry in winter ; they may be crowded 
in a small pot, stowed away any where dry, and 
set out of doors in May or June, when they will 
flower immediately ; or they may be kept in dry 
sand, and planted out in May in a border of sandy 
soil. Their flowers expand quite flat when the 
sun shines, and are produced abundantly, and 
every flower is followed by a seed-pod. The seed- 
lings flower at an early age. 
14. Grahamiana. — PI. 29. f. 2. Specim. Graham 358. 
B. Herb. Lindl. Mexico, absque foliis. Scapo tri- 
unciali, spatha Itc dimidio tubulosa, basi inflata 
superne bifida (vel fenestrata ?) germine sessili l 
unc. perianth 1-|, tubo gracillimo ^ unc. limbo unc. 
laciniis ovalibus ultra latis (in spec, sicco pallide 
purpureis infra lutescentibus) filamentis ^ unc. 
liberis, stylo suberecto tubum superante, stig- 
mate lobis obtusis, antheris limbo semunciam bre- 
vioribus. This plant is nearly allied to sessilis. 
The flower is more purpurascent, the tube rather 
