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2. Flore minus patente; loculis poly spermis. Africans meridio- 
nales. — Flower less patent ; cells with many ovules. South 
Africa. 
38. Forbesianum. — Trans. Hort. Soc. 6. p. 83. Tabula 
picta ap. Hort. Soc. Londini. Bulbo magno spliae- 
rico, foliis loratis canaliculat.is glaucis ciliatis, um- 
bella 30-40-flora, floribus lsetissime purpureis. 
Var. (fortuita ) punicea. Ib. floribus la3te purpureo- 
kermesinis magis revolutis. 
This superb species, with from 30 to 40 purplish red 
flowers, was found by Forbes on the banks of the Delagoa 
river, on the south-east coast of Africa. The bulbs were very 
large, but of difficult culture, and I fear that they may have 
been all lost by rottenness. I believe the exposure of the 
bulbs to our damp atmosphere has been the cause of their 
perishing. I raised three seedlings from C. Careyanum im- 
pregnated by it, but they were also very delicate. I lost the 
one I reserved for myself, and I believe the others are dead 
also. It is greatly to be regretted that no cross should have 
been raised from C. Capense by this beautiful species, and if 
any person in this country still possesses it, I hope he will 
not miss an opportunity of attempting it. 
39. Revolutum.- — Am. revoluta. A. Bot. Reg. 8. 623. 
Bulbo ovato foliis angustis, lorato-linearibus, acute 
attenuatis, humifusis, sestivis, autumno deperiun- 
tibus, floribus roseo-striatis. In dubio est, an lmjus 
varietas sit Am. revoluta. Bot. Mag. 915. absque 
foliis ? This plant is quite distinct from Am. va- 
riabilis. Jacq. the revoluta /3. Bot. Reg. 8. 615. A 
light loam suits it best. It is a very ticklish plant, re- 
quiring absolute drought, in a cool situation, during 
six winter months. The bulb must not be kept 
above ground, but the neck just emerging. It will 
flower in the summer in the greenhouse, and ap- 
proaches nearer to the tropical Crinums than any 
other native of the Cape. It will bleed to death if 
forced in the winter, and rot if watered at that sea- 
son. It is difficult to say what Mr. Hibbert’s bulb 
was (Bot. Mag. 915. without leaves) which perished 
after flowering. It was probably a variety of this 
plant, but if meant for the identical plant it is very 
incorrect. The tube of this plant is variable, and 
not always shorter than the limb; in Mr. Burchell’s 
