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some of the Nerines in one, and Ixilirion Montanum, which 
is barely distinguishable as a species from Tataricum, with 
Hippeastrum regium, in another section. If the genera and 
species were thrown into a hat, and drawn out by lot, I should 
scarcely anticipate a more unsatisfactory result. 
Bomarea. § 1. Pedunc. bi-plurifori. § § Per. suhcequale. 
A. folia glabra, fl. circ. semunc. conferti. 
1. Salsilla. — v. 2. praecipua. — v. 3. subfalcata. 
B. fol. glabra, fl. med. magnit. laxi. 
2. edulis. — v. grandis. — v. Maranensis. 3. Caraccensis. 
C. fol. glabra, fl. magni, conferti. 4. formosissima. 
D. fol. glabra, fl. magni, laxi. 5. pauciflora. 
E. fol. pubesc. fl. circ. unciales, conferti. Leaves downy, 
flowers near an inch, umbel crowded. 
6. Hookeriana. — PI. 46. f. 3. Specim. Herb. Hooker. 
Matthews ex prov. Chacapozas Peruviae. Folia circ. 6f unc. 
If lata, subtus nervosa, pedunc. 2-2f unc. numerosissima 
( 1 00?) minute superne bracteati, bracteae involucrales semunc. 
lineares aut filiformes, per. f unc. lac. f unc. latae, petala infra 
magis attenuata, (saturate aurantiaca ? sepala rubra ?) 
Leaves about 6f inches, If wide, strongly nerved under- 
neath, peduncles 2-2f long, secondary peduncles minutely 
bracteate, involucral bractes f an inch linear, inner ones fili- 
form, perianth segments f wide upwards, petals more at- 
tenuated below, seemingly deep orange ; sepals red ? 
F. fol. pub. fl. circ. unc. laxi. 7. bracteata. 8. acutifolia. 
9. obovata. 10. hirtella. 11. latifolia. 12. cordifolia. 13. gran- 
difolia. 14. ovata, v. 2. Tatiana, v. 3. nobilis. 15. macrocarpa. 
16. hirsuta. 17. cornuta. 
§ § Petala sepalis longiora. 
G. fol. glabra, fl. circiter unciales laxi. 18. dispar. 
H. fol. glabra, fl. magni, conferti. 
19. Lyncina. — PI. 46. f. 2. Spec. herb. Hooker. Mat- 
thews ex Zambrabamba Peruviae. Fol. ovata ac. 2-3 unc. 
1-lf lata, bract, iuvol. externae unciales, f- unc. latae, internae 
parvulae, ped. unc. sepala angusta If unc. longa, petala spat. 
If unc. long, (aurantiaca ?) saturate punctata. Leaves ovate, 
acute, 2-3 inches long, If wide, involucral bractes 1 inch 
long, f- wide, inner small, peduncles an inch long, sepals 
narrow, If inch long, petals spatulate, If- long, dark spotted, 
seemingly orange. The flower seems allied to formosissima. 
I. fol. glabra, fl. circiter unciales, laxi. 20. dispar. 
§ 2. Peduncidi uni fori. §§ 1. Per. suboe quale. 
