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STENOMESSON vitellinum. 
Yolk-of-Egg Stenomesson . 
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Nat. ord. Amaryllidacej5. 
STENOMESSON. Herbert. 
S. vitellinum ; foliis hysteranthiis obovato-oblongis 3-nerviis petiolatis mar- 
gine revolutis subtus glaucis, umbella 6-flora, perianthii laciniis erectis, 
staminibus exsertis, coronae dentibus obtusis indivisis. 
Bulbus placentiformis, collo constricto. Flores ante folia. Scapo spi- 
thamcEus glaucus. Pedicelli florum breves, ovario paululum longiores. Stamina 
alterne breviora. Stigma 3 -lobum capitatum. 
A bulbous plant from Lima, whence it was sent by John 
Maclean, Esq. to the Horticultural Society, with whom it 
flowered in February 18 F 2 . 
The yellow flowers, and their general appearance, remind 
one of the yellow Calostemma of New Holland ; only they are 
larger. 
It is essentially distinguished from the other known species 
by its broad leaves, depressed bulbs, and the intermediate 
teeth of the cup being obtuse and undivided. 
The plant flowered in a cool stove, where it had been kept 
warm and moist wdiile growing, but cooler and drier while at 
rest. 
It is among the prettiest of the Western American bulbs ; 
but is at present extremely rare. 
