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his detailed description, that it was the strongest of the wild 
specimens examined by him in which this character existed, 
and therefore it may be presumed that the solitary flowers of 
the garden plant may be owing to its being young. 
94. ALSTRCEMERIA magnifica. Herbert. 
A. magnifica ; perianthii sepalis apiculate obovatis pallidissime purpurascen- 
tibus biuncialibus lj unc. latis, petalo inferiore concolore rotundate ob- 
tuso unciam lato uncialibus, superioribus angustioribus £ unc. latis 
If longis interne dens6 saturate purpura striato-suffusis medio fulvis 
superne fulvo-purpurascentibus. W. II. 
Of this fine plant a single flower has been examined by the 
learned Dean of Manchester, who regards it as a new species 
allied to the Ligtu of Feuille, which he considers distinct 
from our A. Ligtu, figured at t. 13. of 1839 ; the latter, 
Dr. Herbert looks upon as a very striking variety of A. pul- 
chella. The plant has been raised from seeds collected near 
Coquimbo by Mr. Bridges, and was sent us by Mr. Carter, 
seedsman, Holborn. 
95. ALSTRCEMERIA Chorillensis. Herbert. 
A. Chorillensis; caule circiter vel sub-pedali, pedunculis 2-3-floris, foliis cir- 
citer 2^ unc. longis £ latis superficie superiore resupinata costata forti- 
ter 2-4-nervata confertim albo punctata inferiore sursum-versa glabra 
nitente, perianthio subsesquiunciali (circiter 1£) dilute roseo costis ex- 
tends apicibusque viridibus, sepalis late spatulatis subparibus ultra sem- 
unciam latis, petalis angustioribus acutis superioribus summa parte 
dilute rosea media lutea ima pallida a parte rosea usque ad basim macu- 
lis brevibus angustis linearibus rufescentibus obliquis notatis, genitalibus 
dilute roseis, polline pallido, capsula subsphserica seminibus parvis ro- 
tundis obscure brunneis dense tuberculatis chalaza obscuriore orbiculari 
medio depressa umbilico inconspicuo subapiculato pallidiore. Ilahitat 
rnontana Chorillos dicta jgrope Limam in Peruvid. W. H. 
We are unacquainted with this plant, except by tbe fore- 
going description ; for which, and the following, we are in- 
debted to the Dean of Manchester. 
96. BARBACENIA squamata. 
B. squamata ; (§ Veitcbia, vel, si mavis, genus Veitchia; squamis sex petaloi- 
deis stamina et limbi lacinias interpositis) foliis subtrifariam patentibus 
triuncialibus canaliculatis acutis viridibus margine sub lente scabro, caule 
quadrunciali subtereti unifloro nudo, germine subtrigone anguste sub- 
campanulato f unc. longo luteo rubro-striato angulis subaculeatis, tubo 
