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branaceis^ laciniis perianthii oblongis mucronatis, scapo l-S-stachyo^ ovario glanduloso. 
Lindl. in Bot. Beg. t. 1067. 
Hab. ConceptioB. 
2. S. pedunculatwn ; caule folioso teretiusculo, foliis ensiformibus, pedunculis elongatis 
simplicibus, spathis exterioribus ovatis marginibus membranaceisj interioribus scariosis 
albidis, perianthii laciniis obovatis basi angustatis, staminum columna densissime glandu- 
loso-pilosa, stigmatibus brevissimisj ovario glabro. Hook, in Bot. Mag. t. Gillies, 
MSS. 
Hab. Conception. — Dr. Gillies and Mr. Cruckshanks found it likewise at Valparaiso. 
3. S. iridifolium ; foliis ensiformibiis margine scabris culmo foliaceo-ancipiti brevioribus, 
ramis parallellis ex articuli vagina, spathis terminalibus, perianthii laciniis extus inferne 
germineque pubescentibus, filamento monadelpho intus barbato, capsula rotunda nudius- 
cula. — Humb. et Kunth, Nov. Gen. v. 1. p. 260. — 'S. laxum. Bot. Mag. t. 2312. — Marica 
iridifolia, Bot. Beg. t. 646. 
Hab. Valparaiso and Conception. 
4. S. chileme i caule ramoso ancipiti alato, foliis ensiformibus, perianthii laciniis oblon- 
gis subspathulatis retusis mucronatis, capsula pyriformi pubescente, pedunculis pedicellis- 
que gracillimis. Hook, in Bot. Mag. t. 2786. 
Hab. Conception. (Also at Valparaiso. Mr, Cruckshanks.') 
5. S. striatum. Sm. Ic. Piet. t. 9. Bedoute. Lit v. 2. t. 66.— -S. spicatum. Cav. Ic. t. 104. 
— Marica striata. Bot. Mag. t. 701. 
Hab, Conception ; probably introduced. — A well-known garden plant, originally from Mexico, 
6. S. sessiliflorum ; foliis lineari-ensiformibus rigidis glaberrimis striatis costatis margine 
incrassatis, scapo simplici bracteato foliis longiore, floribus sessilibus glomeratis, glomer- 
ulis approximatis spicam interruptam elFormantibus, ovariis glabris. 
Hab. Conception.' — We have not seen the flowers in a state which enables us to describe them. They 
appear to be pale yellow. The stamina are free for their upper half : the stigmas are long. 
Ord. LXV. AMARYLLIDE^. Br. 
1. AMARYLLIS, Linn. 
1. A. chilensis ; foliis linearibus compressis carnosis, scapo purpurascente, spatha 
colorata sub-biflora, tubo brevi intus squamis 3-4-fidis coronato, laciniis lanceolatis 
patulis, filamentis declinatis corolla brevioribus. Spr. — HHSrit, Sert. Angl. p. 11. Buiz 
et Pav. FI. Per. v. 3. p. 56. 
Hab. Conception. — Very variable in the colour of its blossoms. The A.flammea, Ruiz and Pav, (Feuill. 
Chil. V. 3. t. 21,) found also at Conception, and allied to this, has never more than one flower. There are 
several other species, natives of Chili. 
2. ALSTRCEMERIA. Linn. 
1. A. Salsilla; caule volubili, foliis glabris petiolatis lanceolatis acuminatis resupinatis, 
