Refugium Botanicum.| | April, 1868. 
TAB. 19. 
Natural Order Lin1ace®. 
Tribe ScILLE&. 
Genus Drimta, Jacq. 
D. APERTIFLORA, n. sp. Foliis ligulato-lanceolatis inferne maculatis 
erectis scapo equantibus, racemis expansis sublaxis scapis mul- 
toties brevioribus, pedicellis nutantibus floribus duplo longioribus 
perianthii laciniis purpurascentibus ligulatis fere ad basin liberis. 
Another new species, also brought by Mr. Cooper from the 
Cape. It is much nearer the old D. lanceefolia than the pre- 
ceding, but has much longer leaves spotted only below, a longer 
scape, a more numerously flowered and closer raceme, and larger 
flowers. 
Bulb ovate, an inch and a half to two inches thick, the coats 
membranous, purplish brown, truncate upwards. Leaves five or 
six, erect, igulate-lanceolate, eight or nine inches long when fully 
developed, about an inch broad, marked with dark purple blotches 
in the lower part, narrowed gradually from the middle down- 
wards, and upwards to an acute point, texture succulent, colour 
bright green. Scape terete, equalling the leaves, blotched in the 
lower part. Raceme at first crowded, about four inches long and 
moderately lax when fully expanded, the bracts very small and 
inconspicuous, the pedicels finally half an inch long, slightly 
cernuous. Perianth purple, about a quarter of an inch deep, the 
divisions ligulate, reaching down nearly to the base, exceeding 
the stamens. Ovary with six sulcations, those between the three 
cells the most conspicuous.—J. G. B. 
This is another of the species of Drimia which were sent to me 
by Mr. T. Cooper, from South Africa. It requires the same 
treatment as recommended for D. Cooperi.—W. W. 8. 
