Refugium Botanicum.] (January, 1870. 
TAB. 186. 
Natural Order Liniacez#. 
Tribe ScrLLE&. 
Genus Scritua, Linn. 
Sub-genus Leprzouria, Roth. (See Appendix). 
S. susetauca, Baker. Bulbo globoso tunicato hypogeo, foliis 5—6 
lanceolatis acutis erectis 9—10 poll. longis infra medium paullulum 
angustatis carnoso-herbaceis synanthiis glauco-viridibus infra deor- 
sum paullulum purpureo maculatis, scapo foliis subduplo breviore, 
racemo laxo 30—40-floro, pedicellis gracilibus floribus subduplo 
longioribus, inferioribus cernuis, laciniis saturate roseo-purpureis 
3 lin. longis, filamentis laciniis triente brevioribus dimidio superiore 
purpure9, ovario stipitato basi discoideo ampliato. 
A native of the Cape of Good Hope, introduced by Mr. Cooper. 
Bulb round, globose, almost entirely immersed. Leaves five or 
six to a bulb, linear-lanceolate, erect, fleshy-herbaceous, nine to 
ten inches long by an inch broad at the middle, acute, narrowed 
shiehtly below the middle, pale glaucous-green, spotted slightly 
with purple in the lower half on the outside. Scape spotted, 
arcuate, three to four inches long. JRaceme lax, thirty- to forty- 
flowered, three to three and a half inches long by an inch and a 
half broad whilst in flower. Pedicels slender, half to five-eighths 
of an inch long, the lower ones cernuous. Perianth a quarter of 
an inch deep, the divisions bright rose-purple, spreading from 
two-thirds of the way down when expanded. Filaments two lines 
long, the upper half bright purple. Ovary distinctly stipitate, 
and the base much dilated and six-grooved. Style purple, two 
lines long. 
Tab. 186. —1, separate flower; 2, pistil; 38, horizontal section of 
ovary: all magnified.—J. G. B. 
For treatment see Tab. 179.—W. W. S. 
