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AMARYLLIS hyacinthina. 
Hyacinthine Amaryllis. 
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. ae 
Nat. ord. Nancisst. Jussien gen. 54. Div. I. 
Amarytupem. Brown prod. 296. Sect. I. 
AMARYLLIS. Supra vol. 1. fol. 23. ’ 
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Div. bi-multiflore, irregulares, infundibuliformes, nutantes. 
A. hyacinthina, umbellé subsessili: foliis petiolatis lamina neryosh; 
imbi laciniis lateralibus 2 supremis’ conniventibus: staminum summo 
remoto, : 
Bulbus tunicatus, ovatus. Folia 2-8, inflorescentia dit tardiora, bifaria, 
recumbentia, coriaceo-crassa, ovato-oblonga acumine abrupto, plana, nervoso- 
striata, venis cancellata, saturalé viridia, costé carinata, uncias 8 longa, 
3 circitér lata: petioli crassz, plano-convexi, 3-plo breviores. Scapus 
longior foliis, cylindricus, estriatus, infra rubescens. Spatha sphacelata, 2+ 
walvis, multd brevior floribus. Umbella subcapitato-arctata, 9-10-flora, brac- 
teato-distincta: flores erecto-nutantes, uncias 24 longi, albo et rubro-cya- 
neo wvariegati, inodori. Cor. infundibuliformi-ringens, inequalis; tubus 
violaceo-albicans, pluriés brevior limbo, antrorsiim curvatus, cylindricus, dorso 
planiis depressus cum nervo prominulos limbus de fauce brevi nuda staminigerd 
et subtis gibbosa semiradiato-divaricatus, lacinize lanceolate, pliis minis un- 
dulate, exteriores 3 una cum interiorum iméd media angustiores subequales 
concolores wiolaceo-albicantes, labii summi 3 arrecto-conniventes, 2 laterales 
latiores firmiores planiores saturate hyacinthinee macula ampla alba oblonga de 
supra medium disco usque ad basin picte margine intertori invicem contin- 
sakes ut mediam pene excludant, \abii infimi 3 stellate, laterales 2 apice revo- 
u 
we, media deflexa. Stam. % parte breviora limbo v. magis, declinato-assur- 
gentia, alterne sublongiora,  bicantia, unum distans et summo limbi labio 
accumbens: anth. breves, oblonge, incumbentes, albicantes. Stylus forma 
colore directione et fere crassitudine filamentorum: stigma punctum simplex: 
germ. subelobosum, tubi concolor, crassiusculum, 3-loc.; loculamenta colla- 
terali-disperma, ovulis erectis oblongis fundo infixis, feré ac in Pancrario 
amboinensi aliisque nonnullis ejusdem generis. ‘ 
ens, 
A recent and unrecorded acquisition, of great curiosity, 
and due with so many others to the zeal and intelligence 
of Mr. Griffin in his botanical. pursuits; which have en- 
abled him to form the most extensive assemblage of this 
fine tribe of plants of any pethaps in Europe. Having ob- 
tained information of, the existence of the present species, 
he did not remit his researches until it was in his possession. 
It was discovered in the Brazils, by Mr. E. Woodford, 
while residing in that country. In relation to the genus, 
as at present known, it exhibits several anomalous features; 
