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CLIVIA* nobilis. 
Scarlet Clivia. 
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Nat. ord. AMARYLLIDER. 
CLIVIA. — Perianthium tubulosum, sexpartitum, deciduum, laciniis 
imbricantibus; exterioribus pauld brevioribus. Stamina sex, sequalia, 
perianthio basin versus inserta; filamenta subulata, subinclusa; anthere 
yersatiles. Ovarium 3-loculare polyspermum. Fructus baccatus, inde- 
hiscens, monospermus. Semen carnosum; subrotundum. Herba (Ca- 
pensis), radicibus fasciculatis, foliis distichis, floribus umbellatis pendulis. 
Scapo plano-convexo ! 
C. nobilis. ; ie> 
Radices carnosi, fasciculati. Folia dzsticha, coriacea, atroviridia, ligu- 
lata, basi vaginantia, apice retusa obliqua, margine scabra. Scapus 
erectus, plano-convexus, marginatus, versus fastigium sulcatus. Flores 
“ circiter 48 v. 50, longe pedunculati, umbellati, penduli. Perianthium tubu- 
losum, clavatum, deciduum, laciniis luteo-cocciners, apice virescentibus, 
obtusis, duplict ordine imbricatis, versis basin connatis, exterioribus pauld 
brevioribus, Lachenalie modo. Stamina 6, fauce tubi inserta, equalia ; 
filamenta glabra; antheree parve, ovales, viridi-lutee, versatiles. Ovarium 
inferum, luteo-viride, 3-loculare, polyspermum, sphericum, ventricosum ; 
ovula plurima versis basin axeos inserta ; stylus filiformis ; stigma sub- 
trilobum. Fructus baccatus, indehiscens, ruber, sepiits, loculis 2, ovulisque 
plurimis abortientibus, monospermus ; apice perianthio deciduo cicatrizatus. 
Semen unicum, ascendens, (maturum non vidi), glaberrimum, hyalinum, 
ovale ; hilo parvo suprabasilari ; foramine basilarz; raphe brevi, elevatd. 
Testa junior minutissimé areolata ; albumen copiosum. Embryo,..... 
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This noble plant is supposed to have been one of the 
discoveries of Mr. Bowie at the Cape of Good Hope, 
San a ev ne 
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* We have named this genus in compliment to her Grace the Duchess 
of Northumberland, to whom we are greatly indebted for an opportunity of 
publishing it. Such a compliment has long been due. to the noble family 
of Clive; and we are proud in having the honour of being the first to pay it. 
