orm, 3-cornered; stigma an inconspicuous point. Germen 
narrowly turbinate, sharply 3-cornered, 3 or 4 times shorter 
than the peduncle; cells two-seeded; ovules white, round, 
and disposed side by side. Capsule bulbispermous; seeds 
tuberous, about the size of a Pea. 
Introduced from the Cape of Good Hope by Mr. Mas- 
son in 1774. 
