Masson in 1774. The drawing was taken from a plant 
which flowered in the greenhouse at the nursery of Messrs. 
Whitley, Brames, and Milne, at Fulham. 
The following is the version of Mr. Dryander’s description 
of the species. “ Leaves linear, first channelled, afterwards 
“ nearly flat, a foot and half long, an inch broad. Scape 
“ half the length of the leaves, about as thick as a goose- 
« quill. Raceme level-topped, as long as the scape. Pe- 
« duncles spreading while the plant is in flower, afterwards 
“ upright, from three to four inches long. Bractes mem- 
« branous, transparent, reddish at the back, about half an. 
“inch long. Flowers white. Outer petals linearly oblong, 
“ thickened at the top, less than an inch in length, inner 
« ones ovally oblong, arched at the top, a little shorter than 
«the outer ones. Filaments all fertile, three alternate ones 
« rather the shortest, convex on the outside, channelled on 
“ the inside. Style prism-shaped, furrowed, a little longer 
“than the germen, a little higher than the stamens, co- 
“ vered over with very small shreds, especially near the top, 
« sreen with yellow furrows, terminated by a stigma formed 
“ of the angles of the style rounded at the top.” 
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NOTE. 
In the 20th line of the second leaf of the 268th article of this work, for 
« bractes” read “ branches.” 
At the 3d line of the english text of the first page of the 260th article of 
this work, instead of; “‘ Only one species has a station in Europe, and that 
“ at an extreme part, viz. the shores of Naples.” read; “ The nearest sta- 
“ tion taken by any of the species to this part of Europe, is on the coast af 
“the Kingdom of Naples.” 
