of the Hortus Kewensis, upon a suggestion of our own in an 
observation subjoined to the generic character of GarnyLuis, 
at the place we have cited above. All have a resemblance 
in habit to Cotcuicum, by the germen from radical and 
_subterrancous, becoming a stalked fruit above ground; and 
by the foliage from short during inflorescence, becoming 
greatly longer and acquiring its complete size while the fruit 
ripens. <a ae 
_- The present species is native of the Cape of Good Hope; 
and was introduced by Mr. Masson in 1788. It varies with 
_ asmooth foliage, and with one that is slightly furred and 
ciliate. Specimens of both are preserved in the Banksian 
Herbarium. The drawing was taken at the nursery of 
Messrs. Whitley, Brames, and Milne, at Fulham, where it 
is kept along with other Cape bulbs in a garden-pit or 
frame. Me 
Bulb depressed, twice the size of a hazel-nut or more, 
with a membrano-fibrous, reticulated tunic. Leaves radical, 
from one to three, linearly ensiform, long-tapered towards 
the point, slightly plaited or striate, during the flowering of 
the plant upright and about two or three inches high, but 
growing to the length of eight or ten inches during the 
fruiting of the same, enclosed at the lower part by a 
root-sheath. Flowers sessile, few, scentless, standing upon 
the root. Spathes few, pale, membranous, surrounding the 
base of the corolla. Tube of the corolla looking like a pe- 
duncle or stalk to the flower, very long, filiform, triangular, 
straight: limb deep yellow, sixparted, flatly stellate; seg- 
ments lanceolate, long-pointed or acuminate, streakletted, 3 
alternate ones partly green at the back, 3 entirely so. Fila-_ 
ments deep yellow, very short, upright, subulate. Anthers 
pale yellow, large, obtuse, upright. . Germen linear, trian- 
gular, compressed. Style grown to the inside of the tube, 
yellow, very short beyond the tube. Stigma yellow, semi- 
trifid, lobes nearly upright, linear, pointed. 
