Bulb ovately round with a sheathy neck, about an inch 
and a half in diameter. Leaves bifarious, lorately-lanceolate, 
in all the samples we saw from two to three, 6-12 inches 
Jong, about an inch broad at the widest part, glaucous at 
the under side with a projecting midrib. Scape one-flowered, 
shorter than the leaves, round and slightly compressed, 
streaked, not glaucous. Flower white, large, about four 
inches and a half long, thin and tender, upright, shortly 
stalked within the spathe. Spathe follicular (of one piece 
‘and opening on one side), membranous, linearly lanceolate, 
inclosing a very small closed-pressed bracte. Tube of the 
corolla but little above an inch long, greenish, three times 
shorter than the limb; dimb radiate, adhering to the crown 
for near half its length; segments distant, linear, revolute 
at the upper part, reflexed along that portion of their sides 
which adheres to the crown. Crown deeply and evenly 
twelye-cleft, rotate, lobes taper-pointed, contiguous by 
pairs, each pair separated from the other by a wider rounded 
stamenbearing sinus. J’/aments upright, inclining inwards, 
little shorter than the limb, several times longer than the 
lobes of the crown. Germen green, oblong, twice shorter 
than the tube of the flower, uncornered, furrowless, with 
many seeds lying one upon the other in two rows; style the 
length of the corolla; stigma a simple bluntish slightly 
pubescent point. 
A very desirable acquisition for the hothouse, where it 
requires little care, takes up only a small space, lasts some 
time in beauty, and is very sweet-scented. 
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