Leaves tufted, in the first of the spring small, rugose, 
erect, oblong, acuminate, their sides much folded back, and 
their petiole very broad; after being fully expanded _be- 
coming much larger, obovate-oblong, and smooth. Scape 
erect, round, slightly pubescent, about 6 inches long. Umbel 
6-flowered, with a short two-leaved involucre. Pedicels 
erect, slightly pubescent. Calyx oblong, 5-cornered, pu- 
bescent, almost as long as tube; with short erect segments, 
gaping after flowering. Corolla hypocrateriform, longer 
than stalk, pale sulphur colour, with a round tube scarcely 
longer than calyx; limb flat, with distinct obcordate seg- 
ments the length of tube. 
J.L, 
