bent downwards, from near the point to the base is a
large white, or sulphur-coloured mark, edged with dark
blue, which makes an elegant appearance. Stamens 3,
distinct, j oined to the base of the limb; fllaments smooth,
nearly straight or slightly ascending, joined to the back
of the anthers, which are linear and sagittate at the
base: pollen purple. Germen oblong, 3-sided. Style long
and slender, smooth. Stigmas 3, spreading, simple, the
points widened and fimbriate, slightly recurved.
This very handsome and free flowering plant is
another of the curious bulbs that we have already mentioned,
as having been brought from the interior of the
Cape, by Mr. W. Synnet, and is, we believe, quite new
to Europe; we consider it, with the other irregular
flowered species that have been referred to S p a r a x i s ,
to form a distinct and natural genus, which we have
named in compliment to the gentleman that has enriched
our collections ivith so many rare and beautiful novelties
; the genus is readily distinguished from S p a r a x i s
by its long slender tube and irregular limb, besides
other distinctions ; to it belongs S. bicolor, S. galeata,
and some other unpublished species.
It is now a very proper season for planting out bulbs
of this natural order, either in beds in the open ground,
in borders by the side of a south wall, or in a pit made
on purpose, and to be covered with lights in Winter; if
planted in beds in the open garden, they must be composed
of a light sandy soil, or a mixture of light turfy
loam, peat, and sand, chopped up well and mixed together,
will suit them very well, the beds being ipade
to slope on each side, to carry off the moisture; if the
bulbs are dry, they may be planted in the same manner
as Tulips, but if growing in pots, the balls should be
turned into the ground without breaking them. Our
drawing was made at Mr, Colvill’s Nursery, in September
last.
Perianthium spread open, to show the insertion
Stigmas terminated by the Style and 3 slightly fimbriate