COROLLA monopetala, supera, sexpartita; laciniis oblongis, erecto-patentibus, undulato-crispatis, maculatis; tribus alternis exterioribus latioribus. STAMINA. Filamenta tria, in tubum cylindraceum, corolla breviorem, connata, superne distincta. Antheræ subovatæ, didymæ. PISTILLUM. Germen oblongum, triquetrum, obtusum, inferum. Stylus filiformis, longitudine tubi. STIGMATA tria, profundè bifida. PERICARPIUM. Capsula oblonga, triquetra, trilocularis, trivalvis; dissepimentis contrariis. SEMINA numerosa, subrotunda, pulpa involuta. EMPALEMENT. Sheaths two, alternate, keeled, involute, one-flowered. BLOSSOM one petal, above, six divided; segments oblong, upright-spreading, crisp-waved and spotted; the three alternate outer ones the broadest. CHIVES. Threads three, in a cylindrical tube shorter than the blossom, joined together, separate at the top. Tips nearly egg-shaped, double. POINTAL. Seed-bud oblong, three-sided, blunt, beneath. Shaft thread-shaped, the length of the tube. SUMMITS three, deeply two cleft. SEED VESSEL. Capsule oblong, three-sided, three-celled, three-valved; partitions contrary. SEEDS many, roundish, covered with a pulp. SPECIFIC CHARACTER. Ferraria corollis sub campanulatis, speciosissimis; laciniis planis, tribus interioribus hastatis, nectariferis; foliis plicatis, basi spathaceis. Ferraria with blossoms nearly bell-shaped and very shewy; segments plain, the three inner ones are halbert-shaped, and have honey-cups, leaves plaited, sheathing at the base. REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 1. The two Sheaths of the Empalement. 2. An outer Petal of the Flower. 3. An inner Petal of the Flower. 4. The Chives and Pointal. 5. The Chives spread open. 6. The Pointal complete, one of the summits magnified.