Lachenalia with two leaves between, lance and linear-shaped, obtuse; the inner petals the longest; flower-stem smooth and thread-shaped; blossoms rose-coloured. REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 1. A Blossom cut open, shewn from the inside, the Chives in their place. 2. The same, shewn from the outside. 3. The Seed-bud and Pointal, natural size. This plant we believe to be perfectly new to Britain, and in no other collection, at present, than that of G. Hibbert, Esq. Clapham; where the drawing of our figure was taken in May, 1802; and to which it had been added, the preceding year, by Mr. Niven, from the Cape of Good Hope. It is a tender bulb, and rather impatient of moisture; increases by the bulb; should not be removed from its pot but to give it fresh earth, and is fond of a light, loamy soil. It is without scent. [Illustration] PLATE CCXCVII. NYMPHÆA ODORATA. _Sweet-scented Water-Lily._ CLASS XIII. ORDER I. _POLIANDRIA MONOGYNIA._ Many Chives. One Pointal. ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. CALYX 4, 5, seu 6-phyllus. Corolla polypetala. Bacca multi-locularis, truncata. Cup 4, 5, or 6-leaved. Blossom many petals. Berry many-celled, appearing cut off at top. See NYMPHÆA CÆRULEA, Pl. CXCVII. Vol. III. SPECIFIC CHARACTER. Nymphæa foliis subrotundis, integris emarginatis, lobis divaricatis, obtusissimis, margine parum incurvatis; calyce tetraphyllo; flore albo. Water Lily with almost round leaves, entire, and notched at the end; lobes straddling, very obtuse, and turned up slightly at the edge; cup four-leaved; flower white. REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 1. A Chive. 2. The Seed-bud and Summits. 3. The Seed-bud cut transversely. This species of Water-Lily we should consider rather as a variety, than as a distinct species; it has every character of our common white Water-Lily, except the size and hardiness; it has the same powerful fragrance, but will not stand the severity of our winters. It is a native of Carolina and Virginia, North America; was introduced to us in the year 1786, by William Hamilton, Esq. of Philadelphia, and flowers during the summer months, if kept in the hot-house. Requires the same treatment as the blue species from the Cape of Good Hope. May be increased from the seed, or from the root. Our drawing was taken from a plant in the Clapham collection. [Illustration] PLATE CCXCVIII. ANTHERICUM COSTATUM. _Ribbed-leaved Anthericum._ CLASS VI. ORDER I. _HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA._ Six Chives. One Pointal. GENERIC CHARACTER. CALYX, nullus. COROLLA. Petala sex, oblonga, obtusa, patentissima. STAMINA. Filamenta sex, subulata, erecta. Antheræ parvæ, incumbentes, quadrisulcæ. PISTILLUM. Germen obsolete trigonum. Stylus simplex, longitudine staminum. Stigma obtusum, trigonum. PERICARPIUM. Capsula ovata, glabra, trisulca, trilocularis, trivalvis. SEMINA numerosa, angulata. EMPALEMENT. none. BLOSSOM. Six petals, oblong, blunt, spreading very much.