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Bravoa (There are two or three species)

There are two or three species, natives of Mexico. Flowers twin; perianth persistent, incurved below the middle, the lobes short, ovate, sub-equal; racemes long. Radical leaves few, ligulate, long-lanceolate, or linear; cauline ones rare, much smaller. To the species described on p. 211, Vol. I., the following should now be added:

B. Bulliana (Bull's). fl., perianth whitish, tinged greenish-purple outside, dull yellow within, 1 1/4in. long, funnel-shaped, the tube abruptly curved at the middle; raceme 6in. long, with five or six pairs of flowers; peduncle flexuous, 2ft. to 3ft. long. l. three, lanceolate, 6in. long, 1 1/2in. broad, acuminate. 1884.