Drimiopsis
(from Drimia, and opsis, resemblance). ORD. Liliaceoe. A genus of about six species of little-known greenhouse bulbous plants, not unlike Drimia, and requiring similar treatment. Flowers usually greenish-white. The following species are most worthy of cultivation:
D. Kirkii (Dr. Kirk's).* fl., perianth white, 1/4in. long; segments oblong, obtuse, slightly cucullate at the tip; raceme 3in. to 4in. long, the upper flowers crowded; those of the lower half looser, many of the uppermost abortive; scape terete, 1ft. or more long. July. l. contemporary with the flowers, lanceolate, 1ft. long, acute, narrowed to the base, pale green on the upper surface, with large irregular blotches of dark green, still paler beneath. Bulb globose, 1 1/2in. in diameter, with thin whitish truncate tunics. h. 9in. Zanzibar, 1871. A very curious plant. (B. M. 6276.) D. maculata (spotted). fl. twelve to twenty, a few of the lowest often lax and abortive; perianth at first milk-white, but changing to greenish-white as it matures; scape terete, 8in. to 12in. long. l. cordate-ovate, fleshy-herbaceous, acute, the upper surface bright green, blotched with deeper green. Bulb globose, the upper half emergent and squamose. h. 9in. to 1ft. Cape Colony, 1851. An ornamental and interesting plant, flowering freely when grown in a warm, airy house, and kept near the light. (Ref. B. iii. 191.)