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Tigridia (To the species and varieties)

To the species and varieties described on pp. 38-9, the following should now be added:

T. grandiflora alba (large-flowered, white). fl., pearly-white, large, marked at the base of the perianth segments with large spots of reddish-brown on a yellowish ground. 1882. This plant has the general habit of T. pavonia conchiflora, from which it is presumed to have originated. T. Pringlei (Pringle's). fl., perianth with a campanulate base, blotched within with crimson; sepals 2 1/2in. long, with a reflexed, scarlet limb; petals broadly cordate or reniform at base, the narrower, triangular-ovate, acute limb not spotted. July and August. Stem slender, 1ft. to 2ft. high, with two or three winged, plicate leaves, and a single flower. Bulbs small, with fusiform roots. Southern Mexico, 1888. (G. & F. i. 389.)