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Urginea (To the species described on pp)

To the species described on pp. 124-5, the following should now be added:

U. eriospermoides (Eriospermum-like). fl., perianth oblong, 1/6in. long, the segments whitish, with a broad, brown keel; raceme 1ft. long; peduncle slender, stiffly erect, 1ft. long. July. l. two, contemporary with the flowers, only one fully developed, cylindrical, glossy, 1/6in. in diameter. Bulb ovoid, 1/6in. in diameter. 1887.

U. macrocentra (large-spurred). fl., perianth 1/6in. long, the segments white, tipped green; lowest bracts having a convolute, scariose spur 3/4in. to 1in. long; raceme dense, 5in. to 6in. long, 1in. in diameter; peduncle stout, erect, 2-1/2ft. to 3ft. high. May. l. solitary, cylindrical, erect, 1 1/2ft. long. 1887.