“ ceptacle, which appears to originate in the centre from the axis, but their 
“ real insertion is into the walls of the germen. Style declining, the length 
“ of the deeply coloured equably incurved slender filaments: stigma small, 
Ke po and obscurely 3-lobed. The ripe seed-vessel has not been yet 
“found; they have continued abortive in Bengal.—Native of the interior of 
„Sumatra, from whence it was sent by the late Dr. Charles Campbell to the 
“ Botanic Garden at Calcutta, where it thrives and flowers and blossoms 
“ at various seasons of the year. It is the largest and by far the most beau- 
“ tiful species of CRINUM I have yet met with.” Roxburgh flor. ind. ined. 
“ CRINUM augustum: Bulb columnar, mostly above ground. Leaves 
* scattered, lanceolate, channelled, smooth-edged. Scapes lateral, the length 
“ of the leaves; umbels of 20-30-pedicled declining flowers.—The scapes 
“ are as thick as a child's wrist, above 3 feet high, and of dark reddish 
purple colour; the umbels have about 30 sweetly fragrant rosy flowers, on 
“pedicles from 1 to 2 inches long, and coloured like the scape. Tube of 
the corolla is 4-5 inches long, of a lighter purple; segments of the limb lan- 
“ ceolate, 6 inches long. Filaments and style purple, declined, with yellow 
“incumbent anthers. This is the only species known to me with any thing 
“ like a stem (see his preceding description of superbum!) and declining 
“ flowers; nor can E reconcile it to any one of the many species of CRINUM 
“or AMARYLLIS hitherto described in any work I have met with.—Intro- 
“ duced from the Mauritius into the Botanic Garden at Calcutta, where it 
** blossoms at various periods of the year, but most luxuriaptly during the 
“rains. A magnificent plant.” Roxburgh flor. ind. ined. 
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