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sepals (cahfcine leaflets); petals eraarginate, longer than 

 the last ; disk long, large, and thickened ; sti/les villous, 

 slightly pTotruded.*" 



" For an opportunity of examining spontaneous speci- 

 mens of this new species I am indebted to Mr. Lambert : 

 they were collected in Nepal by Dr. Buchanan (Hamilton), 

 and, from the ticket attached to them, probably in marshy 

 situations. Of this however no mention is made by Dr. 

 Roxburgh, by whom, in his manuscript Flora Indica, a 

 detailed account of the species is given with the name here 

 adopted. It has recently been imported from the East 

 Indies by Mr. Whitley, of Fulham, in whose collection I 

 have seen it growing vigorously, and it proves a highly de- 

 sirable addition to our gardens. It cannot possibly be con- 

 founded except with R. bracteaia and microphylla, from 

 both which its dull narrow leaves, hoary beneath, and long 

 slender shoots, distinguish it sufficiently; besides, the 

 bractese are a little distance from the flowers. Native of 

 Nepal, Bengal, and China.'' Lindley, U c. 8-9. 



Drawn at Mr. Colvill*s, King's Road, Chelsea. 



