Alpha Cottages, by whom it had been obtained from the 

 Botanic Garden of Liverpool. It is one of the many plants 

 brought to oiir Gardens from India by the liberality of 

 the Honourable Court of Directors of the East India 

 Company. 



To the kindness of our much-valued friend Dr. Wallich 

 we are indebted for the excellent description we have 

 given above, and for all the remarks we have to offer 



upon it. He observes, th 



t( 



from all the oth 



species by the deep red 



It is widely .different 



of 



flowers, and perfectly spear-shaped leaves, 

 of the first volume of Roxburgh 



I 



Flo) 



P 



82 



Indica. I men 



tioned that it was a distinct species from H. angusti folium 

 which has been well represented in the Botanical Register 

 vol. 2, p 



and in the Botanical Ma 



jazinCy vol. 46, 

 2078. H. coccineum of Loddiges's Botanical Cabinet gives 

 a good representation of the plant as to leaves. 



but the 



of its flowers differs 



The synonyms of Mr. Roscoe have been also kindly 

 furnished by Dr. Wallich : we unfortunately possess no 

 ready means of access to the former distinguished Botanist's 

 splendid Monograph. 



J . JL. 



A 



