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It grows readily in rich decayed vegetable earth ; and 

 is probably native of woods near Rio Janeiro, whence we 

 have a wild specimen. 



We had hoped ere this to have acquired the materials 

 necessary to explain the generic differences between 

 Calathea and Phrynium : w^e have not, however, yet 

 been fortunate enough to procure sufficiently perfect 

 flowers of the latter to satisfy ourselves as to their true 

 structure. We are, therefore, still obliged to defer a com- 

 plete character of Calathea. 



But if we understand rightly Roxburgh's account of 

 Phrynium capitatum, it must be sufficiently distinct in 

 having an inner limb of' Jive pieces, two of which it is 

 to be presumed belong to the series represented in | 



Calathea by the labellum, and three to that of the stamens. 

 It would also seem that its filament is simple, while 

 that of Calathea is divided into two unequal lobes, of 

 which the posterior is that which bears the anther. 



The following is an enumeration of the plants which 

 are probably referable to this genus : 



1. Calathea zebrina. Litidlej/. 



Syn. Maranfa zebrina. Supra, vol. 5. fol. 385. 



2. Calathea flavescens. Lindley. Suprk, vol. 11. fol. 932. 



3. Calathea violacea. Lindley. Supr^, vol. 12. foL 961. 



4. Calathea longibracteata. Lindley. Supr^, vol. 12. fol. 1020. 



5. Calathea grandifolia. Hujus loci. 



6. Calathea macilenta. Lindley. 



C. petiolis marghiatis vaginantibus, foliis oblongo-lanceolatis 

 concoloribus glabris, capitulis ovatis subcernuis compressis, 

 bracteis subrotundis planis floribus brevioribus, labello et 

 stamine petaloideo opposito subeequalibus. 



Native of Rio Janeiro. Garden of the Horticultural 



Society. Flowers white. 



7. Calathea discolor. Meyer. 



Syn. Maranta Casupo. Jacq. 



8. Calathea Casupito. Romer et Schultes. 



Syn. Maranta Casupito. Jacq. 



9. Calathea lutea. JRbmer et Schultes. 



Syn. Maranta lutea. Lam. 

 ? 10. Calathea juncea. Romer et Schultes. 



Syn. Maranta juncea. Lam. 



Maranfa Arouma. Aubl. 

 Maranta petiotata. Rudge. 

 11. Calathea capitata. Lindley. 



Syn. Maranta capitata. Fl. Peruv. 



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