intermedid viridescentibus. Stamina sez, erecto-conniventia, perianthio 
dimidiò breviora, laciniis ejusdem opposita, fauce inclusa, stigmateque fere 
omninò occultata. Filamenta valdè crassa, carnosa, conica, alba, ad basin 
perianthii inserta. Anthere obligue apici filamentorum adnate, breves, 
oblonge, biloculares. Ovarium brevissimum, oblongum, vix à basi styli 
extús discernendum, triloculare : ovula oblonga, in singulo loculo gemina, 
appensa. Stylus cylindricus, longiusculus, apice dilatatus trilobatusque. 
Stigma maximum, carnosum, album, faucem perianthii totam feré operiens, 
placentiforme, ruguloso-scabridum, suprà planum, trisulcum, centro de- 
presso, margine crassissimum, undulatum, trilobum, subtüs concaviusculum.— 
Wallich MSS. 
‘ This indubitable Tupistra, which has little to recom- 
mend it except its singularity, comes very near to the 
other, and hitherto only known, species, T. squalida of 
Mr. Ker. It may be easily recognised, however, by its 
much shorter, exceedingly dense, blunt spike, of cup- 
formed, brownish-green flowers, having their throats com- 
pletely shut up by the large, white, fleshy, and subpeltate 
stigma. It was introduced into the Botanic Garden of 
Calcutta in 1822, where it blossoms in the cold weather." 
For the foregoing memorandum and very elaborate 
description, we have again to express our acknowledgments 
to our excellent friend Dr. Wallich, to whom the world is 
entirely indebted for this highly interesting addition to 
a curious and little-known genus. It is a native of hills 
near the frontiers of Sylhet, where it is called Kala- Tatee. 
Our drawing was made in a stove, in the Garden of 
the Horticultural Society, in November last. The plant 
had been brought home for the Honourable Court of 
Directors of the East India Company by Dr. Wallich, 
and was subsequently presented by them to the Horticul- 
tural Society. 
J. L. 
