( 3916 3917 ) 
NELUMBIUM spEciosuM. SacreD BEAN oF 
Inp1a; deep rose-coloured var. 
SEK KKK KEE KEE KEE EEE 
Class and Order. 
PotyanpriA PoryeyniA. 
( Nat. Ord —Nymrnaacen.—Netumeiacez. Lindl. 
Torr., and Gray..) 
Generic Character. 
Carpella plurima distincta 1—2-sperma monostyla toro 
elevato obconico superne profunde foveolato immersa. Se- 
mina in quoque carpello solitaria exarillata exalbuminosa. 
—Herbx Nympheas omnino emulantes. Flores ampli, roset 
aut flavi. DC. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Netumsrom speciosum; corolla polypetala, antheris ultra 
loculos in appendicem clavatam productis. D C. 
Nexumsium speciosum. (For the Synonyms and history of 
the plant see tab. 903 of this work : but to the Synon- 
yms may be added) De Cand. Prodr. 1. p. 114. 
Spreng. Syst. Veget.2. p. 634. Wight, Ill. of Ind. Bot. 
vol. 1. p. 27. 
(s.) floribus intense roseis.—( Tab. nostr. 3916, 3917.) 
(y.) floribus albis. Wight, Ill. of Ind. Bot. vol. 1. p. 27. 
tab. 9. 
Were not this an acknowledged variety of the well 
known Netumsium speciosum of Eastern India, already 
figured at tab. 903 of this work, chiefly, indeed, depending 
on the deeper colour of the blossom, it would still be 
deserving of another representation ;—for, assuredly, that 
already given affords no adequate idea of the size and 
beauty of this truly magnificent flower. The opportunity 
of making this delineation was kindly granted us at Syon 
Gardens, so eminently rich in the vegetable products of 
the East Indies. There this plant flowered in great perfec- 
tion during the months of July and August, 1841, and 
the blossoms were succeeded by fruit which promised to 
come 
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