The name was happily conceived by Mr. Sarispury, from 
Gove to germinate & guArov a leaf. For this plant poffeffes the 
fingular property of germinating from the dark {pot obfervable 
at the bafe of every indentation in the margin of the leaf, not 
whilft growing, but as it decays. Thus, in attempting to dry a 
{fpecimen, little germinating bulbs were produced in abundance, 
though there was no appearance of any before the plant was 
depofited between papers. We know of no other fpecies which 
will come under this genus; the Coryitepon pinnata of 
Lamarck being probably the fame; and his two varieties 
differing in nothing but that in the one the crenatures of 
the leaves had germinated and put forth radicles, while the 
other had not. 
Native of the Moluccas, and brought into England from the 
Calcutta garden by Dr. Roxsurcu. Requires a moderate 
ftove. Flowers in May. Propagated by the crenatures of the 
leaves or by cuttings. 
We were favoured with the fine plant from which our 
drawing was taken, by Mr, Barr, of Ball’s-Pond, Ilington, 
