raceme of many drooping flowers. Pedicels red. Petals 
greenish-white, reddish at the base, oblong, acute, patent 
as far as the middle. Stamens inserted, red: Anthers sub- 
globose. Germen on a short stalk, lobed. Style red, 
straight. Stigmas obtuse. 
This interesting little bulbous plant is a native of the 
East Indies, and is well worthy of being introduced, as it 
might easily be, to our collections. Indeed some of the 
bulbs of the specimens brought home by Dr. Wieurt, are 
not destitute of life, and are planted in the Glasgow Botanic 
Garden. That gentleman, to whom we are indebted for, 
the drawing here given, which was made by a native artist, 
states that Leperouria hyacinthina is very abundant at Ma- 
sulipatam, less frequent about Madras. In the neighbour- 
hood of Alamparua it is also common, growing in moist — 
torial grounds, where the ends of its leaves, which curve 
ackwards, touch the soil, take root, and produce new 
bulbs. Mr. Boyte finds it at Bundelkund. 
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Fig. 1. Flower. 2. Pistil :—magnified. 
