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Hedychium spicatum. Spike-flowered 

 Hedychium. 



Class and Order. 



MONANDRIA MoNOGYNIA. 



Generic Character. 



Anther a duplex. Filamentum geniculatum extra antheram 

 non elongatum. Stylus filamento duplo longior, filiformis, 

 tenacissimus, in sulco antherae receptus. 



Specific Character. 



Hedychium spicatum; spathis truncatis unifloris, laciniis 

 corollaB externis linearibus ; labello suborbiculato bi- 

 lobo stylo longiore. 



Desc. Spike terminal, simple. Spathe erect, one-flower- 

 ed, two-valved : outer valve truncate, green, entirely con- 

 cealing the inner lesser one. Germen sessile, three-celled : 

 ovules several, globular, shining. Tube of the corolla ex- 

 tending an inch beyond the spathe, filiform : the three 

 external lacinite equal, linear : the two internal lanceolate : 

 labeUum erect suborbicular, two-lobed, with the lobes 

 emarginate. Anther oblong, embracing the style : stigma 

 produced beyond the anther, funnel-shaped, hairy within 



Roots of this undescribed species of Hedychium were 

 *ent by Dr. Wallich of Calcutta, to our friend Mr. Kent 

 of Clapton in 1820, under the name which we have adopted. 

 One of them was planted in the open border in the front of 

 the stove and another in the front of the greenhouse ; both 

 these stood the winter and made stronger plants than what 

 were housed, the former produced flowers in October 1821, 

 from which our drawing was made. 



Native of Napaul, and being sufficiently hardy to bear 

 the cold of our ordinary winters, promises to be an acqui- 

 sition to our gardens, though less ornamental than some of 

 the tenderer kinds. 



