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Hepycuium Carneum. FLEsH-coLorep 
GARLAND FLOWER. 
Class and Order. 
MonanpriA Monoeynia. | 
Generic Character. 
Vide supra No. 2378. 
Specific Character and Synonym. 
Heprcuium carneum ; caule 3—4-pedes alto, obscuré sub- 
rubescente, serius viridi ; foliis bifariis, ultra-pedalibus, 
tenuissimé acuminatis, 2-uncias latis ; spicaé sub-sex- 
unciali, bracteis diversifariis, ciliatis, viridibus, uni- 
floris, convolutis, externis tubo longioribus, internis 
plus duplo brevioribus ; laciniis exterioribus longiori- 
bus acutioribus, obscuré apicem versiis aurantiacis, 
interioribus colore pallidé lateritio apice obliquo sub- 
acuto, labelli lamina bifida lobis equalibus divergen- 
tibus exteriis rotundatis apice obliquo subacuto ; 
filamento saturatids colorato plus duplo labellum supe- 
rante, polline flavo, stylo antheram exuperante, stig- 
mate viridescente hispido ; calyce subtomentoso,, pal- 
lidissimé fulvo, tubo aliquantulum breviore ; germine 
- tomentoso pallidissimeé virescente. 
Hepycuium carneum. Dr. Carry, MS. 
This species of Hepycutum flowered in the greenhouse at 
Spofforth, where it was sent by Dr. Carey, from Calcutta. 
Its flowers are scentless. It is one of the species of which 
the stem, when decayed, separates itself readily from the 
tuber. All the species of Hepycurum may be considered 
in this country as greenhouse plants, requiring, in summer, 
a great deal of water and a little artificial heat, to promote 
their flowering. W. H. | 
