on the Hortus Malabaricus, Part IT. 199 
with his Cistus sempervirens Laurifolia, floribus eleganter bullatis 
Virginiana (Alm. 106.; Phyt. t. 161. f. 3.) ; that is, with the 
Kalmia angustifolia : but he acknowledges that the plants are 
different ; indeed they have no sort of affinity. 
Rumphius, under the name Folium Principisse, described 
(Herb. Amb. iv. 111.) what he considered to be the same with 
the Belilla : but under this name he evidently described two very 
distinct species (/atifolium and angustifolium) of the same genus ; 
nor does he mention which he considered as the same with the 
Belilla. We may however observe, that he says, ** Latifoliæ 
speciei folia quodammodo cum illis Brassice conveniunt, suntque 
ampla et subrotunda, in obtusum apicem desinentia,—lanuginosa, 
septem, octo et novem pollices longa, sex septemve lata. — U nus 
autem ex quinque radiis (laciniis) calycis excrescit in folium album 
odoratum instar unguenti cujusdam aromatici—in usu apud mu- 
lieres ad corpora sua lavanda, cum ipsis gratum concilient odo- 
rem." Again, he says of the other species: ** Angustifolie spe- 
ciei folia sunt minora angustiora firmiora nec adeo lanuginosa, 
et folium ex calyce album fere inodorum." It is to this evi- 
dently that the figure (t. 51.) refers; for its leaves are small and 
sharp-pointed, having no sort of resemblance to those of a Bras- 
sica. Now Rheede says, ** Folia oblongo-rotunda (ovata) cum 
cuspide angusto in vertice (acuminata), pilosa, ac lanuginosa— 
Folium albissimum, quod loco quinti calycis folii cuspidati fruc- 
tus vertici insidet, odoris sylvestris." Now from what is above 
stated, the Folium Principisse angustifolium has by far the greatest 
resemblance to the Belilla; but then the flowers of the latter 
* interius colorem habent rubicundo pulchrum, seu scarlati- 
num ;" while those of the Folium Principisse are **interne maxime 
lutei." It is true, that this is said expressly of the F. P. latifo- 
lium only ; but it is said, ** angustifolii flores latifolii sunt simi- 
les;" and a plant, which I think the F. P. angustifolium, has ac- 
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