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number of specimens in all stages, particularly those collected by Drs. 
Hooker and Thomson; which, although differing apparently among 
themselves, I am unable to distinguish even as varieties. Roxburgh’s 
original plant seems to have been smaller than what is usual. The 
flowers are white or cream-coloured, with a long red stamen. In many 
of the specimens the spike is slightly nodding, rather it is ascending on 
a somewhat declined or decumbent stem; an appearance which has no 
value as a specific character, and which occurs very often, especially 
where the inflorescence is large and heavy. 
9. H. densifforum ; glabrum, foliis ellipticis, bracteis unifloris, laciniis 
limbi interioribus cuneiformibus, labelli subsessilis ovato-lanceolati 
bifidi lobis acutis, stamine æquante, anther& carnosá dorso convexá. 
H. densiflorum, Wall. Cat. Herb. n. 6552. 
Patria. Mons Shivapura, Napalie. sage ad elev. ped. 5-6000, 
Hook. fil. cuj. Ic. picta. 
I am not quite confident that this is in reality distinct from H. gra- 
cile, as a species. The latter, however, has never been found either in 
Nipal, or on the mountains to the westward of it. The flowers are 
orange-coloured throughout. 
10. H. Gomezianum ; glabrum, glanduloso-punctulatum, foliis lanceo- 
latis, nune supra glanduloso-lineolatis, bracteis approximatis gemina- 
tis unifloris, calyce tuboque exsertis, laciniis limbi exterioribus an- 
gustissime linearibus interiores superantibus, labello cuneato bilobo, 
stamine longissimo. 
H. Gomezianum, Wall. Cat. Herb. n. 6543. Hedychium, Griff. N otul. 
iii. p. 419 (prima species). 
Patria. Tavoy, Gomez.  Mirgui, Griff. in Hb. Hook. 
Both Mr. Griffith (l. c.) and Mr. Gomez (according to his MS. Cata- 
logue in the Liunean Society's Museum, n. 340) found this plant grow- 
ing on trees. Dr. Hooker has occasionally seen some species in this 
sort of locality ; Dr. Blume gives it to two of his species, and I have my- 
self at times found decidedly terrestrial species growing both on trees 
and rocks. Still it is possible that our species may be really epiphytal. 
The spike seems to be slightly recurved or nodding, and the flowers 
ascending or one-sided; which appearance, if permanent, might be 
added to the specific character. According to Mr. Griffith the outer 
limb of the corolla is green, the inner white, and the stamen red or 
orange-coloured. — 
