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2. Z. cernuum ; caule glabro lete viridi, foliis anguste ellipticis acumi- 
natis utrinque glabris, spicis ovatis obtusis brevissime pedunculatis 
verticem vix e solo exserentibus, bracteis ovatis vel oblongis obtusius- 
culis luteo-virescentibus glabris interioribus breve trifidis, corollæ 
laciniis exterioribus alutaceis, labelli trilobi lobo intermedio ovato 
profunde bifido albo puniceoque lateralibus flavo puniceoque pictis. 
Crescit ad Ram Ghat; fl. Julio. 
This is the smallest of the three species here described. The apex of 
the leafy stem is always somewhat curved ; beside this mark, it may be 
readily distinguished by its bright green stems, never having a tint of 
any other colour. The habit and form are entirely those of the pre- 
ceding, but the colouring of the lip is the handsomest of any species I 
have seen. Fruit yellowish-white, smooth ; seeds (unripe) red, striated, 
with membranous aril. 
3. Z. macrostachyum ; caule rubro pubescente, foliis lanceolatis acumi- 
natis supra atro-virentibus subtus pallidis pubescentibus, spicis e radice 
solitariis vel geminis cylindricis elongatis longe pedunculatis, bracteis 
obovatis acutis rubiginosis, corolle albe labio 3-lobo, lobo inter- 
medio rotundato emarginato lineis purpureis flabellatim picto, capsula 
obovata pubescente rubra bracteis breviore ovi fringillini magni- 
tudine, seminibus atro-purpureis arillo longe fimbriato omnino tectis, 
spica florifera sesquipedali rubiginosa fructifera magis elongata læta 
rubra. 
. Crescit ad Ram Ghat; fl. Julio. 
This species is well distinguished by its long stalked spikes, and also 
by its very dark green leaves. The root smells much more aromatic 
than those of the two former. This is also mentioned in Graham's 
Catalogue under No. 1455 as Alpinia Mesana, from the native name 
. * Meesum ;" neither had the flowers of this been observed at the time 
of publication. 
Nat. Ord. VIOLARIEÆ. 
Tonidium heraspermum, Dalz. ; semipedalis, caule simplici stricto pubes- 
cente, foliis linearibus basi apiceque angustatis glabris margine sca- 
_briusculis remote denticulatis, stipulis subulatis ciliatis, petalis latera- 
- libus ovato-oblongis obtusis mucronatis, capsula hexasperma. 
aie 20-22 lin. EM. 2 lin. lata.— Crescit in collibus prope REN ; 
