Rewpüri, MONANDRIA MONOGYNIA. E15 
corol. —Calyx length’ of the bractes —Corol. Tube long, fliform. Bor- 
der double, both three-parted. Exterior divisions linear, acute. Interi- 
or, upper two divisions ovate, erect; under one expanding, two-parted, 
with lobes bifid.— Filament rg apex, two-parted, and recurved. 
Anther replete with white pollen, crowned with a bidentate crest, 
-or continuation of the filament above the anther. Stigma fuunel-shap- 
ed.— Nectarial filaments of Konig two, filiform, erect, pretty long, 
embracing the lower part of the style.— Pericarp; 1 never saw it 
ripen. ; 
Obs. The roots possess an agreeable, fragrant smell, and somewhat 
warm, bitterish, aromatic taste ; the Hindoos use them not only as 
git e, but also medicinally. x are quknoyn to our best 
E o. in 1 London. e 
Are cd me 
- K. rotunda. Linn. sp. pl. ed. Willd.Y.15. —— 
‘caves oblong, coloured. Spike radical, appearing before the 
leaves. Upper segment of the inner border of the corol lanceolar, 
and acute. 
Malan-Kua. Rheed. mal. 11. p. 17. t. 9. ; 
“Sans. AGAAT, Bhoo-chumpuca. See Asiate Res. iv. 242. 
- Beng. and Hind. Bhooi-champa or Bhoo-champa. 
This elegant plant is very generally found cultivated in gardens on 
account of the beauty and fragrance of its flowers, and though no doubt 
&nBtisp f various parts of India, yet I cannot say where it is indi- 
genou Flowering time in our gardens March and April, at which 
period the plant is totally « destitute of leaves. 
Root biennial, , tuberous. —Stem none -— Leaves radical, petioled, ob 
long, waved, smooth, generally coloured underneath ; about a foot long 
in a good soil, and 4-6 inches broad.— Petioles sheathing, united in- 
toa short stem, as in Curcuma.—Scapes just sufficient to. elevate 
the flowers above the earth, embraced by a few common sheaths, 
of a greenish pir colour. — flowers sessile, from 4 to 6 to the scape, 
