80 MONANDRIA MONO&YNIA. Globha, - 
aubulate, diverging, recurved wings. In my other six species with ter- 
minal inflorescence, these are entirely wanting, but the inner two-lob- 
ed border is present. Anther double, and enlarged at the sides with 
two, broad, reniform wings.—Germ beneath oval, with nine longi- 
tudinal ridges, a transverse section exhibits one cell only, with nume- 
rous seeds, affixed to three parietal receptacles. Style most slen- 
- der. Stigma funnel-shaped.— Capsule globular, purple, size of a small, 
cherry, six-ridged, one-celled, three-valved, opening spontaneously 
from the apex. Receptacle a longitudinal ridge on the inside of each 
valve.—Seeds many, minute, oblong, villous, connected by a large, 
white, spongy membrane to the parietal receptacles. 
8. G. spathulata. R. 
Panicles radical. Filaments with a spatulate wing on each side 
near the base ; anthers simi-lunar, winged. 
` This second, beautiful species, with large azure coloured, radical 
inflorescence, is a native of the vallieson the north and eastern bounda- 
ries of the province of Si/het, and from thence was introduced by 
Mr. M. R. Smith intothe Botanic Garden near Calcutta, where it 
' flowers in April, at which time the fol | 
ERN quer dm age begins to appear. At the 
nes g of the cold season it perishes down to the root. 
. Panicles radical, erect, oblong, from eight to twelve inches high, - 
composed of many, diverging, simple, lengthening branches, every 
part, bracte included, of a pretty, light azure colour.-— Bractes oval, 
and oblong, concave, a larger one under each branch of the panicle, | 
and one to each Bower.— Flowers numerous, produced in a continu- 
| ed Succession for several weeks on the same panicle.— Perianth 
superior, widening to its three-toothed mouth.—Corol ; Tube long, 
slender, curved, and villous. Border three-lobed lakes nearly 
equal and equally arranged, shape oblong, and concave. Lip 23 iD 
G. subulata, but less divided ; yellow, as in that species.— Filament 
long, slender, recurved, &c. as in the genus ; near the base, instead 
of an a border to the corol, there is a spatulate, diverging wing 
on eac side. From its shape the Specific name is taken, and rea- 
dily distinguishes this species from subulate, which it a exactly 
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