26 MONANDRIA MONOGYNTA. Curcuma, 
pear when the flowers begin to'decay, and are larger than in 
any other species 1 have yet seen ; being from two to three, 
or even four feet long, by one ‘eos and villous underneath ;_ 
_ the whole height is about six feet. The spikes are large, with 
a deep rosy, or even crimson coma. Its external appearance 
resembles most C. Zedoaria, the roots however differ much, 
independent of pe size. _— _— is — a — 
paar than that. hd | . 
sf 
ae tae ; 
5. Ce toatl BRAN, vas tet ’ | 
“Bulbs ovate, and ‘with the wepiinate tubers » idee plaish. 
Kbinies lanceolar, petioled ; a deep’ ferruginous purple cloud | 
down the middle, saint sh reese ‘to — under surface’ 
every other part green, Pus SS Sek a: 
~Beng.  Neel-kunt’ha, or Kala tnadh* $. sah rie tye 
»'Tommon-itam. : ‘Rumph, Amb. 5. p- 169." » fits aohew 
This elegant, strongly marked ‘species is ‘a native of Ben- 
gal, where it blossoms in May,’ while the greatest heat pre- 
vails, just before the periodical rains begin: about the same _ 
time the leaves begin to appear. In the deep ferruginous 
purple’ cloud down the middle of the leaves, it bicpronse 
Zerumt #, but differs psridel yi in the colour hbo Mens = 
"wards grey, (csius of Willdenow'é sé le, 
is pretty deep. “Pendulous tubers’ ovate, ‘oblong, 
of a. pale watery mqeapendd —_ a less fi ‘agan 
connie ew's Ops aes 
other ‘species T have' examined. Leaves witout! petiole, 
lanceolar, smooth ‘on both ‘sides, a deep ferruginous cloud 
runs the ‘whole’ length of the rib, and pitiethated throwghi to 
the ‘underside ;’ every other part, petioles; and their 
“of élear- deep'g green colour; ‘about eighteen i 
bes: ‘broad,’ Petioles and their sheaths eet 
