46 MONANDRIA MONOGYNIA, Amomum, 
or inferior perianth, tubular, sheathing the germ, and lower 
 halfof the proper perianth, Calyzx superior, cylindric, en- 
tire, or dentate, villous. Corol with a long, slender tube ; 
segments of the exterior border sub-lanceolar, obtuse, the up-_ 
per one somewhat vaulted over the stamina, and stigma. 
Lip nearly round, and undivided, tinged with red down the 
middle; no spurs, or projections between it and the base of 
the filament. Filament linear, incurved. Anther crowned 
with a three-lobed crest. Germ villous, three-celled, with 
many ovula in each, attached to the axis. Capsule ovate, 
size. of a large nutmeg, rather fleshy ; surface somewhat ru- 
gose, three-valved, three-celled. Seeds several in each cell ; 
oval, and obovate are the most prevailing forms. Perisperm 
conform to the seed. Vitellu’ nearly round, occupying a 
considerable portion of the upper part of the perisperms Em- 
bryo clavate, length of the seed, its apex passing through 
the centre of the vitellus, 
8. A. sericeum. R. 
» Leaves lanceolar, sericeous underneath. — Huaenize vid 
cal, sub-globular, ramous. Lip obovate, base calcarate. 
A native of the mountains on the north-east border of 
Bengal, where it is also called Dooi Kesha. It is a stately 
plant, with leaves about two feet long, and of the colour 
and appearance of highly polished silver underneath, The 
inflorescence a completely compound, sub-globular raceme 
with the short, villous, branches thereof two or three-flower- 
ed, each flower pretty long-pedicelled and embraced during 
their early period with villous, oblong, membranaceous brac- 
tes, which soon perish; the calyx is more permanent, tu- 
bular, villous, and: ‘three-toothed: Flowers large, white, 
centre of the lip’ variegated: with pink veins on a yellow 
ground ; exterior border of three, nearly equal, oblong, white 
segments, the upper one ends subulately from an obtuse 
eer large spurs between the base of the lip and that 
_ of the rather long filament ; anther of two linear lobes, crown~ 
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