94 BOTANY. 



regions. In Bengal the same plant is cultivated as a gar* 

 den flower, but it does net compare with our wild plant. 

 3IeIastoma malahathricum* 



c^ntyi o3jo<nqj3i. coSSesi. 



OSBECKIA. 



A pretty species of osbeckia having the general appea- 

 rance of the above, except that the stamens are all of equal 

 length, is in flower on the Maulmain hilis in August. 

 Osbeckia. 



SONERILA. 



Perhaps the prettiest little annual in the neighborhood 

 of Tavoy is a species of sonerila. Its bright purple 

 blossoms peeping up in the grass attract the attention of 

 the most casual observer. 



Sonerila. 



S^iojo (Sgau.) 



carey's globba. 



On shady banks in these Provinces where violets are 

 seen in England, the pretty orange-flowered globba is not 

 uncommon. 



Globba Carcyana. 



gloriosa. 



One of the most curious flowers in the country is the 

 gloriosa. " Gloriosa," says Louden, " on account of the 

 glorious colours of its flowers, and the elegance of their 

 form. This is a splendid and curious genus." The 

 flower, as large as a lily, hangs down, and the petals 

 stamens and style all turn and grow up like a flower 

 turned inside out. Then lo complete the oddity, the 

 leaves prolong their extremities into tendrils, and the 

 plant walks on its toes. 



Gloriosa supeiba. 



