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six-ridged, one-celled, three-valved, opening spontaneously 

 from the apex. Receptacle a longitudinal ridge on the in- 

 side of each valve. Seeds many, minute, oblong, villous, 

 connected by a large, white, spongy membrane to the parie- 

 tal receptacles. 



8. G. Spathvlata. R. 



Panicles radical. Filaments, with a spatulate wing on 

 each side near the base; anthers semilunar, winged. 



This second, beautiful species, with large azure coloured, 

 radical inflorescence, is a native of the vallies on the north 

 and eastern boundaries of the province of Sillier, and from 

 thence was introduced by Mr. M. R. Smith into the Botanic 

 garden near Calcutta, where it flowers in April, at which 

 time the foliage begins to appear. At the beginning 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 flower. 

 Flowers numerous, produced in a continued 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 ; lobes 

 nearly equal and equally arranged, shape oblong, and con- 

 cave. Lip as in 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 inner border to the 

 corol, there is a spatulate, diverging wing on each side. 

 From its shape the specific name is taken, and readily dis- 

 tinguishes this species from subulate, which it very exactly 

 resembles when in flower. Anther with a semilunar wing 

 on each side. Germ one-celled, containing many ovula, at- 

 tached to three parietal receptacles. 



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