|(j MONANDRIA MOKOGYNIA. Ko?mpferia. 



crest, or continuation of the filament above the anther. Stig- 

 ma funnel-shaped. Neetarial filaments of Konig two, fili- 

 form, erect, pretty long', embracing the lover part of the 

 style. Pericarp ; I never saw it ripen. 



Obs. The roots possess an agreeable, fragrant smell, and 

 somewhat warm, bitterish, aromatic taste; the Hindoos use 

 them not only as a perfume, but also medicinally. They are 

 unknown to our best judges in London. 



2. K. rotunda. Linn, sp.pl. ed. Willd. 1. 15. 



Leaves oblong, coloured. Spike radical, appearing before 

 the leaves. Upper segment of the inner border of the corol 

 lanceolar, and acute. 



Malan-Kua. Rheed. Mai. \\.p.\~. t. 9. 



Sans. Bhoo-ch?/mpwca. See Asiat. Res. iv. 242. 



Beng. and Hind. Bhooi-champa or Bhoo-champcr. 



This elegant plant is very generally found cultivated in 

 gardens on account of the beauty and fragrance of its flowers, 

 and though no doubt a native of various parts of India, yet 

 I cannot say where it is indigenous. Flowering time in our 

 gardens March and April, ;it h hicfa period the plant is total- 

 ly destitute of leaves. 



Root biennial, tuberous. Stem none. Leaves radical, petiol- 

 ed, oblong, waved, smooth, generally coloured underneath ; 

 about a foot long in a good soil, and from four to six inches 

 broad. Petioles sheathing, united into a short stem, as in 

 Curcuma. Scapes just sufficient to elevate the flowers above 

 the earth, embraced by a few common sheaths, of a greenish 

 purple colour. Flowers sessile, from four to six to the 

 scape, or spike, very large, fragrant; colour of various 

 shades of purple, and white. Bractes two to each flower, 

 surrounding the base of the germ ; the inner one has its apex 

 two-parted ; the exterior, or longest is here only about half 

 the length of the calyx. Calyx above, one-leaved, as long 

 as the tube of the corol, somewhat gibbous ; apex generally 

 two-toothed, and of a dotted, purplish colour. Corol; tube 



