Curculigo. iiexanuria monogynia. 143 



and shorter than the scapes. Scapes rising from the cen- 

 tre of the short stem formed by the united sheathes of 

 the leaves, naked, round, smooth, slightly swelled towards 

 the base and from thence tapering to the umbel, from 

 one to two feet long. Sheathes shorter than the umbel, 

 irregularly bursting into two or three subovate segments. 

 C/>«6eZA- globular, as much as two hundred-flowered. Flow- 

 ers like those of the common onion, (Cepa.) Petals 

 equal, expanding, shorter than the stamens, white, with 

 a green keel. Filaments erect, alternately dilated at the 

 base. Anthers ovate, green. 



GLORIOSA. Sckreb. gen. n. 561. 



Calyx none. Corol six-petalled reflex. Germ supe- 

 rior, three-celled. Cells many-seeded, attachment cen- 

 tral. Style oblique. Capsule three-celled, three- valved. 

 Seeds several. Embryo double, furnished with a peris- 

 perm. 



1. G.superha. Willd.2.95. 



Root bulbous, biennial. Stem herbaceous. Leaves lan- 

 ceolate, ending in a tendril. 



Mendoni. Rheed. Mai. 7. t. 57. 



Hind. Cariari. 



Beng. Ulat-chandal. Eesha langula. 



Native of forests of India ; it appears during the rainy 

 season in Bengal, and is one of the most ornamental plants 

 any country can boast of; the root is said to be a violent 

 poison. 



CURCULIGO. Gori. 



Calyx none. Corol superior, pedicelled or sessile ; 

 border six-parted. Germ three-celled. Cells many-seeded ; 

 attachment central. Capsule veined, one-thrce-celled. 



