intermedid viridescentibus. Stamina sex, erecto-conniventia, perianthio 

 dimidio breviora, laciniis ejusdem opposita, fauce inclusa, stigmateque ferk 

 omninb occultata. Filamenta valde crassa, carnosa, conica, alba, ad basi7i 

 perianthii inserta. Antherse oblique apici filamentorum adnata, breves, 

 oblongce, biloculares. Ovarium brevissimum, oblongum, vix il basi styli 

 extus discernendum, triloculare : ovula oblonga, in singulo loculo getnina, 

 uppensa. Stylus cylindricus, longiusculus , apice dilatatus trilobatusque. 

 Stigma maximum, carnosum, album, faucem perianthii totam fere operiens, 

 placentiforme , rugidoso-scabridum, supra planum, trisulcum, centro de- 

 presso, margine crassissimum, undulatum, trilobum, subtils concaviuscuhim, — 

 Wallich MSS. 



" This indubitable Tupistra, which has little to recom- 

 mend it except its singularity, comes very near to the 

 other, and hitherto only known, species, T. squalida of 

 Mr. Ker. It may be easily recognised, however, by its 

 much shorter, exceedingly dense, blunt spike, of cup- 

 formed, brownish-green flowers, having their throats com- 

 pletely shut up by the large, white, fleshy, and subpeltate 

 stigma. It was introduced into the Botanic Garden of 

 Calcutta in 1822, where it blossoms in the cold weather." 



For the foregoing memorandum and very elaborate 

 description, we have again to express our acknowledgments 

 to our excellent friend Dr. Wallich, to whom the world is 

 entirely indebted for this highly interesting addition to 

 a curious and little-known genus. It is a native of hills 

 near the frontiers of Sylhet, where it is called Kala-Tatee. 



Our drawing was made in a stove, in the Garden of 

 the Horticultural Society, in November last. The plant 

 had been brought home for the Honourable Court of 

 Directors of the East India Company by Dr. Wallich, 

 and was subsequently presented by them to the Horticul- 

 tural Society. 



J.L. 



