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MONANDRIA 1«ONO«YOTA. Globbo.- 



subulate/diverging, recurved wings. In my other sjx species with ter- 

 minal inflorescence, these are entirely wanting, but the inner two-lob- 

 ed border is present. Anther double, and enlarged at the sides with 

 two, broad, reniform wings.— G^rm beneath oval, with nine longi- 

 tudinal ridges, a transverse section exhibits one cell only, with nume- 

 rous seeds, affixed to three parietal receptacles. Style most slen- 

 der. Stigma funnel-shaped.— Caps?^/e globular, purple, size of a small 

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

 from the apex. Receptacle a longitudinal ridge on the inside of each 

 valve.— See^s many, minute, oblong, villous, connected by a large, 

 white, spongy membrane to the parietal receptacles. 



8. G. spathuiata. It. 



Panicles radical. Filaments with a spatulate wing on each side 

 near the base ; anthers simi-lunar, winged. 



This second, beautiful species, with large azure coloured, radical 

 inflorescence, is a native of the vallies on th« north and eastern bounda- 

 ries of the province of Silhet, 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 

 tcginning 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 continu- 

 ed 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 concave. Lip as in 

 G. subulata yhxxt 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 rea- 

 dily distinguishes this species from subulate, which it very exactly 



