Hedychuim, monandria monogynia. 13 



folium, of a pale yellow colour. — Cali/x very slender, somewliat 

 shorter than the filiform, inch and half-long tube ; mouth obliquely 

 \,\M. — Border smooth; segments linear, sub-clavate, spreading, half 

 theiength of the tube; divisions of the clazo, or superior segment 

 of the interior border, linear-oblong, obtuse. — Filament as long as 

 the tube, filiform, smooth, of a scarlet colour; Anther very short, 

 ovate, two-lobed. — Germ densely villous ; stigma slightly ciliated. 



Obs. This beautiful species differs from H. graci/e, R, (of which 

 the Rev. Dr. W. Carey has favored me with a living specimen in 

 blossom), in the length and villosity of its spikes, its copious fascicled 

 flowers, and the equal length of all the segments of the border. It 

 seems altogether to be a larger plant. 



5. H. speciosum. Wall. 



Spike elongated, open, smooth ; fascicles approximate scattered, 

 two-flowered ; lip entire sessile, acute. A native of the same coun- 

 try with the preceding, and like all the species flowering in the rainy 

 season. 



Khasee name, Katti'a Lung Mutti. 



Leaves very large, oblong-lanceolate, attenuate at both ends, long- 

 pointed ; margins slightly waved. — Spike terminal, large. — Fascicles 

 spreading and numerous. — Bractes; exterior very large, obtuse, as 

 M ell as the others, with a few white hairs at the end. — Interior, two, 

 opposite ; that close to the rachis obtuse, with a few loothlets at the 

 end ; the other much smaller, linear-lanceolate, acute. — Flowers pale 

 yellow, fragrant. — Cal^x cylindric, half the length of the tubp ; 

 mouth obliquely bifid, with two or three ovate, bearded teeth. — Tube 

 upwards of two inches'long, filiform. — Exterior segments linear, very 

 long, of a greenish corour ; interior clavate. Lip of equal length with 

 the interior segments., ovate, acute, tapering downwards.— Filament 

 filiform, scarlet, somewhat longer than the tube ; Anther elongated, 

 arched. 



Obs. My examination of this stately plant has hitherto been con- 

 fined to a well preserved spike and a few leaves only, which how- 



