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that of C. speciosus than the strong coriaceous tunic of C. biflorus. It is also a 

 plant of more robust habit than any eastern form of C. biflorus. 

 It has not yet been introduced to cultivation. 



REFERENCES TO PLATE LXI. 



Fig. 1. Flowering-state, vernal, actual size. 



Fig. 2. Diagrammatic dissection of scape, ovary, and spathes, actual size. 



Fig. 3. Stamens and Pistil, magnified two-fold. 



Fig. 4. Stigmata, magnified six-fold. 



Fig. .■). Corm tunics, magnified two-fold : n. cap ; b, main tunic ; c, basal tunic. 



