eee ee ee te ee ee 
drawing, left by my inestimable friend and predecessor, Dr. F. Buchanan, at the Botanic Garden at Calcutta.” 
And in a letter from Dr. Wallich to myself, dated Calcutta, 4th Dec. 1824, he observes, that “ The H. coccineum is 
undoubtedly Hamilton’s (Buchanan’s) plant, distinguished by its ensiform leaves and red colour from the nearest 
species.” The validity of the distinction between coccineum and angustifolium being thus established, it only remains 
to show in what particulars that distinction consists, which, it is hoped, will be sufficiently seen by the figures and 
descriptions given in the present work. 
Our first acquaintance with the true angustifolium was derived from a specimen found by the late lamented 
Dr. Smith, in Sylhet, and sent me by Dr. Wallich in 1819, which perfectly agrees with the description in Flor. Ind. 
and with the figure now published, the plant of which was also sent to the Liverpool Botanic Garden by Dr. Wallich. 
The flower is sweet, but not so fragrant as the coccineum. 
‘The Hedychium angustifolium of Bot. Mag. No. 2078, is the orange-coloured variety of Sir J. E. Smith’s 
coccineum, and is given in this work as a distinct species, by the name of H. aurantiacum. 
REFERENCES. 
‘1. Intire flower. 
2. Inner bracte. 
_3. Outer bracte. 
4, Germen and calyx. 
5. Lip. 
6. Germen, with its processes, style and stigma. 
