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which even on our picture shows distinctly the many-toothed top 

 of the segments. For other well-marked characters we refer to 

 the description of the two plants. 



On the left side of the picture a spadix is visible with the 

 flowering spikes spreading in all directions. 



The specimen, taken hj Mr. H. F. Macmillan, is growing in the 

 Botanic Gardens of Peradenij'a. 



LICUALA GEANDIS, H. Wendl. MSS.; Andre lUustr. Horticol. 

 t. 412 ; Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 6704 and in Report Kew 1882 (1884) p. 65 ; 

 Gard. Ohron. 1886, 139; Becc. Males. Ill, 7^.—FritcJiardia grandis, Hort. 

 Description. — Whole plant about 6 feet high to the base of the 

 topmost petiole ; stem leaf-bearing for nearlj- half of its length, 

 clothed shortl}^ below the leaves with the sheaths of the old leaves, 

 which are semi-amplexicaul and about 3 inches long. Leaves erect 

 and slightl}^ spreading, deep bright green ; petiole 2^-3 feet long, 

 slender, concave-convex, armed with short, stiff, nearly straight or 

 curved, sometimes irregularly forked spines along the margins from 

 the base to the middle, ending in a short, ovate, acute, concave, 

 thickly coriaceous ligule ; blade sub-erect, 3 feet in diameter, and 

 about two long, orbicular or semi-orbicular, concave from the 

 incurving of the sides and more or less of the Avhole blade, closely 

 plaited and a little wavy, base cuneate or truncate, margins cleft 

 into bifid lobes about 1 inch long, lobules of the lobes very obtuse. 

 Spadices several, rising from amongst the leaves and nearly as long- 

 as they are, sub-erect ; rhachis as thick as the little finger, cylin- 

 dric, terete, quite smooth, giving off at intervals of a foot or less 

 flowering panicles 5-6 inches long. Spathes at the bases of the 

 panicles, two or more, 2-3 inches long, lanceolate, acute, concave, 

 brown, striate. Flowei's ^ inch long, jointed on to very short 

 pedicels or sessile on the branches of the panicle. Calyx tubular- 

 campanulate, terete ; mouth truncate, slightlj^ lobed. Petals as 

 long as the calyx, ovate, acute, concave, very thick, with broad 

 margins and an inflexed tip. Stamens very small, inserted be- 

 tween the triangular teeth of a 6-lobed coriaceous cup ; filaments 

 subulate, as long as the teeth of the cup ; anthers oblong. Ovary 



