A NEW AMORPHOPHALLUS FROM GAMBIA. B05 
species, which must of course be left out of account in considering 
the real flora of the country. It is chiefly in this low moist district 
that they are so frequent. No doubt the whole of this part of Ceylon 
Coco-nuts, the Bread-fruits and ey and pees by the con- 
spicuous white floral-leaves of the Kakuna (Aleurites triloba), 
(originally native to the Pacific Isles), and much grown for its oil, 
which, however, kerosine is rapidly supplanting. Other orna- 
ick trees, often seen in the villages and looking like natives, 
are the Cananga odorata, or Tlang-ilang tree, and the Champak or 
Sapu (Michelia Champaca), both with delightfully fragrant yellow 
blossoms. It is in such villages also that the magnificent Talipot 
Palm sed ypha umbraculifera) is usually Ae surely the as st 
of the whole Palm-family. It is very difficult to decide whether or 
no this is native to Ceylon. From he one would say it was 
not so, as it is now never found in truly wild forest, and is in fact 
usually planted, the leaves being greatly used for coverings of all 
conditions ; and I am inclined to consider it as an originally native 
inhabitant of some of our low- country forests, possibly local and 
rare, which has been preserved from extinction by cultivation. 
(To be continued.) 
A NEW AMORPHOPHALLUS FROM GAMBIA. 
By H. N. Ruvtzy, M.A., F.L.S. 
In a box of plants sent in 1885 from Bathurst in Gambia, by Mr. 
J.R. Maxwell, to the Natural History Museum, were fruits and — 
of a species of Amorphophallus. As the tubers appeared ey 
care of Mr. Veitch, who culevated Tees 
successfully. veral threw cnt leaves, and last June one produced 
pe ill after the flower-spike was 
t appears ne to Snag been described, and is 
one n in 
oe hophallus (§ Higirieme ) ‘Doryphorus, 2 .sp.—Cormus 
dato- -comipressue, 
ina, 
Soquel  ae bipedale ad ees 3 cate crassum ; petiolus } uncia 
s ad basin viridie nec marmoratus ; letevirens, ni 
Journan or Borany.—Vow. 24. [Oct., 1886.] x 
