)0 DESCRIPTIONS 0# ■ 



nofaj fubreniformls, mucofa, vindia^ 



ferva(wn, I received this brrumeotal plant in the feegjnrang of i8'8 

 from ■ Mr. Edward Gardner, ihe. Eefideat at Katmandu^ 

 and from Mr. Smith, my alE :ant at. ^ylkcL I- have fii,C€ had 

 a great number of rools firomt both places which are thiiviiii^ 

 very well in ihe Botanic Gardesi^ at Caicuttai 



Ttier.e are^ it appears, £wa varieties-';, one wUh almoft.' pure- 

 white, the other with, more or lef^ pink-Cfjlo^red:- bloflams^ Which • 

 gradually^- change into each othef romeiimes everj on one -aind the-- 

 fdme plant, and which added tO' the lirge,- diinihg .th-fck'»!eave9'. 



■ give the fpecics a very beautiful- appearance*. The young leaves.^ 

 are of purpl-iOx. or brownilhcolour and Hand- fome.what ■tre£lo, 



Bl.uckv;eiiia= ipir^dis-. Wd.U 



Foliis cuneiformi-obovatis,, gUadulofo^dentatis^ fiibtos. pabercentibma, 

 fp:Gi§ axillaribus foiit.ariJ5 loiigilli.nis. nutantibosj iloFibus fubp€Q- 

 fecindtis,. 



Habitat io^PegUo, Ih horto-boiaaico Calcut x-:flbretmenfibaS'- AuguO:(j*- 

 . ©ecemlre. 



AvhoT magna, ramorifIi;-n5»., tmncn) rf£!>:\. corrice glabn* cinereo deci.*- 

 dsio* /^-ci7?k'' iongiilirn'j. teretfs,, glabri, caliof^-punflati, pendali. 



Walia alterm,.. fabbi£iri.<, petiolata; pa.ltnaria et ir.-'ji.ra,. caoeiformia Vo 

 obovatai corlaceaj aoice ro'ii.fidi{a cuvn! acu.;nLfii€ laio-obtufo^ bafi. 

 attenuaUj rtrmoie- et obtufidinie^ der.tata-, finobus-inte^ denies in- 

 craiFdtiS' glanda-lofi-s^ fupra^ glabra, fiibtui cofla: nervifqus prOa 

 miiientibas pubefcentibus. 



FelioU erarTi, bre^»i0im', pubefcentes-, fupra'platiu 



Siipu!(S iancealatffiv, linttarf;?-y cadoese. 



,.%2rig, nud:sjnd>;lfe- grac llmx€-^ylmdr foHa i^qvantes-^ poll' d€= 



florationem, elong;Hjs, nutantes, : hrvvliYimc pedaoeiilatss-, vilhs 

 cop'ofi. bfevibus C-^uis veilil.js; Ilachcs teres, gracilisa fublignoiag 



