HERD have raised this plant froni seeds sent by Dr Wallich 
from Katmandu, and it flowered in their excellent establish- 
ment in October 18221. From a specimen communicated from 
Liverpool, the accompanying design was made. It is a much 
more beautiful species than O. nepalensis, having bronder 
leaves, larger flowers, and these of a considerably brighter co- 
lour. As a species, it is distinguished by the thick, woolly- 
like substance which invests the calyx, and which suggested to 
Sir James E. Smith its specific name of crinita. 
Since my figure was engraved, and the name of crinita 
written under it, and since the MS. was prepared for the press, 
this species has been well figured and described in the Botani- 
cal Register. To avoid confusion, I have altered the specific 
name upon the plate, and in the description, so as to corre- 
spond with that of Mr Don. 
I have specimens in my herbarium, both from Sir James 
E. Smith and Dr Wallich. 
Fig. 1. Calyx cut open, to shew the Pistil, Style, and the manner in which 
the Stamens are folded in the Calyx, before the expansion of the Corolla, 
Fig. 2. Stamens, — bolh magnified. 
