KiEMPFEIRIA ROTUNDA. 
(round-rooted galangale.) 
CLASS. ORDER. 
MONANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
NATURAL ORDER. 
SCITAMINEiE. 
Generic Character. — Botli the limbs of the corolla are divided into three parts. Calyx hardly dis- 
cernible. Stigma consisting of two little plates. 
Specific Character. — Leaves oblong, of a purple colour beneath, above bright green marked with white. 
Flowers very delicate ; the three dorsal segments lanceolate, and sharp pointed. 
This has been an inhabitant of our stoves for many years. It flowers early in 
spring, generally in March or April, before the leaves make their appearance. The 
flowers emit a delightful fragrance, which may be perceived for some distance : they 
grow immediately from the root, opening in succession, but very seldom more than 
one is open at a time. The roots are supposed to be the Zedoary of the shops. 
It is a native of the East Indies, and of course requires the heat of the stove, 
where it grows very freely in a mixture of light rich loam and peat. When 
dormant, like all other plants of the kind, very little water must be administered. 
It is increased by division of the roots. 
The generic name was given in honour of E. Ksempfer, a distinguished naturalist, 
author of Amoenitates Exoticse. 1712. 
Our drawing was taken at Chats worth, from a flowering plant in the stove last 
March. 
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