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leaves was sent to me by Dr. Carey, but I have lost 
it. He informed me that a large caterpillar is apt 
to eat its way into the column of this and other 
species, and, by the admission of wet into the heart, 
the plants become variegated through disease, and 
often die: while in that state I believe they are apt 
to produce variegated seedlings. The plant I had 
was very big, grew vigorously with the larger por- 
tion of the leaves yellowish white, and did not seem 
diseased. It was however very sensitive to any wet 
lodging amongst the leaves, and was killed by it. 
I have not seen Sinicum in flower, and have no cer- 
tainty of the number of its ovules, but I have a 
large drawing of it by an Indian artist, which was 
sent me by Dr. Carey. 
3. Procerum. — Bot. Mag. 53. 2684. According to 
Dr. Carey, this is the tallest and largest species of 
Crinum, but it does not manifest its superior size 
with me, and does not seem to enjoy the confined 
air of the stove. It is a native of the neighbour- 
hood of Rangoon, and I entertain no doubt of its 
being one of the parents of C. amabile. This 
plant increases by the splitting of the columnar 
bulb into two equal parts, like the Australian 
family. Its limb is tinged on the outside with 
red, and the flowers are conspicuous. I neglected 
to examine its ovules, though indeed it was in 
flower here this season ; but if Sinicum and Pro- 
cerum should prove to have one-ovuled cells, the 
above six might be considered as local varieties of 
Asiaticum. 
4. Amabile. — Bot. Mag. 53. 2684. Superbum. Hort. 
Beng. Hybridum spontaneum. Cultivated for its 
beauty in Sumatra, from whence many bulbs of 
it were sent by Sir S. Raffles, and where it is 
said to be found in the interior. Neither Dr. 
Carey nor Sir S. Raffles ever knew it produce 
seed. Here it is not only barren, but its pollen 
is dry, its anthers shrivelled, and it fails to im- 
pregnate any other species. It is decidedly a 
spontaneous cross, probably between Procerum 
and Zeylanicum. 
