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Var. 2. Lorifolium. — Roxburgh. Ker. J. Sc. and A. 
Leaves 2-5 feet long, scarcely distinguishable from 
longifolium, the margin of both a little scabrous. 
Flowers sometimes 20, less pedunculated than in 
longifolium (which is contrary to Dr. Roxburgh’s 
observation). Pegu. Floruit. A.D. 1822. floribus 
8, spatha parvula marcescente, pedunculis brevi- 
bus, tubo viridi 3 unciali, laciniis 2 b unc. longis, 
| unc. latis, filamentis albis lacinias eequantibus, 
antheris fuscis, stylo superne rubro, stigmate con- 
spicue fimbriato trifido, bracteis fugacioribus, scapo 
recumbente umbella erecta conferta, genuine vix 
pedunculo crassiore. 
The following particulars of the inflorescence of longifo- 
lium and lorifolium will establish their diversity, though 
they can scarcely be distinguished from each other when not 
in flower: — 
Lorifolium. 
Scape reclining quite horizontally. 
Umbel turning up at right angles to 
the scape or nearly so, compact, 8-flow- 
ered, buds nearly erect. 
Peduncles extremely short, except in 
the middle of the umbel ; becoming 
afterwards more elongated than in lon- 
gifolium. 
Germen scarcely thicker than the 
peduncle. 
Bractes small, very slender, thread- 
like, fading when the umbel expands. 
Spathe small, soon withering. 
Tube green, 3 inches long. 
Limb 2 J inches long ; segments J 
inch broad, blunt at the point, white. 
Filaments equal to the limb, pure 
white, conniving. 
Anthers brown ; stigma trifid, con- 
spicuously fimbriated. 
Style equalling the filaments, erect, 
upper half red. 
Longifolium. 
Scape more rigid, upright, less com- 
pressed. 
Umbel more diffuse, 10-flowered, 
buds nodding. 
Peduncles extremely short, some be- 
coming afterwards half an inch long, 
other germs remaining nearly sessile. 
Germen longer and thicker than in 
lorifolium. 
Bractes slender, green, more per- 
sistent. 
Spathe larger, firmer, more durable. 
Tube green, slenderer, 4 inches 
long; 
Limb 3 inches long ; segments not 
quite half an inch wide, more actite, 
white. 
Filaments shorter than the limb, 
slender, straighter, erect; upper half 
red. 
Anthers brown ; stigma not conspi- 
cuously fimbriated. 
Style f ths of an inch longer than 
the filaments, slender, recumbent, all 
red. 
Var. 3. E'legans. — Bot. Mag. 52. 2592. from Rangoon. 
Closely allied to the two former, with flowers less 
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