“ ceptacle, whiclr 4ppears to originate in the centre from the axis, but their 
“real insertion is into the walls of the germen. i aetna the length 
* of the deeply coloured equably incurved slender filaments: stigma small, 
ef pertorateds and obscurely 3-lobed. The ripe seed-vessel has not been yet 
‘found; they have continued abortive in Bengal.—Native of the interior of 
“ Sumatra, from whence it was sent by the late Dr. Charles Campbell to the 
“ Botanic Garden at Calcutta, where it thrives and flowers and blossoms . 
“ at various seasons of the year. It is the largest and by far the most beau- 
“ tiful species of Crinum I have yet met with.” Roxburgh flor. ind. ined. 
* CRINUM augustum: Bulb columnar, mostly above ground. Leaves 
** scattered, lanceolate, channelled, smooth-edged. Scapes lateral, the length 
“of the leaves; wmbels of 20-30-pedicled declining flowers.—The scapes 
‘are as thick as a child’s wrist, above 3 feet high, and of dark reddish 
** purple colour; the umbels have about 30 sweetly fragrant rosy flowers, on 
“ pedicles from 1’to 2 inches long, and coloured like the scape. Tube of 
** the corolla is 4-5 inches long, of a lighter purple; segments of the limb lan- 
“ ceolate, 6 inches long. Filaments and style purple, declined, with yellow 
“incumbent anthers. This is the only species known to me with any thing 
“like a stem (see his preceding description of superbum!) and declining 
* flowers; nor can I reconcile it to any one of the many species of CRINUM 
‘‘ or AMARYLLIS hitherto described in any. work I have met with.—Intro- 
“duced from the Mauritius into the Botanic Garden at Calcutta, where it 
** blossoms at various periods of the year, but most luxuriantly during the 
“rains, A magnificent plant.” Roxburgh flor. ind. ined. 
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