collection in 1912. Grown in a warm house under the 
conditions suited to various species of Zingiher and 
Amomum, Z. Mioga has thriven well; it flowered freely 
in September 1913. The specific name ‘Mioga’ is 
adapted from the Japanese vernacular name for the 
plant, which in its native country is much esteemed for 
its aromatic qualities. The young inflorescences, also the 
young leafy shoots, are used for flavouring soups and 
pickles, and also as a spice. 
Description.—Herb, perennial; rootstock horizontal, 
about { in. thick; leafy stems erect up to 24 ft. in 
height, glabrous, covered with longitudinally striate 
leaf-sheaths. Leaves linear-lanceolate, narrowly acu- 
minate at the tip, narrowed to the base, up to 10 in. 
long, about 14 in. wide, with many parallel lateral nerves 
which are distinct on both faces as is the midrib, 
membranous, glabrous on both sides or with the under 
surface sparingly hairy near the base ; petiole very short ; 
ligule 4-4 in. long, nearly as wide, distinctly 2-lobed, 
lobes subacute or rounded, membranous, glabrous. 
Spike ellipsoid, about 2! in. long, 1} in. across; peduncle 
about $ in. long, clothed with ovate-oblong or oblong 
acute scales; outer bracts ovate-elliptic, subacute, 1 in. 
long, 3 in. wide, glabrous. Calyz tubular, spatha- 
ceously split, almost truncate, over 1 in. long, mem- 
branous. Corolla yellow, tube narrowly funnel-shaped, 
about 1} in. long, +, in. wide at the base, } in. wide at 
the top, lobes acuminate, the two anterior oblong-lanceo- 
late, 1} in. long, } in. wide, the posterior ovate-lanceolate, 
Fin long, } in. wide. Lip obovate, entire, 1} in. long, 
= In. wide, with two short basal lobes, yellow. Staminodes 
filiform, under } in. long. Anther nearly 2 in. long, with 
a long incurved appendage over 4 in. long. Ovary 
pubescent, shortly cylindric, ¢ in. long, +1, in. wide. 
ee and ovary; 2, the same, calyx laid open ; 8, anther and style :— 
