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point of the Plumula, in like manner, appears, nor 

 is that of some of the Palms very different from the 

 last. 



The known genera of these true Scitaminece are 

 Hedychium, Alpinia, Hellenia of Willdenow and 

 Brown, Zingiber, Costus, Kcempferia, Roscoea Sm. 

 Exot. Bot. t. 108, Amomum, Curcuma, Globba, fig-. 1. 

 and Elettaria Maton Tr. of Linn. Soc. v. 10. 254. 

 These are hardly found without the tropics. 



The puzzling genus P hi Ij/dr urn, Curt. Mag. t. 783, 

 once referred to the Scitam'uica', is better placed by 

 Mr. Brown in the Junci, with Burmannia. 



Ord. 21. Orchide/e, fig. 70-72, 77,78. "Calyx 

 superior, often coloured, in 6 deep segments, 5 of 

 which are directed upwards, the 6th downwards, 

 Nectary of Linnseus, mostly larger and dissimilar. 

 Style 1, ascending, often connected with the upper 

 lip at its base, sometimes very short, or scarcely any. 

 Stigma dilated, not entirely terminal, but clapped as 

 it were to the front of the Style. Anther 1, proceed- 

 ing from the top of the Style under the Stigma, of two 

 separate cells, often remote from each other ; some- 

 times sessile and closely adhering to the two sides of 

 the Style, somet iires supported by their own short 

 filaments; each of 2 valves, and containing a mass of 

 adhesive Pollen. Capsule of one cell, with 3 keeled 

 angles, and 3 valves, bursting between the usually 

 permanent keels. Seeds numerous, in general chaffy, 

 ranged upon receptacles attached to the middle of 

 each valve. Root fibrous, usually with 2 knobs, each 



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