112 MONOfX^TYLKDONKS. 



siiiiple or branclied ; and bftaring one, two, or many fruits ; and in tlic 

 leaves lieing Bix inclieH to a foot or more long. 



"The flowerK do not difTer much wherever grown, the apex of the 

 anther is somewhat tnincated, the seeds always brilliantly jKilialied. I 

 consider it to be the A. Cliuiii, Smith, and the Atnomutn d ijro.nda 

 feuilles, du Sfnfgnl, of (Juiliourt." 



11. A coloured drawing of the fniits of A. n-ernffrosum, Bojer, 

 copied from a sketch by E. Fleurot, Port Louis, 

 Mauritius. 

 From the above it will be evident that Hanbury considers 

 A. nemorosum, Bojer : A. Daniellii, Hook, f. : 

 A. Ciusii, Smith : as identical with A. anyustifolium, 

 Sonnerat. Sec Hanbury Science Papers, p. 113. 



0. Leaf and portion of stem, from a bundle of dried leaves, 

 the label of which had become detached and could 

 not be found. 

 Old Calabar ; \V. G. Milne ; received Oct., 1863. 



p. A tracing of the leaf of the plant called " Barsalo," sent by 

 C. Barter, and labelled : "Niger Expedition, 52,6.57, 

 A. Daniellii, Hook, f." 



527. Amomum anmdinaceum, 0. and H. (' Journ. Linn. Soc.,' vol. vii. 



p. 109.) 

 0. Leaves and detached seeds. 



A pencil drawing of the flower and fruit is attached to 

 this specimen, and the following notes : "No. 1903 ; 

 G. Mann; Corisco Bay; Oct., 1862; 4 to 5 feet 

 high." The flowers and frmts in spirit were sent to 

 Kew. (The seeds have not any aromatic flavoui.) 



528. Amomum Cardamomum, L. 



a. Rhizome, with inflorescence and detached spike of fruit 



(two specimens). 

 (1) From Java. (2) Bought in a drug shop at Singapore by 

 Thos. Hanbury, who states in a memorandum attached 

 to the sheet : " I have tried to get more like this on 

 the bunch at almost every shop in the place, but 

 could not succeed ; this I foimd in an old bottle in a 

 Chinese chemist's shop." — T. H. 



b. Rhizome and lower half of leafy stem. 



c. Upper half of leafy stem. 



From R. Hunter, Bangkok, Siam ; Feb., 1865. 



