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544. Amomum subulatum, Roxb. 



a, h. Leaves and detached fruit. 



From Col. Richard C. Lawence, Resident, Nepal; received 

 23 Jan., 1872 ; per Dr. Cleghorn. "Dry Cardamoms ; 

 crop of 1870." 

 A large coloured drawing of the plant, giving full dis- 

 sections of flower and fruit, which is attached to the 

 above specimen, has the following remarks witten 

 upon it : 

 "AmmnuM subulatum, Roxb., from a plant cultivated in a swamp in 

 a Cinchona plantation, Mungpo ; 6 Jan., 1874; G. King. It yields the 

 Cardamom of Nepal, which is exported to the plains under the name of 

 Kala or Burra Elachi. Kala means black, and Burra large. Height of 

 plant 3 feet ; except where marked it is drawn to natural size." 



c. Leaves. 



From C. H. Wood, Rungbee, Darjeeling ; received 24 Oct., 

 1874. Flowers of Nepaul cardamoms, preserved in 

 spirit; dried leaves wrapped around the bottle. 

 (See ' Journ. Linn. Soc.,' vol. xvii., p. 5.) 



545. Amomum sulcatum, 0. and H. 



a. Rhizomes, and scapes of fruits. 



From the Hon. J. T. Gibson, Cape Palmas ; 1873. 



h. Leaves and pencil sketch of ligule. 



This specimen is marked : " Amomum, remarkable for its 

 lon<T acute ligule." From the Hon. J. T. Gibson, 

 Cape Palmas ; March, 1873. 



c. Leaves. 



Cape Palmas ; Rev. J. T. Gibson ; March, 1873. 



546. Amomum species. 



a. Leaves. 



Cape Palmas; Rev. C. C. Hofimann ; 1865; wath flowers 



and fruits in alcohol. 

 This species has a ribbed fntit. 



6. Seedling plant attached to seed. 



Sent by N. Wilson in 1867 as A. Melagueta, Roxb., but it 



is not that species. 

 [The seeds resemble in appearance those of A. sylveslre. 

 See Picmalmia syhestris (No. 557).] 



