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63; Bot. Mag. 1903; Roscoe in Linn. Trans. 8, p 346.— Poona 

 Chumpa, Nag-Dumnee. A veiy gaudy plant, having flowers of a 

 rich pink variegated with white, and long sheathing leaves. Native 

 of the Eastern Islands, common in gardens. 



2. A Gahdamomum, Roxb. Fl. Ind. p70; Araomum repens, 

 Roscoe, Willd., and Sonnerat; Ellettaria canlamomum, Mai. in 

 Linn. Trans. 10, t. 4 and 5; Sonnerat 2, t. 136; Rheed. Mai. 11, 

 t. 4 and 5; Roxb. Cor. .3, t. 226; Buch. Jour. 2, 336, 510, 338; 

 and 3, 225 ; Thomson's Lond. Dist. p 437. — Elachee, Cardarnum ; 

 is largely cultivated in the Bilghy and in Soonda, near the limits of 

 the Bombay Presidency to the south ; Ginger, Areca, Pepper, &c. 

 are cultivated in those beautiful hill-gardens, often in alternate 

 rows with the Cardamum, and not unfrequently the Pomaloe, 

 Orange, and Nag-Chumpa diversify the picture. Nothing can be 

 more beautiful than those hill-gardens in Soonda, and, planted as 

 they always are byr^;he large, roomy, and comfortable dwellings of 

 the Brahmin renters, they give a high idea of the prosperity of that 

 beautiful and healthy country, where the running streams are con- 

 ducted even through the houses into the gardens. When one 

 wanders from these favoured spots towards the village enclosures, 

 and finds there a Hat'h, or movable temple, mounted on immense 

 wooden wheels, and covered with carvings of the most obscene 

 description, he may well say with Byron — 



" All but the spirit of man is divine." 

 The Cardamum as grown in the jungles of Coorg and Wynaad 

 is well described by Roxburgh : — " Gives a larger and coarser 

 Cardamum, which has in common a value considerably below that 

 of the smaller and more highly cultivated product." 



3. Hedychium Coronarium, Roxb. Fl. 1, p 10 ; Rumph. Amb. 

 5, t. 69, /. 3; Linn. Trans. 8, p 342; Ex. Bot. t. 107; Bot. Mag. 

 t. 708. 



4. H Flavum, Roxb. Fl. 1, p 12 ; Roscoe Scit. PI. ; Bot. Mag. t. 

 3039 ; Bot. Cub. t. 604.— Son Tukha, Hema Chumpa. Flowers 

 yellow, large, fragrant ; native of Eastern Bengal. Of the remaining 

 Hedychiums, other than our indigenous species, we have not any 

 trace, but as it is probable that they are to be found in gardens 

 and conservatories, we would solicit information regarding any 

 others. 



K^MPFCERIA, Monandria Monogynia. In honour of Kemp- 

 fmr, a German Botanist. 



5. K Rotunda, Roxb. Fl. Ind. 1, p 16; Malan-Kua, Rheede 

 Mai. 1, t. 317 ; Bot. Mag. t. 920 ; As. Res. 3, p 242 and 327.— 

 Bhooee Chumpa. Heart-curved snake-dragon, round-rooted Ga- 

 langal ; in gardens; flowers before the rains, when the plant is 

 leafless, fragrant; flower of various shades of purple and white. 



