^. The stigma. 



5. Tbe corolla laid open, a, a, a, The three segracnits of the exterior bor- 

 der, h,}), The superior segniehtS^f the itttifei* border, c/ The lip, or 

 lower segment, d, The calcarate anther, on its short filament. 

 6: The capsule, and section. 

 7. One of the seeds with its aril expanded. 



The above figures are biit a little raagnifted. 

 8; Sections of a seed magnified, a, The perisperm. h, The vitellus. c, 

 The embryo, 



Tau. 4. Amomum aculedtiifn. 



Fig. I. The interior bracte, which is here tubular. 



2. The germ^ and transverse sectioti. 



3. The calyx, laid open. 



. 4. The ccrorlrk, laid open; a, a, a, The three segments of the exterior bor- 

 der, b, The lip: c; c. Two conical glands between the base of the 

 filament' d, and lip b. 

 5; The double anther^ *ndthr6&-lobed crest; withtheinfuadibuiiform stig- 

 ma in the centre; 



6. Capsule cut transversely, with the upper portion separate. 



7. A- seed, without its gelatinous aril. 



B. A vertical section of the samCj magnified. 



9-. The vitellus, and embryo, remoyed from their place in the centre of the 

 perisperm, still more magnified. 



Tab, 5. Zingiber Cassumunar\ 



Fig. 1. A back view of a flower, with its exterior, and interior bractes. 



2. The germ, and section. 



3, The interior bracte. 

 4; The calix, laid open. 

 5. The corolla, laid open. 



G; The anther, and horn-shaped beak, or crest, 



7. The open capsule, natural size. ^ 



8. One of the secdj and aril, laid open. 



T. 4 



