By Richard Anthony Salisbury, Esq. 279 



flower with us. I would plant them in a narrow border of rich 

 earth, at the back of a low bark pit, suffering the stems to 

 extend their own way, and the roots to strike their fibres into 

 the decaying bark. In summer, while vegetation is active, 

 I would give plentiful waterings ; but none at all in winter, 

 at which season, though the stems remain green, most of 

 their leaves are withered. Any degree of cold, approaching 

 to frost, should be also prevented by gentle fires, as well as 

 by those superior methods of glazing and covering, which 

 every skilful gardener now adopts. 



Gissanthe Spiralis. MSS. Alpinia spiralis. Jacq. Hort. 

 Schonbr, v.l.t.l Paco Caatinga clav& rubente major. Plum. 

 MSS. v. 5. t. 34. 



Introduced by Thomas Evans, Esq. from the island of 

 St. Vincent in 1797, where it grows wild in moist woods. I 

 have seen it in many stoves under the name of Costus speci- 

 osus ; but though very similar, the leaves of this are more 

 glossy on their upper surface. No small share, both of heat 

 and moisture, are necessary to make it flower. 



ZINGIBEREiE. 

 Sect. 1. 



Renealmia Nutans. Kenn. in Bot. Rep. n. 360. cum Ic 

 Globba nutans. Vent, in PI. LiL n. 60. cum Ic. Alpinia nutans 

 Smith Ex. Bot. p. 93. 1. 106 Zerumbet speciosum. Wendl. Sert. 

 Hann. t. 19. 



Of all these names for one and the same plant, I think it 

 safest at present to adopt the first ; for, the President of the 

 Linnean Society, in his work above quoted, informs us, that 



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