s s AN>-ALS OF KOTAL BOTASIC GAIiDEN, CALCUTTA.
Tarioxis pnits of Cliina. It fans consequently been possible to fraco in detail the gradtjal transitioES
between tlia many varieties which, however much tlie ostrome forms may diSer from each other, constitute
ons uninterrupied sories. The most important links are formed by varieties from Mongolia and
Suuih-Eastem Tibet, the invasion of iho Himalaya by D. (¡randifiuyum having evidently taion place from
the side of Cential and Eastern T^het. Noue of tho chaxaoters by which D, caruh um has been supposed
to be distiuguishtd from D. grandifiorum proves constant on detailed examination, as will be seen from
the description of tho varieties of D. grandijlotum to which we now proceed.
Var. a. LATISECTA, Maxim.; stem erect, middle-sized or elongate (15—80 cm.), much branolied;
laoini® of leaves ovate or oftenor lanceolate, acute or obtuse; sepals minutely pubescent,
azure; follicles 8, recurved nearly from tho middle.—Seehuan, Kansu.
Var. CHINENSIS, Fischer\ tall, erect, rather rigid; laoini® broad-linear; braoteoles minute
linear, somewhat remote from flower; sepals minutely pubescent outside; lamina of anterior
staminodes suborbioular, entire, glabrous on back and edges; cai-pels 3.—Siberia, China.
Var. y. PUBIFLOBA. Tures.; stem prostrate, like peduncles and sepals densely minutely pubcscent;
lacinia) elongate, narrow-linear; anterior staminodes suborbioular, entire.—Baioal region.
Var. S. LisKiF.i; stem tall, erect, like peduncles and sepals minutely oiisp-pubeacent; ladnia
narrow-linear, eloogate; bracteoles linear, small, more or less remote from flower; lamina
of anterior staminodes suborbicular, entiio or em alginate, glabrous below, sometimea
ciliate; carpels 3 (—4); follicles straight or reoui-ved at the apes.—Siberia, Mongolia,
Northern and Central China proper, Yarkand.
Var. e. PorAMiNi, P. £. ; as in S, but lamina of anterior staminodes (
ate or bilobed, ciliate, more or less hairy below; sepals outside i
pubescent or sub-villose.—Setehwan {Potanin.').
high, 3—4 mm. thick
s divided into 3 or more
a. long by 2 mm. broad;
Var. KUMAOSENSIS, E. Mvth-, stem erect, subglabrous, 40—fiO cm. !
emarginthe
base minutely
near base; Leaves 3-partite, middle division 3-fid, lateral on
segments, lacinise broad-linear, the longer ones sometimes 2 c
inflorescence racemose-paniculate, many-flowered; pedicels viUous; bracteoles small, lin
remote ñom flower; sepals 11—18 mm. long, sky-blue, villous outside; lamina of anterior
staminodes suborbicular, subentire or deeply bilobed, yellow-bearded, blue; carpels 3.—
Kumaon: Byaus, near Kutti 13—14,000' {Duthie !)•, Darma, ia the Nipchang valley
13-14,000' {Duthie!)-, on Mulapa Gadh 11-12,000' feet (Diuhie!)-, Nipal; on Numpa
G8dh, 10—11,000' {Duthie!).
Var. V- TENCICAIN.is, P. B.\ stem very slender (30—60 cm. high, 1—I S mm. tliiri), sparsely
beset with retiorse hairs; leaves remote, moderately out, laoini® lanceolate-linear,
Bubobtuse, the longer ones 15—y5 mm. long, 2—3 mm. broad; inHoresoence racemose,
very las, few-flowered; bracteoles linear, remote from the flowers; peduncles and sepals
covered with short hairs; sepals blue or purple; lamina of anterior staminodes obovateoblong,
bilobed or nearly bifid, hirsute on upper si^rface, rarely nearly bearded; carpels
3.—Chumbi: near Phcma and Riiichingong (.ff"/«;;'« co^/ecio/ s.').
Var. 6. DAVID!, Fraiickel pro Bp.; middle-sized, hispidulous with longish adpressed or spreading
hairs; stems slender, ascending; lacinias of upper leaves linear; flowers solitary or
Buboorymbose; peduncles shortly retrorse-pubescent; sepals puberulous ; anterior staminodes
oblong, bilobed, near the base yellow-bearded; carpels 3 -Tibet, prov. Mopin.
Vitr. I. SETCHWASZSSIS, P.B.-,a small slender plant, scarcely branched; stem and peduncles
retrorse-pilose, indumentum below the sparsely hairy sepals rather longer; laoini» Unoarlanceolate;
bracteoles elliptic-oblon?, opposite, just below the sepals; lamina of anterior
staTDinodes ovate-oblong, deeply bilnbed, slightly hairy; carpels 3.—Setchwon .0-
This variety, like 5, fi, ? and others, might be considered a species of the second order.
Var. K. KUNAWAREKSIS (= D. cairuicum of Jacquemont); stem 30—50 om, high, 8—5 mm,
thick leaves little or not crowded near the base, much divided; lacini® linear, aoute
or subacute, 5—20 mm. long, 1—2 mm. broad; inflsroioence panicukte-eorymbose,
DESCKIPTIONS ( ' NEW AND EAEE INDIAN PLANTS.
many-flowered; braoteoles altomato, small, linear, remote from flower; sepals villous near
the bafo, azure, 13—15 mm. long, lamina of anterior staminodes suborbicular, entire
or emarginate, yellow-bearded; carpels 5.—N.-W. Hicnalaya.
Fur.X. -liHOTAsiw, P. B.-, stem 15-50 om. high, 1'5~5 mm. tHek near base; loeini»
linear, acute, or snbaoxite, 5—20 mm. long, 1—2 mm. broad ; inflorescence ample, panioulate
suhcorymboso, many-fiowered ; bracteoles alternate, small, linear, remote from flower ;
sepals villous near the base, 16—23 mm. long, blue or purple ; lamina of anterior
staminodes suborbioular or round ed-suhqu ad rate, more rarely obovate-oblong, entire,
emarginate, oishortly bilobod, yellow-bearded; carpels 5.—BhtJtân, near Ta-ÍO-ny ; Chumbi
and Phajd {King's ci-lUci or si).
Tar. tL. PARADOXA, P. B.\ flowering plant 15—20 om. high; leaves more or less crowded
near the base, txiaeot, segments variously cleft, lacinife abbreviated lanceolate, lacinuloe
oblong or cuneate-obovate 1'5—8 mm. long, 1—2 mm. broad, usuaEy rather obtuse;
flowers 1—3; peduncle.i 8—12 cm. long, ebracteate or hibraeteate, bracts oblong-lanceolate
entire or conform to the leaves; sepals subhirsute, outside yellowish green, inside
white ; lamina of anterior staminodes subelliptic, shortly bilobed, yellow-bearded ; carjjek
3 ; seeds blackish, narrow-winged.-Chumbi ; Tah Tsong {Eing'a colleci^rs!).
Tar. u. OBTUSILOBA, P. B.; flowering plant usually 6—15, rarely 30 cm. high; stem
branched from the very base; leaves rather crowded near base, much cut, densely pubescent;
lacinuloe linear-oblong or oblong-obovate, very rarely linear, obtuse, rarely subacute;
inflorescence subcorymbose, two to many-flowered, rarely flowers solit^iy; bracteoles
remoto from flower, lanceokte or oblanceolate or sublinear ; sepals densely villous near
base,, with yeUow hairs, inside sky-blue or purple ; kmina of anterior staminodes suborbicular,
entire or emarginate, yc-llow-hearded ; carpels 5,—Chumbi and Phari : near Gop
Ting, Phari, Giagong, Cha-kung-la {Kim/s oollcctoi's !).
Var. Ç. TSASGESSIS, P.B.-, small, branched herb; stem, peduncles, and azure sepals minutely
and sparsely pubescent ; leaves subglabrous ; lacinioe oi basal leaves abbreviated, of upper
leaves linear; flowering branches slender; bracts 2, alternate, linear, more or iJss remoto
from flower, lower one often 1—2 cm. long; lamina of anterior staminodes suborbicular
erenulate, yellow-bearded ; carpels 5.-Tibet, between northern frontier of Sikkim and
Lhassa {King's collectors!).
PL.TS «18. JU.ru,., Linn. 1, r.r. , tenuica.li, ; 2. rar. „ oit^iUha; S. v.r. c.
, posunor .nd Uterai sepal of .ar. X.^a.«...«, Ku»aon ; 5. tho same of .ar. To r e . B iU,
6. peulo.d .tammod« p.tal„ : a. var. Z , Y a r k a n d ; b. var. CUumbi ; c. var. ^ E '
d. iA.ian.c«, Ekan ; o. var. i T . W ost Nipal ; f. ynr. Sotshwan , g. the .aae , h .ar L i k l Z '
ota^wan,, V». S..K. Tibet... var. Sikkim; 1. var. 7 .tame, , a. a^ Z T r ; . '
b. rar. ni^konen».. e. v.r, i.^nj.«.,-. ; d. var. ; 8. „ncecium ; a. var. , b. v«;. UotanL • oZ'
parades^ ; d. rar. ; 9, .tigma of var. „ange^^is ; 10 seeds ; a. var. paradoja ; b. var. Zin»«« o. var
U upper part of ped.csl ; a. var. 6i.ota.ica ; b. var. ; c. var, ; d. var. i^yio.; e. var Ua.gcZu '
DEr.PHIMUM CHEIT-ANTHUM, linn., suisp. 8CH1Z0PHYLLUM, P. B.
This plant was gathered by Col. Davidson on the China hill near Naini Tal It is h
re sided to m order to draw the attention of Indian botanists to this interesting form, which
esfabl.hes another Imk between the flora of the Western Himalaya and that of Siberia It t
m ^ U d i^. on the label, aud probably has not been specially noticed before, bee use field
botamsts ba^ve mutaken it for a form of that species. The petaloid staminodes are, however blul
and therr W n a :s subo.bicular and emarginate, exactly as in i). an d \ o . c l 2 ^
From dl the varxetres of the former it differs by the shape and the mode of division o l " ^
m whroh respects U agrees much more closely wi.h A ckeiUnikum. Whether it may ultimatry prive