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106 ANNALS OF KOTAL BOTANIC! GARDEN, CALCUTTA. •
( r a r e l y distinctly slicatliing), hirsute to subglabrous, 8—15—40 cm. long, lower ones
u s u a l l y about twice as long as tlie lamina; blade of a firm texture, broad-reniform to
b r o a d - o v a t e in outline, of lower and middle leaves 8 — 1 5 cm. long, tripartite to f or -5,
c o r d a t e with the simis triangular or semiorbicular, beneath pale, nearly glabroiis at both
s u r f a c e s or subtomentose beneat h or more or less pubescent above, or besot with stiff hnirs,
e s p e c i a l l y along the nerves beneath; segments spreading, lateral ones trapezoid, une
q u a l l y bifid, the middle and intermediate divisions ovate-oblong or deltoid or rhomboid
o r oblong-laneeolate in outline, all of them bipinnately cleft and incised-seirato or
c r e n a t e - s e r r a t e , sorratures from broad-ovate to lanceolate, callose-apiculate; upper leaves
s o m e t i m e s lanceolate, incised-sei'rate. Inflorescence racemoso-paniculate ; racemes 8—Ij,
b u t also 60 cm. long. Bracts at the base or higher up on the pedicel, bi-oad-lanceolato,
o b l a n c e o l a t e or linear, acute or sub-obtuse, 6—20 mm. long, hairy, more or less ciliate.
E r a c t e o l c s usually close to the flower, broadly lanceolate to linear, 5—IS mm. long,
c i l i a t o . Sepals spreading or patulous, 12—20 mm. long, 3—S-iierved, blue or (moie
r a r e l y } purple, hairy on both sides; lamina of posterior sepal ovate, obtuse; spur ascendi
n g or horizontal, about as long as the lamina or distinctly shorter, conical, straight or
l i t t l e curved; lateral sepals ovate or elliptic, rounded, anterior ones elliplic-oblong,
o b t u s e or rounded. Staminodcs bluish-black, shorter than the sepals; lamina of nectarif
e r o u s staminodes bidentate or subcrenatc at the tip, spur open on the inner side to
a b o u t one-half, and here often minutely pubescent, subulate below ; lamina of petaloid
s t a m i n o d e s asymmetrically ovate, deeply and unequally bifid, 5—8 mm. long, upper
s u i ' f a c e villously bearded, margins ciliate, lower surface subglabrous ; claw about as long
a s the lamina. Stamens about 30—iO, about half as long as the sepals, glabrous;
i i l a m e n t s lanceolate below, subfiliform above, 5—7 mm. long; anthers ellipsoidal, 1 mm.
l o n g . Pistils 3, rarely 4, 5—8 mm. long; OTaries ovate-oblong, 3—6 mm. long, pubescent,
o r glabrous except the sutures; style filiform; stigma shortly bilobed. Follicles 3 (or
4), ovoid or usually cylindric, chartaceous, reticulatc, 8—25 mm. long, truncate at the
a p e x , glabrous or haiiy. Seeds numerous, obpyramidate, dorsally broader, covered with
s c a r i o s e , scale-like, epidermal wrinkles, I'd—2*5 mm. long,
F l o w e r s in August and September.
F r o m Baltistan to Nipal, extending probably westwards into the Hindu Kush and
n o r t h w a r d s into Tibet.
Var. a. UKAcaYCENTRA, p. B.; stem more or less flex nose, upwards tvifli stort spreading
hairs; (uppei) leaves renifonn, rather sparsely pubesocnt oa boih surfaoes; pedicels muoh
longer than the flowers, suherect, stout; bracteoles close-to the flowers, linear or oblaaoeo
l a t e ; s6paU 17—25 mm. long; spur often subrecurved, subulate, i to the length of the
tepals; fnllides oylindrio.—Western Tibofc {m-rb. Falc. !) Gilgit {Oiks: D. wHitum!).
Var. ß, ERIASTH*, P. f . ; stem puberuloua, pubescent in the upper part of the floral nxis;
leaves reniform, very coarsely and triangularly serrate, little hairy on both aides; pedicels
ascending, stout, much longer tlian the pale blae flowers; brncteoles oblonceolatalinear,
usually nlternate, rather remote from the flower; sepals patulous, with long soft
white haii's; spur distinctly iihortor than the sepals,, stout, oonical, obtuso; follicles 3—4,
ovoid, about 1 cm. long,—Flowisrs in August—Kashmi r: Kamri Pass, 12-13,000' {Duthie !).
Var. TiiYBSANiJiA, P. B.; stem glubretccnt below, floral axis densely pubescent; leaves
ciliato, otherwise rather spnrsely and coarsdy tairy or nearly glabrous, reniform or isodiametric;
pedicels patulous, many times longer than the flowers, rather slender; bracteoles
ovate or broftd-lanceolate, close to the flowers; sepals about 2 cm. long, pubesosint,
DESCUIPTIONS OF NEW AND BARE INDIAN PLANTS, 1 0 7
blue, patent; spur, stout conical, often nearly as long as
inouvvcd; follioles oylindrio, about 2 - 5 cm. long.—Flowera i
Liddar valley, 9—11,000' {Buihis!).
1 the sepals, bluufc, as a rule
n July and August.—Kashrnii'
Var. S. 1.ASIANTHA, P. B. ; stem glabrescant below, floral asis toinentose; upper surface oí
leavus densely adpi^ossed-haiiy, lower hirsute; lenf-jegments rhombio or broadly oblong,
do£t and unequally incised-serrate, serratures linear; bracteoles somtwhat remote from
the flowers, broad-linear; bnds silky-villose with white hairs; spur about as long as the
sepals, sulinourved; ovaries miuutely and densely pubescent, hairy at the tip —Kumaon •
Dhauli vaUey, 9 - 1 0 , 0 0 0 ' / ) .
Var. 6. PULVERULENTA, P. B.; stem glabrescenfc beiow, floral asis densely minutely pubescent;
loares subisodiamotric, puberulous above, like the pedicels deusely miuutely pube^ent
(mdumentum resembling a fine powder); pedicels suberect, not longer than twice tho
length of the spui'; bracteoles close to the flowers, small, linear; sepals 12- 15 mm •
spur subulate, incurred at the apex, rather longer lhau the sepals; carpels pubescent,-
Eastern Kashmir, on slates and sand.,tone3 in. tho Marbal pass (SioUzka') • Gaihwal
(Falcomr .'). ''
Var. 6. OINOPHVLLA, P. B.; stem glabresoent below; floral a^s velvety with short, spreading
parlly glandulfu hairs; petioles subhirsute; leaves broadly ovate, pubescent abovo, subtomentose
below; leaf-segments oblocg-lanceoiate, pinnately cleft, coarsely crenate-serrate;
braeieoles close to the flowers, naiTow-lanceolate, acuta; sepals pm-plo, 12—15 mm • ?pur
io]liol6soylindiio,spar=ely hairy—Kashmir: Sm'gpur,
Var. V. MABRIEKSIS, P. B.; stem glabresoent be'ow, otherwise (like the petioles) hirsute with
white, shining, deflesed, rather soft, partly glandular hairs; leaves ¿dpressed-uaiij above
hirsute beneath, especially along the nerves; leaf-segments broad-lance oíste, pinnately cleft'
coarsely and acutely serrate; bractecles lineai-; sepals hairy; spur incurved- ovaiie^
subvillose along the ventral, subhirsute along the dorsal suture, otherwise subgllbrousi
a n j a b : Ilimalaja, near Marii [Brummond.').
EATAi-iiiCKA, P. B.; stem subglabrous downwards, upwaids hispid, with white shinmg,
subrigid, deflesed hairs, indumentum denser but shorter towards the apex and
intermixed with bulbous hairs; leaves haüy above, sub-hirsute beneath, especially along
the neires; middle leaf-segment deltoid-oblong, sparsely olelt, ooaxsely crenale-serratebracteoles
oloso to the flowers, lanceolate, acute; sepals pubescent, 1-5 cm., lone n.iur suboyhndiic,
blunt, slightly inourved, about as long as the sepals; ovaries pubcsoent.-
Kumaon, in the lialeni valley, 10—11,000' {DuiMe.').
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Froni D. ^p.cmum and allied forms B. ranunciaifolium is distingubhed by the ultimate leaf
segments being neaiiy always broad, ovate, with triaugalar serratures. not lauoeolats or linear, except in r
tana.Umn, which has incised partitions, the s.rratures being Huear. Tlie e:dstenoe of tlds varielv
appears to render tho reduction of I). ra»u,.cnHMi.,n to i). imperative, ^
Can.!iur Tof '^ r ' " ' " " ; ro„.ncuUfoliu:n. fig, 1 - 5 . flowers; 1, 3 of D, f, , ^
W • M. torn ,„. |„ , , „ I,,
DELPHINIUII PACIiYCENTEUM, I lmsl
S t em erect, simple „r s„„,e„l,„t branched „pwards, slo«, subnn^nlar- leaves i.ther
o r o w d r f rsodxamelric, S-partite, inner segments eblong-laneeolate, n,„re 0 k n n i t ,v
r a c e m e , r..ely subcerjmbose;, pedicels erect or patulous; sepals bluish, softly ha.ry;