Impatientis species novae. II. ; 341 
Tectum, acutum. Capsulae anguste fusiformes, ad 1,5 cm longae, stipi- 
fatae, longe acuteque rostratae, oligospermae. Semina oblonga, 2 mm 
longa, laevia, atra. | 
China: Kweichau; margins of streams near Ganpiu, L. Martini; 
Emilie Bodinier, 1782. — Le Mans Herbarium. 
I have had difficulty in ascertaining the nature of the bracteation 
in this species owing to the very early fall of the bract of the lower 
pedicel. 
24. Impatiens Morsei Hook. f., 1. c., tab. 2874. 
Herba caule robusto succulento, foliis ellipticis serrulatis, inflores- 
centia simpliciter pedicellata, pedicellis ebracteatis, sepalis oblique rotun- 
datus, alarum lobis distalibus connatis, labelli limbo infundibulare, calcare 
robusto incurvo. 
Herba 3—6 dm alta, glaberrima, caule robusto ramoso succulento 
parce ramoso inferne longe nudo, internodiis elongatis. Folia 6—10 cm 
longa, alterna, petiolata, crassiuscula, ovata, elliptica vel oblonga, acu- 
minata, serrulata vel crenulata, basi cuneata vel acuminata, biglandulosa, 
petiolo 3--4 cm longo robusto, costa valida, nervis utrinque 10—12. 
Inflorescentia simpliciter pedicellata; pedicelli solitarii, ebracteati, post 
anthesin elongati. Flores ad 3 cm expansi, albi, rosei vel purpurei, 
intus aurantiaco-punctati. Sepala 2, oblique orbicularia, 8 mm lata, 
multinervia, crassiuscula, costa valida extrusa. Vexillum orbiculare, apice 
bilobum, costa dorso medio incrassata. Alae 3 cm longae; lobi basales 
faleatim flabelliformes; distales oblongi in laminam bilobam connati; 
auricula dorsalis inconspicua. Labelli limbus 12 mm longus, .cymbiformis 
vel infundibularis, in calear validum incurvum limbo brevius attenuatus, 
ore horizontali acuto. Filamenta elongata, angusta; antherae didymae, 
obtusae. Ovarium fusiforme. 
China: Kansu, H. B. Morse, 308. Kew Herbarium. | 
The specimens are in a poor state, but are accompanied with a 
pencil sketch of a flower which has aided me in the description. 
25. Impatiens arguta Hook. f., et Thoms., in Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot., 
vol. IV, 137 var. Bulleyana Hook. f.. 1. c., tab. 2875. MEM 
Herba rigida, procumbens, foliis serrulatis, inflorescentia simpliciter 
pedicellata, sepalis 4 falcatis, 2 exterioribus late dimidiato-ovatis, 2 in- 
terioribus lanceolatis. . 
Herba rigida, glaberrima, caule ramisque procumbente. Folia sparsa 
2—4 cm longa, alterna, breviter petiolata, ovata, acuta vel acuminata, 
serrulata, basi in petiolum 0,5—1 cm longum gracilem angustata, nervis 
utrinque 5—7; glandulae stipulares 0. Inflorescentia simpliciter pedi- 
cellata; pedicelli solitarii, foliis breviores, rarius bini, ima basi bracteati. 
Flores 4 cm longi, rosei. Sepala 4,7 mm longa; 2 exteriora dimidiato- 
ovata, falcatim recurva, infra medium valde dilatata, basi rotundata 
costa margine superiori proxime; 2 interiora exterioribus fere aequilonga, 
laneeolata, Vexillum orbiculare, ad 12 mm diametro, costa gracili api- 
culata. Alae 2—5 cm longae, sessiles; lobus basalis late oblongus, apice 
