6 MR G. WATT ON SOME 
pollicaribus, oblanceolatis acutis v. obtusis integerrimis v. crenu- 
latis subtus farinosis, scapo brevi 2-4-floro, pedicellis fructu elon- 
gatis, bracteis basi gibbis, calyce corolle tubum brevem æquante, 
ore corolle contracto annulato, limbo plano, lobis obcordatis. 
(Tas. IV. A.) 
Srxx1« Himataya: on the Tibetan passes, alt. 15,000-17,000 
ft., J. D. Hooker, G. Watt. 
Tufts + inch high. Leaves narrowed into the short petiole. 
margins revolute. Scape rarely longer than the leaves; bracts 
linear-oblong, much shorter than the pedicels, which in fruit often 
much exceed the scape. Corolla 4 inch diam., pink or white. 
Capsule 4 inch long, cylindric-oblong. Seeds nearly orbicular, 
zp inch diam., a little flattened on one side, quite smooth, pale 
brown.—This resembles a reduced state of P. farinosa; but, 
besides the smaller size, the longer capsules, shorter corolla-tube, 
and flattened seeds well distinguish it. 
PratE IV. A. fig. 1, plant, nat. size. 2, calyx; 3, portion of 
corolla laid open; 4, ovary ; 5, calyx and capsule: all enlarged. 
8. P. trpetica, Watt; pumila, cespitosa, efarinosa, foliis 
4—3-pollicaribus petiolatis coriaceis ellipticis acutis v. obtusis in- 
tegerrimis, scapo brevissimo 1-5-floro, bracteis linearibus basi 
gibbis, pedicellis scapo multo longiore, calyce tubuloso corollæ 
tubum æquante, corolle ore annulato, limbo plano, lobis profunde 
obcordatis. (Tas. XI. A.) 
TrsETAN frontier of the Himalaya: Gyanama, north of Ku- 
maon, alt. 15,500 ft., Strachey & Winterbottom; Kangra Lama, 
north of Sikkim, alt. 16,000-17,000 ft., J. D. Hooker. 
Whole plant 1-3 inches high, quite glabrous. Leaves longer 
than the scape, usually obtuse, coriaceous, quite entire, nerves 
very indistinct, base rounded or acute; petiole slender, not 
winged. Scape 1-5-flowered ; bracts linear-oblong, erect, pro- 
duced downwards into a gibbosity; pedicels much longer than 
the scape, often six times as long, erect, stiff. Calyx 5-angled, 
shortly cleft, lobes obtuse. Corolla pale pink, tube equalling the 
calyx; limb 4 inch diam. ; lobes broadly deeply obcordate. Ovary 
oblong. Capsule cylindric, more or less exserted.— This is a near 
ally of P. sibirica, from which it conspicuously differs in the 
small size, singular shortness of the scape, and great length of 
the pedicels. The Kangra-Lama and Gyanama specimens 
entirely accord. 
