Euphorbía.] ^ cxxxv. gvPHORBIACEX. (J. D. Hooker.) 259 
Western HIMALAYA, Jacquemont. 
Rootstock as thick as the thumb, cylindric, rather fleshy; stems 1} ft. Leaves 
often reddish, base narrowed, beautifully nerved.  Znvolucral glands stipitate, margins 
crisply undulate. Styles shortly 2-fid, connate } of their length. Capsule microsco- 
Pically granulate.—Of this and its variety I have seen no specimen; there is nothing 
in the description to distinguish it from a smooth-fruited E. pilosa. 
Van. B. lasiocarpa; young capsule hirtellous.—N.W. Himalaya, Jacquemont. 
Kashmir (Pir Panjab) and Western Tibet; Iskardo, Hugel. 
94. E. sikkimensis, Boiss. in DC. Prodr. xv. ii. 113; quite glabrous, 
leaves 21—4 in. petioled linear-oblong or -lanceolate acute, nerves ascending 
obscure, floral whorled and 3-4 involucral ovate-oblong obtuse, involucres 
hemispheric glabrous without hirsute within, lobes ovate ciliate, styles very 
slender connate to the middle, capsule 1 in. diam. smooth, seeds smooth.— 
Euphorb., Griff. Itin. Notes, p. 148, No. 713. 
SIKKIM HIMALAYA; in the inner valleys, alt. 8-10,000 ft., J. D. H. Buoran, at 
Lammoo, Griffith. 
Stems 3 to 4 ft. from a woody rootstock, stout, but not woody, branched above. 
Leaves 1-8 in. broad, thinly coriaceous, narrowed into a distinct but short petiole. 
Rays several, often compound ; invol. leaves }-} in. broad, yellow. J; nvolucres } in. 
1am, ; glands transversely oblong. Styles very shortly 2-fid. Capsule } in. diam. ; 
pedicel about as long; cocci globose. Seeds 45 in. diam., nearly globose; caruncle 
small_— The leaves narrowed into a slender petiole and short involucres distinguish 
this from E. longifolia. 
35. E. Griffithii, Hook. f.; tall, quite glabrous, stem branched above, 
leaves 2-3 in. sessile linear acute or apiculate, nerves many obscure, floral 
similar, involucral 3-4 small ovate red, base acute, involucres small cam- 
Panulate glabrous without villous within, lobes small orbicular villous, 
styles stout united above the middle, capsule small and seeds smooth. E. 
oj, mensis, Boiss. in DC. Prodr. xv. ii. 113 (the Bhotan plant, Griffith 963, 
oniy). 
Buoran Himataya ; at Woolooka, alt. 7-8500 ft., Grifith. 
Stems from a perennial stock, stout, but not woody, 2-3 ft. ; branches slender. 
aves rather membranous, 4-} in. diam., narrowed into a very short petiole, nearly 
lack when dry; involucral scarlet or orange-red, 1-3 in. Rays 8-12, slender, about 
equalling the floral leaves or longer. Znvolucres much smaller than in sikkimensis ; 
glands large, reniform. Capsule rather woody. Seeds not seen.—Boissier (quoting 
Griffith's No, 963) confounded this very distinct species with Æ. sikkimensis. The 
Scarlet colour of the invelucral leaves is evident in the dried specimens. 
36. E. Stracheyi, Boiss. in DO. Prodr. xv. ii. 114; stems many 
straggling from the rootstock branching prostrate or ascending pubescent, 
eaves 1-2 in. sessile obovate obtuse, involucral 2-4 broadly obovate, um- 
els. Solitary peduncled terminating the flowering branches, involucres 
emispherie, lobes eiliate, styles short nearly free, capsule globose pabescent 
Or minutely granulate, seeds smooth motiled.— Euphorb. Wall. Cat. 7685 
and 7695 (the 4 small specimens). 
ALPINE HIMALAYA; Wallich; Kumaon, alt, 12-15,000 ft., Strachey § 
Winterbottom (Euphorb. MU 17, 19, 20) ; Garwhal, alt. 10-12,000 ft, Duthie; 
Sikkim, alt. 12°16,000 ft, J. D. H; Bhotan, Grifffh. | EM 
1 Rootstock often long, stout, woody, Involucres j5-i n. diam., hairy within ; 
obes often large; glands reniform. Styles rather long, nearly free (connate to beyond 
e middle, Boissier). Capsule 1 in. diam., not deeply lobed; pedicel very short. 
eeds oblong, caruncle minute.— This varies excessively in size according to soil and 
Exposure. The umbels are almost invariably solitary, but there are indications of 
