BALSAMINEE. 
ered, erect, shorter than the leaves; leaves oval, taper-pointed 
at both ends, serrated, younger ones on both surfaces, as well 
as the stem beset with scabrous down, adult ones smooth ; spur 
very long. ©.H. Native of Nipaul. Flowers yellow. 
Rough Touch-me-not. Fl. July, Aug. PI. 1 foot. 
10 I. piscotor (D. C. prod. 1. p. 687.) peduncles 3-flowered 
or sometimes only 1-flowered from abortion, shorter than the 
leaves; leaves smooth, glaucous beneath, and green above, 
rather pilose, ovate, acute, mucronately-toothed ; lower ones 
tapering much at the base. ©.H. Native of Nipaul. Flowers 
yellow. 
Two-coloured-leaved Touch-me-not. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 
1820. Pl. 1 foot. 
11 I. crista‘ta (Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 456,) peduncles 2-4- 
flowered, equal in length to the petioles; leaves lanceolate, 
cuspidately-serrated, acuminated, pubescent ; upper petal with 
asharp keel; spur longer than the pedicel, incurved at the 
end. ©. H. Native of Hungtoo in Bissepur, on the con- 
fines of Chinese Tartary. Stem purplish. Flowers yellow, 
with minute purple dots. Stem pubescent, slightly angular, 
hardly jointed. 
Crested-petalled Touch-me-not. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1827. 
Pl. 2to 3 feet. 
12 I. urvicirotra (Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 457.) peduncles 
very long, filiform, 4-5-flowered ; leaves ovate, acuminated, ta- 
pering to the base, coarsely and bluntly serrated, with bristly 
gland-bearing crenatures; spur equal in length to the pedicel, 
ample, conical, ending rather abruptly in a cylindrical horn. 
©.H. Native of Nipaul at Gosainsthan, in the Himalaya moun- 
tains. Stem jointed, smooth. Peduncles bearing 4-5, alternate, 
longish, slender, 1-flowered pedicels, each having a bractea at 
the base. Flowers large, yellow, nodding. 
Nette-leaved Touch-me-not. Fl. July, Aug. PI. 1 foot. 
13 I. catycrna (Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 463.) peduncles 2-flow- 
ered, equal in length to the petioles ; leaves ovate, acuminated, 
acutely serrated; stipulas alternate, glandular; calyx large, 
ovate; spur long, cylindrical, ascending, exceeding the length of 
the peduncles ; capsule cylindrical. ©. H. Native of Nipaul 
on Chitlong and on Chundrugiri. Plant erect, branching, 
Jointed, villous. Flowers large, yellow, netted with purple veins. 
Large-calyxed Touch-me-not. PI. 1 foot. 
14 I. Gra’npis (Heyne, mss. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 465.) pe- 
duncles 3-flowered ; leaves ovate, acuminated, on long petioles, 
with 2 oblong glands below the base; spur very long. ©. H. 
Native of the East Indies. The flowers appear to be yellow, 
and are by far the largest of any of the species. . 
Great-flowered Touch-me-not. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 
15 I. rruricésa (Leschen. herb. D. C. prod. 1. p. 687.) pe- 
duncles 3-4-flowered, equal in length to the leaves ; leaves oval, 
acuminated at both ends, serrulated ; lower serratures glandular, 
Somewhat scabrous above from scattered down, velvety-pubes- 
cent beneath’; stem suffruticose. h. S. Native of the East 
ndies on the mountains, where it is commonly called Kave- 
8ueda. Flowers yellow ? 
Shrubby Touch-me-not. Shrub 2 feet. . 
$2. Peduncles many-flowered, from 6-20, axillary and ter- 
minal, seldom radical. 
16 I. sunca'ra (Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 458.) peduncles axillary, 
Many-flowered, shorter than the leaves; leaves opposite, with 
cuspidate serratures, somewhat rounded at the base on glandular 
Slender petioles ; stem branched, smooth, and deeply furrowed ; 
nectary ample, ending abruptly in a slender curved spur. 
S H. Native of Nipaul at Gosainsthan. Flowers large 
ow. 
Furrowed-stemmed Touch-me-not. Pl. 2 feet. 
III. IMPATIENS. , 751 
17 I. Bractea'ra (Colebr. mss. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 459.) 
racemes terminal, oblong, many-flowered, fringed with the innu- 
merable long coloured hairs of the lanceolate bracteas ; leaves 
lanceolate, serrulated, almost opposite ; lower lip of flower very 
large. Spur long, ascending. ©.F. Native of Silhet in the 
East Indies, as well as among rubbish at Narainhetty of Nipaul. 
Im. insignis, D. C. prod. 1. p. 688. Im. racemdsa, D. Don, 
prod. fl. nep. p. 203. Im. fimbriata, Hook. exot. fl. 146. This 
is a charming plant. Stem jointed, purplish. Leaves opposite 
and alternate. Racemes from 2-6 inches long, before expan- 
sion globular and capitate, afterwards oblong, beautifully deco- 
rated with numerous, pink-coloured, large flowers, interspersed 
with the dense pink hairs of the bracteas. 
Bracteate-flowered Touch-me-not. Pl. 2 feet. 
18 I. sicornu'ra (Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 460.) peduncles long, 
axillary, corymbose, crowded together towards the top of the 
stem and branches; leaves ample, approximate, ovate, acumin- 
ated, coarsely serrated, a little hairy above ; nectary very large, 
conical, ending abruptly in a filiform spur; its mouth furnished 
with a long horn-like point ; capsule cylindrical, ©. H. Na- 
tive of Nipaul on Chundrugiri and Sheopore, as well as on the 
mountains towards Gosainsthan. Plant erect, branching. Stem 
jointed, angular towards the top, with several thick, cylindrical, 
purple glands scattered along the angles, otherwise smooth. 
Flowers large, variegated with purple dots, disposed in axillary 
corymbose racemes; pedicels filiform, fascicled, or whorled, 
leaning to one side, supported by 3 spreading, lanceolate, bract- 
lets, which are at length reflexed. 
Two-horned-flowered Touch-me-not. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 
19 I. Lepro’ceras (D. C. prod. 1. p. 688.) racemes axillary, 
panicled; flowers on long pedicels; leaves linear-lanceolate, 
elongated, tapering to both ends, with bristly serratures ; spur 
exceedingly long, filiform. ©.H. Native of Nipaul, on the 
western part; also of Shreenugur, and among rubbish at Narain- 
hetty. Im. odorata, D. Don, fl. nep. p. 203. Balsamìna odo- 
ràta, Hamilt. mss. Im. longicórnu, Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 462. 
A large, erect, branched, smooth, and fleshy species, with scat- 
tered leaves, crowded towards the top. Peduncles very slender, 
3-6 inches long, naked; pedicels approximate, an inch long, 
supported by ovate-lanceolate, 3-nerved bracteas. Flowers yel- 
low, fragrant, with the upper petal concave, a little ciliated, 
lateral petals 2-lobed. Stem with swollen joints. 
Slender-horned Touch-me-not. PI. 1 to 2 feet. l 
20 I. umsELLA`ra (Heyne, mss. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 464.) 
umbels several, terminal, on long peduncles; leaves crowded 
towards the apex of the stem, ovate, obtuse, broadly-crenated, 
acute, tapering to the base, equal in length to the petioles ; spur 
very long. ©. F. Native of the East Indies. Stem simple. 
Flowers probably yellow. 
Umbelled-flowered Touch-me-not. P}. 1 foot. 
21 I. racemosa (D. C. prod. 1. p. 688.) peduncles 7-8- 
flowered, racemose, about the length of the leaves ; leaves 
smooth, oblong, céarsely-toothed, acuminated at both ends ; spur 
recurved, slender, rather longer than the flower. ©. H. Native 
of Nipaul. Flowers small, yellow. 
. Racemose-flowered Touch-me-not. Pl. 1 foot. 
22 I. mcra'xtHa (D.Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 203.) racemes 
corymbose, one-half the length of the leaves ; leaves elliptical, 
acuminated, stalked, coarsely-crenated, tapering much to the 
base; spur equal in length to the pedicel ; lateral petals appen- 
diculate. ©. H. Native of Nipaul. Flowers rose-coloured, 
smaller than the rest. 
Small-flowered Touch-me-not. Pi. 2 fect. 
93 I, scaPiFLÒRA (Heyne, mss. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 404.) 
scape radical, bearing a raceme of long-stalked flowers ; leaves 
roundish, cordate, many-nerved, entire; spur longer than the 
