which I agree with Dr. Lindley in considering to be un- 
worthy of varietal rank. 
P. amplewicaule extends through the whole range of the 
Himalaya, from Murree in the extreme north-west, where 
it ranges from 6000 to 8000 feet of elevation, to Sikkim, 
where it reaches 11,000 feet and upwards; it does not 
occur in the Bhotan collections of Griffith, nor has it been 
found in the Kharia range. It was introduced into the 
Horticultural Society’s gardens from those of Tahurunpore, 
by Dr. Falconer, in 1835 or 1836; but our figures are 
made from plants raised at Kew from seeds sent by Dr. | 
Aitchieson, and it flowers in September and October. 
Descr. Stems two to three feet high from a strong 
woody underground root-stock, very slender, green, 
sparingly leafy. Leaves cordate-ovate or- lanceolate, long- 
acuminate, the lower long-petioled, the upper sessile and 
amplexicaul, all minutely crenulate, glabrous above, be- 
neath minutely papillar, especially on the midrib and nerves ; 
ochre long, lacerate. Racemes solitary or two, on slender 
strict peduncles, strict erect, two to six inches long; 
bracteoles ovate, acuminate, scarious. Flowers crowded, — 
bright rose-red or white, about one-third of an inch in 
diameter when expanded. Perianth segments oblong, sub- 
acute. Stamens eight; anthers exserted. Styles three, 
slender. Ovary three-gonous.—J. D. H. 
Fig. A, white-flowered variety—of natural size; 1, flower cut longitudinally ; 
2 and 3, outer and inner perianth segments ; 4, stamens; 5, pistil; 6, ovules :—ad/ 
enlarged. Fig. B, red-flowered variety—of natural size; the numbers represent 
_ corresponding parts to those of A :—all enlarged. 
