sea-level. At the time of its collection, in the second week 
in August, 1907, only a few flowers remained, and most of 
the plants bore nearly ripe seed. A few plants, carefully 
dug up so as to preserve the long tap-root, were, on 
reaching England, potted in a mixture of sandy loam and 
peat, and kept during winter in a cold frame. In the 
following spring they were transferred to the rock-garden 
in a mixture of loam and peat, and in a situation where 
they received partial shade at different times during the 
day. Seeds have been produced, and some of these have 
germinated. 
Description.—/ferb, perennial; stems several, erect, 1-3- 
flowered, puberulous. Leaves at the base mostly twice 
ternate; petioles and petiolules sparingly puberulous ; leaf- 
lets rhomboid-orbicular, 1-12 in. across, trifid to the middle, 
the lobes incised crenated, their ultimate segments usually 
longer than broad, somewhat glaucous beneath ; stem leaves 
small, trifoliolate or simple, their segments narrow. lowers 
25-3 in. across, blue-violet. Sepals spreading, ovate, about 
1# in. long, narrowed into a short claw. Petals 14-12 in. 
long, blade truncate or slightly emarginate, distinctly shorter 
than the hooked spur. Stamens about 40, 10-seriate, the 
outer shorter with large anthers, the inner long with 
smaller anthers; filaments linear above, eradually widening - 
towards the base; anthers oblong, 1-14 lin. long, apiculate, 
cordate at the base. Szaminodes 10, narrow lanceolate, about 
34 lin. long, concave, hyaline. Carpels 5, densely pubescent. 
Follicles 3-1 in. long, pubescent. ee? nF 
ee sie and 2, outer stamens; 3, staminodes and pistil; 4, pistil :—all 
