Neilgherries, flowering at all seasons: very fre- 
quent, from an elevation of about 6000 feet and 
upwards. This species principally differs from C. 
tuberosa (which in habit it greatly resembles), in the 
filaments not being tumid at the apex, and the style 
being as deusely bearded as the filaments while it 
is glabrous in fuberosa, and in the aggregated few- 
flowered spikes. ; 
2084. CYANOTIS LONGIFOLIA (R. W.), leaves radi- 
cal, ensiform, pubescently ciliate on the margin : stems 
scapose, branched with a villous line decurrent from 
the sheaths: floriferous branches axillary, solitary 
or aggregated, from the loose sheathing axils of large 
common bracts: spikes lateral and terminal, imbri- 
cated ; when lateral furnished with a common bract ; 
partial braets falcate, villoso-ciliate : calycine lobes 
of the perianth lanceolate acute, pubescent; limb of 
the petaloid ones broad obovate, glabrous : filaments 
long slender, flexuose, densely bearded near the apex : 
style length of the stamens, glabrous : stigma clavate : 
capsule small (not half the length of the calyx), sub- 
globose, pilose on the apex, 3-celled: cells 2-seeded, 
seed angular, depressed-punctuate. 
Bolamputty Hills, near Coimbatore, flowering No- 
vember and December. 
I was only fortunate enough to obtain one or two 
plants of this noble species and not so perfect in 
regard to the radical leaves as I could have wished. 
2085. CYANOTIS LANCEOLATA (R. W.), stems at 
first procumbent, afterwards ascending or erect, round, 
succulent: leaves shortly sheathing, succulent, ovato- 
lanceolate, acute, slightly villous beneath, ciliate: a 
line of hairs decurrent from the sheaths : spikes axil- 
lary within the sheaths, few-flowered : bracts lanceo- 
late acute: calycine lobes lanceolate, acute: petals 
scarcely connate, obovate obtuse, scarcely exceeding 
the calyx : filaments filiform, bearded above the mid- 
dle: style filiform: stigma simple: capsule obovate, 
pubescent on the apex, much shorter than the sepals, 
3-celled ; cells 2-seeded: seed somewhat corrugated. 
Eastern slopes of the Neilgherries, abundant in 
rich vegetable soil under the shade of trees, flowering 
October and November. In favourable situations it 
forms large patches attaining the height of from 3 to 4 
feet. The plant is handsome, the foliage bright deep 
shining green, edged with delicate white ciliæ, but 
the flowers are inconspicuous. 
2086. Cyanoris rosea (R. W.), stems procum- 
bent, rooting at the lower joints, afterwards ascending, 
succulent, floccosely woolly: leaves sessile on short 
loose sheaths, cordato-ovate, obtuse,succulent, floccose : 
peduncles axillary, solitary or two or three from the 
same axile, longer than the leaves: spike short, im- 
bricated ; bracts faleate, woolly: calyx diaphanous, 
thickly clothed with long woolly hairs: corolla longer 
than the calyx, deep rose colour: stamens exceeding 
the corolla, sparingly bearded towards the apex, 
stigma inflated, clavate: capsule 3-celled with 2 
oblong deeply corrugated seeds in each cell. 
Bolamputty Hills near Coimbatore, flowering and 
in fruit November and December. 
The succulent habit, floceose pubescence, very 
woolly calyx, and rose-coloured flowers mark this as 
a very distinct species. 
2086. Craworis Lawrana (R. W.), procumbent, 
diffuse, succulent, villous: leaves sheathing, linear 
lanceolate, obtuse, succulent, villous : peduncles axil- 
lary, solitary or paired, slender, lo than the 
leaves: spikes short, few-flowered, wi involucral 
leaf folded, lanceolato-acuminate, bracts falcate, 2-4 
pairs: sepals free to the base, lanceolate : filaments 
simple, bearded near the apex; style and stigma 
simple: capsule ovate obtuse, hairy on the apex: 
cells 2-seeded.—The flowers appear to be red. 
Dharwar, on rocks, Law. 
Iam indebted to Mr. Law for the specimen re- 
presented. 
2086. CranoTis FASCICULATA? (Rem. and Sch., 
Tradescantia fasciculata ? Roth), woolly, diffuse, as- 
cending, leafy and branching from the base: leaves 
sheathing, linear lanceolate, acute: sheaths loose: 
peduncles terminal, short: spike secund, few-flower- 
ed: involucral leaf ovate; bracts 3—4 pairs, falcate, 
imbricate, woolly : calyx lobes lanceolate, ciliate, fila- 
ments bearded, not tumid, style glabrous, tumid at 
the apex : capsule 3-celled, 2 seed in each. 
Malabar. Ihave added a mark of doubt to the 
specific name, though I almost think unnecessarily, 
the plant agrees so well with the description, be- 
cause Roth describes the stamens of his plant as 
glabrous while in mine they are bearded. The habit, 
which is well preserved in the drawing, quite agrees 
with the description: “stem from a finger to a span, 
obliquely ascending, weak, diffuse, filiform, leafy and 
branched from the base." The rest of the descrip- 
tion with the single exception of the filaments cor- 
responds equally well. Roth compares his plant with 
Trad. cristata, Linn., deriving his knowledge of its 
aspect, I presume, from Burmann's figure, which is 
very unlike Linnæus', in the Flora Zeylanica, and 
proves that the two plants, though of the same genus, 
are very different species. It is I think much more 
nearly related to Burmann's Commel. papilionacea, 
T. papilionacea, Lin., if indeed it be not that plant. 
It is evidently nearly allied to my C. Lawiana, but 
differs in having the stigma tumid, and very short 
peduncles, also in the less lax habit. 
2087. CYANOTIS DICHROTRICHA (Stock's MS.), 
stem erect, simple, sparingly villous: leaves sheath- 
ing, sessile, succulent, linear lanceolate, villous: pe- 
duncles axillary, solitary, longer than the leaves: 
spikes few-flowered, woolly: calyx 3-parted to the 
base; lobes lanceolate, very woolly: filaments tumid 
and bearded near the apex: stigma clavate: cap- 
sule?— Flowers red. 
Heura, Stocks. In the dried plant I have not suc- 
ceeded in making out the character suggested by the 
name, two-coloured hairs, which I imagine applies 
to those of the filaments. 
2087. CYANOTIS SARMENTOSA (R. W.), root tuber- 
ous, stems long, succulent, pubescent, sarmentose : 
leaves radical, distichous, linear, blunt, villous: spikes 
secund, short peduncled, scapose, many-flowered: 
short, ovate acute: bracts numerous (5-10 
pairs), falcate, acute, somewhat woolly: petals con- 
nate to near the apex, limb roundish cuspidate : fila- 
oan much ی‎ nd than Em ianth, — and 
tumid near the apex: style glabrons, tumid : ناد‎ 
sub-capitate: capsule 3-celled, seed 2 یسرب‎ 
Flowers and stamens pale rose colour. 
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