Ranunculacee.] 
barium, procured by Dr. Wallich’s plant collectors 
in the neighbourhood of Budrinath. It is abundant 
in the neighbourhood of Jumnotri, whence I first 
obtained a specimen from the late M. Victor 
Jacquemont. The root of this species-is perennial, 
long, cylindrical and stem-like, insinuating itself 
between the crevices of the rocks: at the apex it 
divides like the former species into several little 
tufts of leaves, from the centre of which arises the 
very simple stem or single-flowered scape. The 
petioles are long, dilated, membranous, or as if 
winged at the base. The leaves most delicately 
divided, supradecompound with ternate subdivi- 
sions, the ultimate leaflets three-parted, segments 
cuneate, three-lobed, lobes oblong, separated by 
obtuse angles. The stem or scape is slender, longer 
than the leaves, single flowered, having, as in the 
former species, two bracte-like leaves, which are 
_ broad, rounded and membranous at the base, and 
either simple, lanceolate, or trifid at the upper 
_ part. The sepals are five, four times longer than 
the petals, ovate, blunt, coloured. Petals five, 
minute, cuneate, emarginate. Stamens nume- 
rous, half the length of the sepals. Pistils five, 
oblong, acuminate, terminated by the lengthened 
style. 
1X. Nieevia. 
52, N. sativa; Lin, var Indica. D,C. Syst. Veg. 1. 330. 
N. Indica. Roxb. Fl. Ind. 2. 646. 
Arab, Shoonez and hub-ool-sowda. Pers. Seeah dana. 
Hind., Kulownjee, kala zeera v. jeera, mungrela. Sans. 
Musavi, Krishna jiraka. Melanthium, Melanospermum, 
Cuminum nigrum et Nigella veterwm. 
Has. Cultivated in India. 
X. AQUILEGIA. 
53. A. pubiflora (Wall. Cat. 4714) calcaribus incurvis 
petalorum limbo brevioribus, capsulis villosis, caule multi- 
floro dichotomo folioso pubescente, stylis stamina non 
superantibus. 
Has. Mussooree, Choor, and common at eleva- 
tions of from 6,000 to 10,000 feet. 
Var p. Mussooriensis calcaribus incurvis, petalorum limbo 
quadruplo brevioribus, capsulis villosis, sepalis acutis, caule 
striato folioso petiolis foliisque pilosis, stylis stamina non 
superantibus. 
Has. This, which in my catalogue I had marked 
as a distinct species, does not appear to be more than 
a variety of A. pubiflora; when growing on the 
Mussooree range the stems were thicker, more 
hairy, the leaves more fleshy, and of a deeper 
green, and the flowers of a lurid hue. 
54. 4. Moorcroftiana (Wall. Cat. 4713) calcaribus elon- 
gatis incurvis limbum obovatum equantibus sepalis lanceolatis 
duplo longioribus, stylis stamina non superantibus petalis 
‘brevioribus, capsulis 5 villosis—Herba elata gracilis. 
THE HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS. 
55 
Folia longe petiolata, foliola membranacea glauca, Fores 
erecti magni. 
Has. Luddak. Moorcroft. and mountains of 
Cashmere. 
‘XI. De.rarnivm. 
55. D, Ajacis, Lin. 
Has. Cultivated in gardens in India during the 
cold weather.—Hind, na furman. 
56. D. pubescens. Lin. 
Has. Cashmere. 
57. D. pauciflorum. Don Prod, 196.—D, denudatum. 
Wall. 4719. 
Has. Mussooree, and every where in the Hima- 
layas at moderate elevations. Hill name, Nirbisa. 
58, D. incanum; petiolis brevibus vix dilatatis paralleli- 
venosis, foliis palmatim multipartitis lobis lineari-lanceolatis 
divergentibus subtus incanis, pedicellis bractea multo 
longioribus, petalis calyce brevioribus, duobus inferioribus 
bifidis extus barbatis, caleare recto acuto pedicello sube- 
quali, capsulis pendulis demum erectis oblongis apice obliquis 
subtorulosis pilosis; seminibus 3-angulatis, rugis alatis 
transversim armatis.—Caulis erectus rotundus striatus 
incanus bipedalis; racemus elongatus, axillaris terminalisque. 
Flores magni cerulei. Planta tota D. grandifloro similis, 
sed petala inferiora bifida, semina rugosa transversim alata. 
Has. Cashmere. Purbunee, July. R. Inglis, Esq. 
59. D. Cashmerianum ; petiolis basi non dilatatis, foliis 
latis cordatis 5-lobis dentato-serratis utrumque pilosis, 
superioribus sessilibus, racemo laxo paucifloro, pedicellis 
flore longioribus, sepalis latis ovalibus petalis longioribus, 
calcare subrecto sepalis equali. (Tab. 12.) 
Has, The specimens of this plant were brought 
me from the garden of Shalimar, in Cashmere, where 
it was described as being a highly ornamental 
plant. It is easily distinguished from the other 
Himalayan species by the form of its leaves, size 
of its flowers, and lanceolate bracteoles. 
Stem round, slender, hairy, Petioles long, 
scarcely dilated at the base, equalling the leaves in 
length. ‘The leaves are broad, cordate, 5-lobed, 
lobes cuneate, dentate, serrate, with both surfaces 
hairy. Racemes lax, few flowered. Pedicels 
long, slender, hairy; bractea 3-lobed sessile: 
bracteole narrow lanceolate, opposite or alternate, 
about the middle of pedicels. The flowers large, 
showy, few in number, of a fine blue colour: the 
sepals broad, oval, reticulato-venose, hairy: the 
spur broad, straight, nipple-shaped, equal to the 
sepals in length: the two inferior petals with 
slender claws, limbs broad, inserted obliquely, 
bifid, divergingly veined: the two upper petals 
straight, broad and crenate at upper end, tapering 
towards end of spur: the stamens numerous, 
filaments broad-membranous tapering towards 
apex: ovaries three. 
60. D. vestitwm (Wall, Cat, 4715), petioiis longis basi 
dilatato-vaginantibus, foliis latis cordatis 5 lobis, lobis 
cuneatis 
