Ranunculaceae.) 
inserted near, and supporting the calyx. The 
galea or helmet is broad, arched, convex, slightly 
acuminate, reticulato-venose: the wings equal in 
size to the helmet, obliquely. triangular, the lower 
sepals lanceolate, smooth, pendulous and spreading. 
The superior petals, an inch in length, long-clawed, 
incurved: the spur short, egg-shaped, blunt, 
forming a small sac; the limb a little elongated, 
acuminate, with a slightly reflexed border; the 
inferior petals abortive. Stamens numerous, fila- 
ments dilated and bidentate at the apex of the 
dilated membranous base, slightly hairy. Ovaries 
five, oblong-acuminate, pubescent; style short; 
stigma pointed. Capsules follicular, inflated, ob- 
long, rounded on the inner, and straight on the outer 
angle, terminated by the small persistent style. 
Seeds numerous, inserted along the inner angle, flat, 
surrounded by a circular membranous wing. 
Plate 13. The upper part of the Plant, with the 
tuberous root. 1. Flower. 2. The two upper 
Petals, with the Stamens and Pistils. 3. ene 
4. Seed. 
69. A. ferow. Wall. Plante Asiat. Rar. 1, p. 35 t, 41. 
Has. Choor, Kedarkanta, Gossainthan, and 
Sheopore. Hind. Bikh, v. p. 45. 
70. A. palmatum. Don Prod. 196. Wall. Cat. 4723. 
Has. This species, though not found by 
the author, no doubt exists in the same tract of 
country as the foregoing species, as there is a 
drawing from Dr. Govan, marked A. hibiscifolium, 
by Dr. Wallich, which is quite different from any 
of the foregoing, though a good deal resembling 
this species. 
Trib, V.P PHLONTACE, 
XIV. Cimiciruea. 
71. C. frigida ; ovariis 3.8 glabris stipitatis, racemis pani- 
culatis, foliis bipinnatim biternatimve sectis, segmentis 
ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis inciso-dentatis v. serratis ter- 
minali trilobato.—Actea frigida, Wall. Cat. 4725. 
Has, This plant, procured by Dr.Wallich from 
Gossainthan, was brought to me from Cashmere. 
It is closely allied to the Siberian species C. 
fetida. The stem is four or five feet in height, 
hollow or filled with pith, obscurely angled, striated, 
smooth. ‘The. leaves alternate, petioled, either 
bipinnately or biternately divided; terminal segment 
3lobed: the others ovate-lanceolate, frequently 
THE HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS. 
folliculis tomentosis erectis.— Planta tripedalis. 
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with a lengthened point; margins either inciso- 
serrate or dentate; both surfaces smooth, the 
lower pale-coloured. The inflorescence an elon- 
gated panicled racemes, with recurved spike-like 
raceme from the axilla of the upper leaves. 
Pedicels short, pubescent, supported by a small 
subulate bracte. ‘The flowers vary in the number 
of their parts from five to seven, and no distinction 
is perceptible between the calyx and corolla: the 
sepals are imbricate, concave, oval, ciliate, one or 
two of the interior ones frequently marked with a 
central line of junction, bifid at the apex, the 
upper part of a white colour, frequently having a 
jointed appearance, looking like an incompletely- 
formed anther. The stamens are numerous, fila- 
ments, at first equal to, afterwards longer than 
petals ; anthers globular, two-celled ; cells opening 
laterally. Pistils two to five or more ; ovary oblong, 
tapering towards both ends; style short; stigma 
pointed. Carpella oblong, compressed, obtuse 
with an oblique apex, terminated by the elongated 
recurved style. Seeds 6-8, oblong, oval, covered, 
especially on the edges, with membranous scales, 
which from their closeness in the fresh state, appear 
to be continuous, and have also this appearance in 
the figure from the indistinctness of the impression. 
Plate 14. Cimicifuga frigida.—a. Upper part 
of raceme.—b. A leaf.—c. A flower seen from 
above.—d. The same from below.—e. The car- 
pella—f. <A carpellum, with the seeds inserted 
along its inner edge—g. The same cut trans- 
versely.—/ and i. A seed. 
XV. Acrza. 
71. A. acuminata. (Wall. Cat. N. 4726) racemo simplici 
elongato, petalis staminibus brevioribus rotundatis, baccis 
subglobosis nigris, foliis triternatim y. tripinnatim sectis, 
segmento ultimo trilobato, alteris ovato-lanceolatis acumi- 
natis inciso-serratis, omnibus subtus pilosis. Royle Ic, ined.15. 
Has. Shady places on Choor and Acharanda ; 
flowering in May ; closely allied to A. spicata. 
XVII. Peonta. 
72. P. Emodi; (Wall. Cat. N. 4727) foliis biternatim 
sectis lobis decurrentibus lanceolatis acuminatis glabris, 
floribus monogynis, foliis floralibus tribus involucrantibus, 
Flores 
albi. Calyx swpe trisepalus. Petala 8. Discus vix ex- 
pansus. 
Has. Shalma Mountain. Kemaon, Wall. 
2, DILLENIACEZ. 
