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pauci-lacinulated lacinge, obtuse (rarely acute) to subcordate 

 at the base, the lateral segments usually pedateK^ 2— divided, 

 with a shorter petiolule ; petiole slender, about 21-12 cm. 

 long ; stipules adnate, membranaceous, viridescent, the upper 

 free portion narrowly subulate and very acuminate ; those in 

 fruit much larger sized and much longer petioled, cordate at the 

 base, trisected with distinct petiolules, usuall}- ample ; seg- 

 ments ovato-lanceolate, elliptical-ovate, or ovate, acuminate, 

 subinciso-serrato-dentate or coarsely crenato-serrate, simple, or 

 often 2-sected in the lateral ones, often 3-parted in the middle 

 one, cordate or subcordate at the base in the lateral ones, but 

 cuneate to obtuse or subcordate at the base in the middle one, 

 attenuated towards the apex, attaining about 14 cm. long, 

 nearly 6 cm. broad ; petiole attaining about 26 cm. long. 

 Flowers few to several to a stock, lower or higher than leaves, 

 rather large, about 2^—21 cm. across, often odoriferous, mainly 

 dilutely rosy with rosy veins or sometimes pale; scape 4-13cm. 

 in height, glabrous, viridescent and often shaded with purple, 

 bracteate in the lower portion ; bracts 2, opposite, subulato- 

 linear, acuminate, often purpurascent. Sepals glabrous, lan- 

 ceolate or lato-lanceolate, acute, slightly larger and usually 

 subfalcate in the lower 2, entire and not ciliated, with 3 main 

 nerves, often shaded with purple, 12-18 mm. long including 

 the basal auricles, 2-3| mm. broad ; basal auricles rectangular 

 or subflabellato-rectangular, dentate or iuciso-dentate at the 

 apex, 2^—7 mm. long, those of the lateral sepals very minute 

 and deltoid. Petals: upper 2 obovato-oval or obovato-elliptic- 

 al or elliptical, rounded or subemarginate at the apex, shortly 

 subunguiculate at the base, 13—18 mm. long, 8-10 mm. broad ; 

 lateral 2 scarcely longer than the upper ones, obovato-oblong, 

 rounded at the apex, attenuated below, slightly barbate near 

 the base, 14-19 mm. long, 7-9 mm. broad ; lower one squal to 

 the lateral ones in length except the spur, obovato-elliptical, 

 subcuneate below, emarginate or nearly so at the apex, 7— 

 11 mm. broad ; spur oblong-elliptical to oval, rounded at the 

 apex, straight, about 5— 6J mm. long, purpurascent or pale. 

 Stamens 5 mm. long ; anther oblong ; connective-tip hardly 



