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suffulcientes. Sepala 2, ovata, glabra a'cI parcissime setosa, 

 1-25-1-75 cm, longa. Fetala 7-8, oblonga, obtnsa, majora 

 2'5 cm. longa, 1*76 cm. lata, intense coerulea. Stamina oo, 

 6-seriata, filamentis intense coeruleis discretis glabris; antberae 

 gilvae. Ovarium e carpellis 4 compositum, angnste ovoicleum, 

 parce liirsutum vel glabrum; stj'liis distinctiis; stigma clavatum 

 lobis deciirrentibus contiguis albidis: placentae subnerviformes ; 

 OYula plurima. Capsiila elongata, angusta (ex Tarrer). Scmina 

 nondnm visa. — MeconopsiSy sp, M. Delavayi affiuis, Farrer in 

 Gard. Cbron. 1914, vol. Ivi. p. 138, et 1915, Vol. Ivii. p. 110. 



North- West Chixa : Kansu ; Tliundercrown, on limestone 

 cliffs, 12,000-13,000 ft., Farrer 123. 



This charming species, Mr. Farrer notes, '' has only been 

 seen on the cooler slopes and rock ledges of the high limestones 

 on Thundercrown, from 12-13,000. It was in splendour 

 on June 20: practically all the seed was gone from the elongate 

 narrow glabrous or very sparsely haired capsules by August 27. 



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very diiterent M, p 



of the 

 nt fine 



plant, it is unfortunately biennial and 



eximia 



cy mam 



dispositis cum M. lepida congruens ab ea tamen capsula late 

 ovoidea foliis scapis ovarioque setoso-pilosis facillime distin- 



guenda. 



Hevha biennis, inermis. Rhizoiva- dauciforme, elongatiun, 

 descendens. Folia omnia radicalia vel propc basin scapi aggre- 

 gata, oblanceolata vel anguste oblon^o-lanceolata, apice sub- 

 acuta, basi sensim in petiolum angustiorem attenuata, margine 

 Integra, supra pallide viridia, subtus glaucescentia, utrinque 

 setoso-pilosa, 6-10 cm. longa, 1'25-1"5 cm. lata; petiolus 2-3 cm. 

 longus. Scapus centralis, 15-40 cm. longus, setis patentibus vel 

 subretrorsis densius indutus, flores 3-5 subaequales nutantes 5 

 cm. diametro in cymam racemiformem dispositos suffulciens, 

 saepius etiam scapis basalibus simplicibus ^ 1-floris additis; 

 pedicelli florum cymae graciles, l'5-5 cm. longi, patenter setosi, 

 ebracteati. Sepala 2, late ovata vel orbicularia, patenter setosa, 

 1-75 cm. longa. Petala 7-8, saepius late oblonga, obtusa, 

 gine Integra vel minute crenulata, basi rotundnta, 2-75 cm, 

 lono-a, 2 cm. lata, nonnunquam anguste oblonga, basi cuneata, 



mar 



cm. .....o 



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4-seriata, filamentis intense purpnreo-coerulois discretis 

 crlabris; antherae cinereo-gilvae. Ovarium e carpellis 4 com- 

 positum, late ovoideum, dense setosum; stylus distinctus; stigma 

 clavatum lobis decurrentibus contiguis albidis; placentae nervi- 



fornies; ovula plurima. (Japsula ovoiaea, z cm, longa stylo 0-D 

 mm. lon"-o exchiso, 1-25 cm. lata, dense patenter setosa- Semina 

 nallide cmnamomea, incurva; testa reticulata. 



South-Western China: Yunnfin; Mekong-Salwln Divide, 

 Lat "^7^ 40' to 28^ 10' N, 12,000-14.000 ft., Forrest 13020, 13238; 

 Ciumg-tien plateau, Lat. 27° 30' N, 12,000 ft., Forrest 12691, 



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