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33. Meconopsis quintuplinervia, Kegel, Gaitenfl. vol. xxv. 



p. 291, t. 880, figs, b, c, d (1876); Maxim. El. Taugut. p. 34, 

 t. 23, fig. 27 (18»9); Prain in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. vol. Ixiv. 

 pars 2, p. 321 (1896); Flora and Sylva, vol. iii. p. 84 (1905); 



M 



1912, p. 203. M. quintupliiiervis, Diels in Engl. Jahrb. vol. xxix. 

 p. 354 (1901), et vol. xxxvi. Beibl. n. 82, p. 46 (1905) ; Pedde, 

 I.e. p. 264, fig. 35 G (1909); Farrer in Gard. Cliron. 1914, 

 vol. Ivi, p. 318, fig. 126, et 1915, vol. Ivii. p. 1. 



NoRTHERjr AND WESTERN China ; Shensi ; Mt. Thae-pei-san, 

 10-20 August, 1894, Giraldi (Herb. Biondi, n. 706) ; Pao-ki-san 

 gistrict, on Mt. Abiao-wang-san, July, 1899, Scallani (Herb. 

 Biondi, n. 4491) ; eastern slopes of Mt. Ngo-san, August, 1899, 

 (^^^aldi (Herb. Biondi, n. 4492) ; Mt. Huan-ton-san, July, 1900, 



i/nnn^ ^^«''^- ^^^o^^^i' ^- ''032). Kansu ; Ta-tuiig, 9,500- 

 11,000 It., Frzewalsla, Potanln; Hong-chiao Pass in tbe Balang 



n nnS^'n nn°*^^ ^'^•' ^''^^^^^^ ^M ^t the Avestern border of Kansu, 



?;o o- '• ^'*'' ^^^ °" *^^^ ^^^" ^'^^ ^IPS' 10>000 ft., Farrer 

 118; binmg district, 11,000 ft., French Uidleu 18. Szecbuan; 

 Isaku-lao, Bock arid Rostliorn. 



Tibet: Amdo, 9500-11,000 ft., Potanin. 



This species was originally found in Kansu by Przewalski and 

 was first described m 1876 from a plant raised in the Imperial 

 Jiotanic Garden at Petrograd from seed communicated by that 

 explorer.^ Later it was met with by Potanin in Tibet. In the 

 figure originally published by Dr. Eegel, the ovary is shown with 

 a distinct though short style, and in the text the existence of a 

 style IS mentioned. This statement is repeated in the description 

 published by Mr. Maximowicz in 1889, and has been accepted 

 in the account of tlie genus published in 1906 and in th 



Jrflanzenreich text of 1909 



i. 



e 



Dimiig Mr. E H. Wilson's journey in China in 1908, that 

 traveller made the acquaintance of the Lite Mr. J. W. Brooke 

 and learned from him that when travelling in Kansu another 

 species oi Meconopsis had been met with. The species being new 

 to Mr. TVilson, Mr. Brooke at his request sent to K?w a 

 photograph anda specimen of the plant. These showed that the 



moreover 



Gartenfl 



M. integrifoli 



ticular erroneous. It is to be noted, however, that, although 

 ^r Kegel s error has found its way into the text of the 

 PfMuzenreich, the figure of the capsule given in that work is 

 fl^r-ff'.!, .!?''• ^^d'l^^e further owe the first intimation of 

 in Kansu Q^^ntnpUnervia is common in Shensi as well as 



bpI^L^''^^i\°'\?PP^^^'^''''^° ^'^^ '^S^^^ *« *'iis species has 

 wh?n rr'^. \ ^^'; ^^"'^- ^^i^? t*^ t'^« f«^t that the plant, 

 nossibnif '^Yl'^^ *« cultivation, liad proved nionocarpic, the 



llT.tZ f • ' n'^'^r ^^ *^^^ V^^ '^^^^ ^'-^^ suggested in 1906 

 and adoptrd m the Pfianzenreich. Fortunaielf Mr. Farrer is 



aoubte^i:'''''l"' '^".' ^" '^'t ^^y^ ^*^*^ ^^' ^^indpUnervia is un- 

 doubtedly polycarpic, and when regard is had to its natural 



