Meconopsis.] flora indica. 253 



Caules foliosi ; fli 



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liis radicalibus lineari-oblongis lanceolatisve remote irregulariter pinna- 

 tifido-lobatis lobis varie lobulatis, floribus racemosis puqiureo-cueruleis, 



eapsulis brevibus setoso-echinatis. — J Fall 



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lichf alt. 11,000 ped., Sir. et fFint.I Birorar, yfoyte/ JUmawar, Munroi 

 Zanskar et Kishtwar, 10-14,000 ped.! Kashmir, TFinteruottom/—(FL 

 Jun.) (v. v.) 



Herba pedalis et ultra, subglauca, caule folioso. Folia radicalia 4-8 unc. longa, 

 1-H lata, varie pinnatifida v. lobata, lobis latis obtusis acutisve, utrinque una cum 



angus- 



caalibus et pedunculis aculeis rigidis sparsis horrida, rarius glabrata; caulina ai 

 tiora, decurrentia. Flores gracile pedicellati, H-3 unc. lati, pulchre crerulei v. pur- 

 purei (non rubri ut in ic. Roylei). Sepala glaberrima, aculeata. Petala late ob- 

 ovata v. obcuneato-rotundata. Inthera breviter oblongce. Capsula late obconica, 

 oblonga v. obovata, rarius clavata, cum stylo crasso 1 unc. longa, 5-7-valvis ; stig- 



mate breviter conico. 



We have described the flowers of this plant as blue-purple, on the testimony of van- 

 ous collectors, who have never seen the colour to be as represented in the plate quoted. 



4. M. robusta (H.f. et T.) ; elata, glaucescens, paniculatim ramo- 

 sissima, setis paucis sparsis scaberulis flexuosis mollibus longe patenti- 

 bus sparse crinita, rarius glabrata, foliis pinnatifido-Iobatis, peduneulis 

 apice pubescentibus, sepalis setosis, capsula linean-oblonga 7-8-valvi 



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ped., Sir. et JFint. 1— (PL aestate.) (v. s.) 



caule crassitie pollicis, 

 unc. loi •, sinuato- 



Herba 4-6-pedalis, pilis laxis longe patentibns crinita; cat 

 setis flexuosis i-4 unc. longis. Folia caulina linean-oblonga, 4-6 . . 



v. pinnatifldo-lobata. Rami fructiferi glabrati, 6 unc ad pedales, flonfen ad apices 

 pubescentes v. setosi. Sepala $ unc. longa, sctosa. Flores 2 unc diam. t spmta 

 immatura setis plurimis elongatis patent issimis luxe vestita stylo team leqinlongo 



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plaeentiferis crassfs. Semina testa brunBea, cellnkso-cam 4a. 



All the specimens of this plant in Waffich'l and St, f and W .. iterbo ttom . 

 I lerharia are indifferent. It appears to be a very large sp . allied to «■<>£•■ 

 Unm and M. Wallichil. from M. aculeata i litters in sue, m the branched stem 

 the scattered, very long, soft, deciduous bristles, and in the much larger capsuUs, 

 f™ m m v. ' i ' ■. ;-*Li.» ™«rP trlahrons. and the hairs being very much longer, 



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very cn- 



rmediai 



nite in some parts. Strachey and AV iuterbottom s specimens are 4" - " - ™- 

 in character; the colour of the flowers is unknown. De Candolle s description of 

 M. Nepatensis does not materially differ from this plant. 



5. M.Nipalensis (DC. Prod. L 121); data, robn «■ setis 



patentibus crinita pul que stellata *icco aurea obtecta toll i s < aulinis 

 sessilibus linearibua liueari-oblanceo latis ve sinuato-lobalis floribus au- 



rcisrae nosis, pedicellis elongatis patentibus, < ula 8-10- it 

 appro-: pub pie stellata dense obsita.— Papav, r panieulatuni, Don, 



Prod. 197; W Cat. 8123 / 



