Corydalis.] flora indica. 263 



and Winterbottora, and from Kashmir, where it frequents damp woods. Hohenaoker's 

 North Persian specimens of C. verticillaris have minute glaucous leaflets, and very 

 long spurs to the flowers, whilst those from South Persia have shorter spurs. 



The flower of var. looks very different from that of the ordinary states of C. ru- 

 tafolia, having a narrow upper petal, which is very concave and acute ; we find, how- 

 ever, various intermediate states, and the foliage, fruit, and all other parts of the' plant 

 being identical, we are unable to make a distinct species of it. A similarly narrow 

 short upper petal occurs in Kotschy's n. 15 from Taurus, in 0. Ledebouriana (Karel. 

 and Kir. 66) from Tarbagatai, also conspicuously in Cretan specimens (Sieber's C. 

 unijlora), and others from Boissier, named C. rutafolia, var., and in Syrian ones from 

 Aucher-Eloy (402) ; also in Kotschy's C. verticillaris, DC, from north and south 

 Persia (107 and 471), which in foliage and appearance approach very near Griffith's 

 Afghanistan specimens, both having exceedingly small flowers. The foliage of £ is 

 quite as variable as that of rutcrfolia^ and the variations are entirely similar in each ; 

 Winterbottom's specimens having delicate, flaccid, broad, green, obtuse leaflets, and 

 large flowers ; Fleming's having very patent, much divided, linear, glaucous, more 

 coriaceous ones. 



6. C. Kashmiriana (Royle, 111. 69. t. 16. f. 1) ; foliis radicalibus 

 ternatis, foliolis trilobis lobis sectis, caule filiformi siraplici supra medium 

 1-3-foliato, foliis 3-multisectis lobis oblongo- v. anguste linearibus, 

 bracteis inferioribus 3-sectis, floribus subumbellatis, petalo postico apice 

 concavo acuminato calcari sequilongo, inferiore dilatato trullaeformi 

 rhomboideo v. obscure trilobo. 



Hab. In Himalaya tempcrata et subalpina : Sikkim, alt. 12-14,000 

 ped.! Kumaon, 10,000 ped., Sir. et Vint J Kishtwar, 12,000 ped.! 

 Kashmir, Royle! 8500 ped., Winterbottom ! — (Fl. Jim. Jul.) (v. v.) 



Species parvula, pulcherrima. Caulu gracilis, capillaceus, basi bulbilliferus, 

 supra terram 2-8-pollicaris, flexuosus, apicem versus 2-3-foliatus. Folia radi- 

 calia v. pauca, longe petiolata, palmatim 3-5 -partita, pinuis longe petiolulatis ; 

 caulina alterna, rarius opposita, sessilia, rarius petiolata, in segmenta 3-6 linearia 

 profunde secta, ^-1 poll, longa, lobis intermediis elongatis tritidis v. piimatisectis, 

 omnibus obtusis v. mucronulatis. Racemus 3-8-florus. Bractece inferiores laciniatae, 

 superiores iiitegerrimrc. Pedicelli elongati, graciles. Sepala 0, v. squamscformia. 

 Flores cselestini, ^-1 poll, longi. Pet alum posticum fornicatum, acutum v. acumi- 

 natum, calcari curvo gracili v. latiusculo sequilongum v. brevius, anticum apice dila- 

 tatum, obtusnm ; appendice versus apicem calcaris producta. Ovarium stylo fiequi- 

 longum, multiovulatum. Siliqua immaturee pendula^ v. deflexa3, lineari-oblongse. 



A beautiful little plant, the smallest of its genus, easily recognized by the colour 

 of the flowers, which appear in May and June in the north-west Himalaya, but not 

 till July and August in Sikkim. The cauline leaves are variable in number, shape, and 

 length of the petiole, though generally sessile. The flowers also vary in the length of 

 the spur, shortness of the upper petal, which is sometimes obscurely keeled above, and 

 iii the breadth of the lower petal, which is generally very broad, membranous, and 

 entire or three-lobed. 



7. C. polygalina (H.f. et T.); caule gracili simplici superne 1- 



3-foliato, foliis pinnatisectis segmentis linearibus subcoriaceis acutis 



nervis parallelis, racerao basi ramoso v. racemis 1-3 5-10-lloris, pedi- 



cellis brevibus, petalo postico apice fornicato acuto dorso breviter alato, 



inferiore apice cucullato dorso alato, calcare flore longiore rectiusculo 



obtuso. 



Hab. In Himalaya orientali alpina, alt. 14-16,000 pod.: Sikkim! 

 (Fl. Aiiir.) (r. i,.) ' 



