30 STUDfRS IN INDIAN TOBACCOS. 



Typ<' VI. Plants very earl}^ ; heio-ht Olcins. Learrs in- 

 serted at an angle of 60 to 90°, later drooping towards the 

 ground, subcordate ; apex obtuse ; margin undulate and curved 

 upwards ; surfjice ilat and somewhat glossy ; colour somewhat 

 light green with comparatively fine texture ; average length 

 of petiole 8cms. ; average length of lamina 255cms ; ratio 

 length/breadth = r08. Inflorescence leaves inserted at an angle 

 of more than G0°, narrowl}^ elliptical ; apex obture ; margin 

 entire ; surface flat. Flowers sparse, slender. Calyx somewhat 

 globular ; teeth somewhat acute. Corolla with slightly divided 

 lobes ; limb flat and fully expanded ; apiculse not very well 

 marked. Caiosule small, conical, almost covered by the persistent 

 calyx ; apex pointed, umbilicate. 



This type is not well adapted for self-pollination. The 

 stamens, when shedding their pollen, are shorter than the style, so 

 that the tip either just touches the underside of the stigma or in 

 some cases does not reach it at all. Artificial self-pollination is 

 necessary to obtain pure seed. It will be seen that this tj^pe 

 bears a general resemblance to type I in many points. 



