34 STUDIES IN INDIAN TOBACCOS. 



Type VIII. Plants earl}^ ; heiolit 82cid8. L^Ynrs- inserted 

 at an anjj'le of more than GO", subcordate ; apex somewhat 

 rounded ; margin slightly undulate ; surface slightly puckered ; 

 colour blue-green ; average length of petiole 8cms. ; average 

 length of lamina 20cms. ; ratio length/breadth 1-05. Ltflore.^- 

 cence learcs; inserted at an angle of G0°, broadl}^ elliptical ; apex 

 somewhat acute ; margin entire ; surface flat. Infloi-f.^cPKcr 

 open ; secondary branches and sideshoots not as long as the main 

 axis. Fhnvevfi sparse, slender. Cdhjx tubular ; midrib of the 

 sepals fairly prominent ; teeth somewhat long and acute. Corolla 

 with very distinct lobes ; limb never flat and fully expanded ; 

 apiculce conspicuous. CapmJe small, cylindrical, about two thirds 

 covered by the persistent calyx ; apex blunt and umbilicate. 



Pollination in this type takes place in the same manner as 

 in type VIT. In types VI, VII & VIII very few flowers set 

 seeds when protected by bags and it was necessary to resort to 

 artificial self-pollination. 



