38 STI'DIF.S IN 'lN]»JA\ TOBACC()S. 



Type X. Plants bushj^ owing to the occurrence of larger 

 leaves high up the stem and to the number of loaves, early ; height 

 ZOt^ms. Leaves inserted at an angle of nearly 90', subcordate ; 

 apex rounded ; margin entire ; surface Hat ; colour somewhat light 

 green ; average length of petiole 8 cms. ; average length of lamina 

 22*5 cms. ; ratio length/breadth r07. Injiorescence leaves 

 inserted at an angle of about 60 , elliptical ; apex obtuse ; margin 

 entire ; surface flat. Inflorescenee somewhat open ; sideshoots 

 stout and spreading, not as long as the main axis. Flowers crowd- 

 ed, small. Calyx slightly globular ; teeth short and obtuse. 

 Corolla with very distinct lobes ; limb not fully expanded or flat ; 

 apicuke well marked. Capsule ^\wb\\, conical, very long, more than 

 two-thirds covered by the persistent calj^x ; apex blunt and umbil- 

 icate. 



Cross and self-pollination are both possible in this type as 

 the stamens are approximately equal in length to the style. 

 The leaves are thin and of comparatively fine texture. 



