40 STUDIES IN INDIAN TOBACCOS. 



Type XI. Plants early but later than in type XII ; height 

 81cms. This type differs from tj^pes IX and XII in having the 

 inflorescence raised well above the leaves ; height 71 cms. Leaves 

 inserted at an angle of 60" or more, subcordate ; apex obtuse to 

 rounded ; margin slightly undulate ; surface almost flat ; colour 

 dark blue-green ; average length of petiole 7 cms. ; average length 

 of lamina 26cms. ; ratio length/breadth 1'17. Injiorescence 

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

 very slightly undulate ; surface flat. Lijiof-escence raised and 

 somewhat open ; secondar}^ branches not as long as the main axis. 

 Flotvers crowded, medium in size. Calyx veiy slightly globular : 

 teeth short and obtuse. Corolla with distinct lobes ; limb never 

 flat or fully expanded; apiculae well marked. Capsule medium in 

 size, conical, half covered by the persistent calj^^x ; apex somewhat 

 pointed and umbilicate. 



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

 the stamens and style are approximatel}'^ equal in length. 



