50 STUDIES IN INDIAN TOBACCOS. 



Type XVI . Plants late; height 81 cms. Zeaves inserted at 

 an anlge of nearly 90° standing out horizontally^ from the stem 

 subcordate ; apex obtuse ; margin flat ; surface flat ; colour light 

 yellowish-green ; average length of petiole 7cms. ; average length 

 of lamina 32cms. ; ratio length/breadth ri9. Inflorescence 

 leaves inserted at an angle of 45°, elliptical : apex obtuse ; 

 margin entire ; surface flat. Inflorescence opener than in the 

 other members of this group. Floivers crowded, large. Calyx 

 loose and baggy ; teeth short and obtuse. Corolla with a ver}^ 

 sliohtly divided limb which is flat and fulty expanded ; apicula? 

 well marked. Capsule medium in size, round, almost covered b}^ 

 the persistent calyx ; apex blunt and umbilicate. 



In this type both cross and self-pollination are possible, the 

 stamens being approximately equal in length to the style. 



