82 STUDIES IN INDIAN TOBACCOS. 



Tyiv' I. Plants late, tall ; heioht 143 cms. : the leaves are 

 man3% and are all borne in the lower half of the plant, giving it a 

 very bushy appearance ; practically no leaves lie on the gi-ound. 

 Leaves petiolate, petioles slightly alate, much more so in the upper 

 leaves ; wino-s decurrent for about 2-5 cms. down the main stem ; 

 leaves inserted at an angle of 60'' — 90', tending to stand out hor- 

 izontally, ovate, the upper ones narrower than the lower ones ; 

 venation acute-angled ; secondary veins arising at an angle of 60' ; 

 apex acute ; margin with slight regular undulations ; surface 

 somewhat pufty ; colour dark green ; texture medium ; average 

 leno-tli of petiole 3 cms. ; average length of lamina 33 cms. ; ratio 

 length/breadth 2*0. Inflorescence leaves petiolate, inserted at 

 an angle of 90°, lanceolate ; apex acuminate ; margin undulate ; 

 surface flat. Lijiorescence much raised and very conspicuous ; 

 side branches borne at regular intervals all up the main stem, 

 almost as long as the main axis and very spreading. Flowers few, 

 a deep pink colour which fades slightly ; length 48 mm. Calyx 

 tubular, slightly inflated, less than one-third the length of the 

 corolla; teeth short and acute. Corolla very slender and with a 

 very narrow oriflce ; diameter 7 mm. ; the transition between the 

 tube and the dilated portion very gradual, the latter not much 

 wider than the tube ; limb slightly divided with folds at the junc- 

 tions of the lobes ; lobes rounded at the base with long straight 

 apical points. Capsule equal in length to the persistent calyx, 

 conical ; apex blunt. 



The anthers burst in the bud and occupy a position just 

 above the stigma. In the fully open flower the burst anthers 

 maintain this position and slightly project from the orifice of the 

 corolla. 



