90 STUDIES IN INDIAN TOBACCO 



Tijpe VI. Plants somewhat earlj^, dwarf; height 80 cms. ; 

 lower internodes verj'' short, so that all the large leaves form a 

 rosette on the ground. Leave.'^ sessile with a tendency to droop 

 from near the base, inserted at an angle of 90°, lanceolate 

 (lamina narrowed towards the base but not as much as in types 

 VII and VIII), auriculate, slightly amplexicaul and sometimes 

 slightly decurrent ; secondary veins arise at an angle of 30°, apex 

 acuminate ; margin entire, except for very occasional slight 

 undulations at the base of some of the lowest leaves ; surface 

 flat ; colour dark green ; veins much lighter green ; texture thick 

 average length 63 cms. ; ratio length to breadth 4* I. Liflorescence 

 leaves sessile, inserted at an angle of 90° but droop somewhat, linear, 

 somewhat broader than in types VII nnd VIII ; apex acuminate ; 

 marefin entire and surface flat, but leaf sometimes undulate at the 

 base. 7yi/?o?*e.scevice less crow^ded with leaves than in type VIII 

 and with fewer sideshoots, these lie close to the main stem and sur- 

 pass it in length. Floivers very pale pink when opening, white when 

 fully open ; length 50 mm. Calyx loose but not globular, about 

 half the length of the corolla or less, somewhat deeply divided. 

 Corolla with an orifice 9 mm. in diameter ; tube 6 mm. wide ; 

 the transition between the tube and the dilated portion somewhat 

 abrupt ; limb not so deeply divided as in types VII and VIII ; 

 lobes not rounded at the base ; apical points long and straight. 

 Capsule cylindrical ; apex pointed ; the persistent calyx much 

 longer than the capsule. 



Pollination appears to take place in the same manner as in 

 type VIII, The stamens and stigma never reach the orifice 

 of the corolla. 



