98 sTubiEs In Indian tobaccos. 



Tiipe X. Plants early, very short ; height 106 cms.; luaiiy 

 of the larcre leaves form a rosette on the oround, but several are 

 borne up the main stenj, giving the plant a slightly bushy 

 appearance. Leaves sessile, inserted at an angle of 60° to 90° but 

 droop downwards from about the centre of the leaf, slightly 

 decurrent, slightly auriculate ; shape lanceolate, breadth varies 

 according to the position on the stem ; lamina narrowed towards 

 the base ; venation acute-angled, secondary veins inserted at an 

 ano-le of about 45° ; apex acute to acuminate ; the margin only 

 may be undulate, or the whole leaf may be undulate, especiall}^ 

 the base of the upper leaves ; colour light green ; texture thick ; 

 averao-e length 54 cms. ; ratio length /breadth 4"]. Lnjioreacettce 

 lejves sessile, inserted at an angle of 60° to 90°, hnear, undulate 

 at the base or quite flat ; apex acuminate. Injiorescence some- 

 what raised, side branches almost as long as the main axis. 

 Floivera a pale pink colour which soon fades ; length 45 mm. 

 Calyx tubular, somewhat inflated, less than half the length of the 

 corolla ; teeth moderately long and very acute. Corolla with an 

 orifice 8 mm. in diameter, the transition between the tube and 

 the dilated portion abrupt ; limb divided to about half its depth ; 

 lobes rounded with pointed apices, but no long apical points. 

 Capsule a little shorter than the persistent calyx, slightly conical ; 

 apex somewhat pointed. 



The anthers burst while the flower is expanding when they 

 surround the stigma. The anthers and stigma maintain their 

 relative positions in the fully open flower and are opposite the 

 orifice of the corolla. 



