102 STUDIES IN INDIAN TOBACCOS. 



Tyi^e XII. Plants early, but later than type XI ; height 

 129 cms. ; nearly all the large leaves form a rosette on the ground, 

 but some are borne on the lower half of the stem ; plants more 

 leafy than in type XIII. Leaves sessile, inserted at an angle of 

 60° or more, and bend downwards from a point very near the base 

 of the leaf, auriculate, slightly amplexicaul, shape varies with the 

 position on the stem and may be ovate, elliptical or lanceolate, 

 lamina much narrowed towards the base ; venation acute-angled, 

 secondary veins arising at an angle of 30° to 45° ; apex acumin- 

 ate ; margin and lamina undulate ; colour somewhat blue-green ; 

 texture medium to thick ; average length 58 cms ; ratio length/ 

 breadth 3 '3. Inflorescence leaves sessile, inserted at an angle of 

 more than 90°, linear ; apex acuminate ; surface sometimes flat, 

 sometimes undulate. Inflorescence raised and open, side branches 

 borne at regular intervals up the stem, not as long as the main 

 axis and somewhat spreading. Flowers a deep pink colour which 

 does not fade much ; length 47 mm. Calyx tubular, somewhat 

 inflated ; teeth long and acute. Corolla with an orifice 8 mn). 

 in diameter, the transition between the tube and the dilated portion 

 slightly abrupt ; limb deepl}" divided ; lobes much rounded at the 

 base with straight, moderately long apical points. Capsule a 

 little shorter than the persistent calyx, cylindrical, Avith a blunt 

 apex. 



The ripe anthers surround the stigma and burst as the flower 

 opens. In the open flower the burst anthers and stigma are 

 practicall}^ level with each other and also with the orifice of the 

 corolla. 



