108 STUDTES 1\ INDIAN TOBACCOS. 



Type XV. Plants early, tall ; height 143 cms. ; habit open ; 

 internodes moderatelj^ long, except the two or three lowest ones, 

 so that nearly all the leaves are raised above the ground. Lf^ares 

 sessile, inserted at an angle of about 90° and bend downwards 

 from about the centre of the leaf, amplexicaul, very slightly 

 decurrent, auriculate, lanceolate, shape varies with the position 

 of the leaf on the stem, lamina much narrowed for a short dis- 

 tance above the base (in a few leaves the lamina is reduced to a 

 very narrow strip); venation acute-angled, secondary veins arising 

 at an angle of 30° to 45° ; apex acuminate ; margin and lamina 

 somewhat undulate especially near the base of the leaf; colour 

 lio-ht oreen ; texture medium ; average length 57 cms. ; ratio 

 lentrth/breadth 3-1. Inflorescence leaves sessile, inserted at an 

 angle of 90° (apices droop downwards), Hnear, lamina at the base 

 much reduced ; apex acuminate ; margin undulate and the basal 

 third of the leaf very undulate. Inflorescence much raised ; side 

 branches borne at regular intervals on the upper half of the stem, 

 spreading, shorter than the main axis. Flowers white, very pale 

 pink in the bud ; length 45 mm. Calyx tubular and inflated, less 

 than half the length of the corolla ; teeth long and acute. 

 Corolla wifh a wide orifice (10 to 11 mm.), the transition between 

 the tube aiid the dilated portion somewhat gradual ; limb deeply 

 divided with folds at the junction of the lobes ; lobes much rounded 

 at the base ; apical points very long. Capsule a little shorter than 

 the persistent calyx, large, conical ; apex blunt. 



In the unopened bud the anthers are above the stigma and 

 burst iust as the flower opens when they are still more raised. 

 In the fully open flower the burst anthers are some distance 

 above the stigma and are nearly level with the orifice of the 

 corolla. 



