118 STUDIES IN INDIAN TOBACCOS. 



Type XX. Plants somewhat early, dwarf; height 102 cms. ; 

 lower internodes very short, causing nearly all the large leaves to 

 lie on the o-round. Leaves sessile, inserted at an angle of 90° and 

 droop from a point near the base, slightly amplexicaul, lower leaves 

 broad and ovate, the upper ones more lanceolate, lamina much 

 narrowed towards the base ; venation acute-angled ; secondary 

 veins arising at an angle of 30° ; apex acute ; margin with large 

 shallow undulations ; lamina raised between the secondary veins, 

 giving the appearance of folds ; colour light green ; texture 

 thick ; average length 56 cms. ; ratio length/breadth 2 6. In- 

 florescence leaves sessile ; inserted at an angle of 90° or more and 

 droop from the base, linear ; apex acuminate ; margin almost 

 entire ; surface flat. Inflorescence raised far above the leaves ; 

 side shoots few and not as long as the main stem, very spreading. 

 This combined with the paucity of the inflorescence leaves gives 

 the plant a very open appearance. Floivers pale pink when 

 opening, white when open ; length 40 mm. Calyx tubular, more 

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

 with a narrow orifice (diameter 8 mm.) and a broad tube, the 

 transition between the tube and the dilated portion very gradual ; 

 limb not deeply divided ; lobes somewhat rounded, with very 

 short straight points. Capsule cylindrical and somewhat blunt, 

 quite covered by the long foliaceous teeth of the persistent calyx, 

 which project far above the apex. 



The ripe anthers burst as the flower opens when they are 

 just above the stigma. In the open flower the anthers and 

 stigma are approximately at the same level as the orifice of the 

 corolla. 



