122 STUDIES IN IXDIAN TOBACCDS. 



Type XXII. Plants rather late, short but not dwarf; 

 height 117 cms. ; many of the large leaves form a rosette on the 

 ground, but some are borne on the lower half of the stem. The 

 raising of the inflorescence above the leaves gives this type an 

 open appearance and distinguishes it from type XXI. Leaves 

 sessile, inserted at an angle of 45°, but the upper half of the leaf 

 bends over until it is horizontal, slightly amplexicaul ; secondary 

 veins arise at an angle of 45° ; shape ovate, upper leaves ovate- 

 lanceolate, lamina narrowed for a very short distance above the 

 base ; apex acuminate ; margin with shallow regular undulations, 

 otherwise lamina and surface flat ; colour light green ; texture 

 thin ; average length 54 cms. ; ratio length/breadth 2*3. In- 

 Jiorescence leaves sessile, inserted at an angle of 60° to 90°, 

 lanceolate to linear ; apex acuminate ; margin entire and leaf flat. 

 Inflorescence raised above the leaves and conspicuous, side 

 branches arise some distance above the base and are not as long 

 as the main axis, Floirers a deep pink colour which fades slightly, 

 very long (length 50 mm.). CaJij.c somewhat globular, about 

 one-third the length of the corolla, somewhat inflated. Corolla 

 slender, diameter of the orifice 8 mm., the transition between the 

 tube and the dilated portion gradual ; limb deepl}'^ divided ; lobes 

 rounded at the base and pointed at the apex, with a short 

 apical point. Capsule much longer than the persistent calyx, 

 conical ; apex pointed. 



The anthers do not burst until the corolla is expanding when 

 they surround the stigma or are slightly above it. In the fully 

 open flower the burst anthers are slightly above the stigma 

 and level with the orifice of the corolla. 



