124 STUDIES IN INDIAN TOBACCOS. 



Type XXII J. Plants somewhat early; height 136 cms. ; 

 leaves few, lower internodes short, causing some of the leaves 

 to be borne very near the ground, upper internodes long ; inflores- 

 cence raised in a few long slender branches. Leaves sessile, 

 inserted at an angle of 90° and bend downwards from near the 

 base, amplexicaul, very slightly decurrent, elliptical, lamina 

 slightly narrowed towards the base ; secondary veins arise at an 

 angle of nearly 90 '; apex acuminate ; margin and base of leaf 

 undulate ; surface puckered ; leaf not fully expanded but folded 

 on the midrib ; colour yellowish green ; texture thick ; average 

 length 46 cms. ; ratio length/breadth 2-5. Inflorescence 

 leaves similar to the lower leaves but narrower. Inflorescence 

 raised on a few, long, spreading branches. Flowers few, pale pink ; 

 length 45 mm. Calyx tubular, somewhat inflated, a little less 

 than half the length of the corolla ; teeth moderately long and 

 acute. Corolla with an orifice 8 mm. in diameter ; tube broad, 

 the transition between the tube and the dilated portion somewhat 

 abrupt ; limb divided to about half its depth ; lobes not rounded 

 at the base ; apical points long and sometimes oblique. Capsule 

 shorter than the persistent calyx, cylindrical ; apex blunt. 



The anthers burst in the bud or as the flower is expanding 

 and are then just above the stigma. In the fullj^ open flower the 

 empty anthers and the stigma maintain their relative positions 

 and are level with the orifice of the corolla. 



