34 STUDIES IN INDIAN TOBACCOS. 



Type XXVI 1 1. Plants very late, tall ; height 159 cms. ; 

 leaves numerous ; plants bushy ; lower internodes very short, 

 causing many leaves to lie on or near the ground, upper inter- 

 nodes very long ; inflorescence much raised on numerous long, 

 slender branches ; flowers sparse. Leare.^ sessile, inserted at an 

 angle of alwut 45°, and bend downwards from the centre of the 

 leaf, amplexicaul, decurrent for 4 to 7 5 cms., the decurrent strip 

 of lamina very narrow ; shape elliptical ; breadth of the leaf 

 decreasing with its position up the stem, lamina much reduced 

 in the basal third of the leaf ; apex acuminate ; secondary veins 

 arise at an angle of 45°, veins much lighter in colour than the 

 lamina, and therefore very conspicuous ; margin very undulate ; 

 surface puckered, lamina raised between the secondary veins, 

 o-ivino- the appearance of folds or ridges ; leaf not expanded but 

 folded on the midrib ; colour glossy bright green ; texture 

 medium to thick ; average length 50 cms. ; ratio length/ 

 breadth 2-5. Inflorescence leaves \ery nunilsiY to the lower leaves 

 except as regards their shape which is lanceolate. Inflorescence 

 much raised on long slender branches which are somewhat 

 spreading in habit. Flo ire rs sparse, a verj^ deep pink colour which 

 does not fade ; length 45 mm. Calyx tubular, inflated, a little less 

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

 with an orifice 8 mm. in diameter, and a fairlj^ broad tube, the 

 transition between the tube and the dilated portion gradual ; limb 

 divided to about half its depth with folds at the junctions of 

 the lobes ; lobes rounded at the base ; apical points short ; limb 

 never fully expanded. Capsule a little longer than, the persis- 

 tent calyx, cylindrical ; apex blunt. 



The anthers burst in the bud when just above or just level 

 wafch the stigma. In the open flower they maintain their relative 

 positions and are below the orifice of the corolla. 



Tyjye XXIX resembles type XXVIII in every particular, but 

 is much earlier in flowering. 



