136 STUDIES IN INDIAN TOBACCOS. 



Tyj^e XXX. Plants late, tall ; height 163 cms. ; leaves 

 numerous ; plants bushy ; lower internodes very short, causing 

 many leaves to lie on or near the ground, upper internodes very 

 long ; inflorescence much raised on numerous long, slender 

 branches ; flowers sparse. Leaves sessile, inserted at an angle of 

 about 60°, the upper portions tending to become horizontal, 

 amplexicaul, auriculate, decurrent for about 4 cms., the decurrent 

 portion being first broad, then narrow ; shape elliptical, the 

 lamina reduced during the basal fifth of the leaf ; apex acuminate ; 

 secondary veins arise at an angle of 45° ; margin with ver}' 

 slight undulations; surface almost flat; leaf not expanded but 

 folded on the midrib ; colour j^ellowish green ; texture thin ; 

 average length 54 cms. ; ratio length/breadth 2 "4. Injiorescence 

 leaves very similar to the lower leaves, except as regards their 

 shape which is lanceolate. The lamina at the base of these leaves 

 is also often deeply undulate. Injiorescence much raised on long, 

 slender branches which are somewhat spreading in habit. Flowers 

 sparse, a very deep pink colour which does not fade ; length 

 50 mm. Calyx tubular, somewhat inflated, about one-third the 

 length of the corolla ; teeth moderately long and acute. Corolla 

 with an orifice 9 mm. in diameter, and a somewhat broad tube, the 

 transition between the tube and the dilated portion very gradual ; 

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

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

 Capsule equal in length to the persistent calyx, cylindrical and 

 blunt. 



The anthers burst as the flower expands while they surround 

 or are slightly above the stigma. In the open flower the burst 

 anthers and stigma maintain their relative positions and are 

 below the level of the orifice of the corolla. 



