158 STUDIES IN INDIAN TOBACCOS. 



Type XLI. Plants very early, dwarf; height 108 cms. ; very 

 bushy plants with short internodes, numerous small leaves and 

 many side branches, no leaves are borne on the ground and the 

 lowest portion of the plant is the narrowest. Leaves sessile, 

 inserted at an angle of (50°, very slightly auriculate, amplexicaul 

 and decurrent to a varying amount which may be as much as 

 2"5 cms., the decurrent portion of the lamina very broad; shape 

 elliptical, lamina very slightly narrowed towards the base ; 

 secondary veins arise at an angle of nearly 90° ; apex acute ; 

 margin with occasional large undulations which are more frequent 

 towards the base of the leaf; surface very slightly puckered ; 

 colour blue-green : texture medium ; average length of leaf 

 27 cms. ; ratio length to breadth 2'1. Lijforescettce leaves 

 resemble the lower leaves in every respect but are smaller. 

 Inflorescence not conspicuous and not much raised with numerous 

 side branches which surpass the main axis in height and are 

 parallel to it. Flowers a very deep pink colour ; length 44 mm. 

 Cahjx globular, less than one-third the length of the corolla ; 

 teeth short and obtuse. Corolla with an opening 8 mm. in 

 diameter, the transition between the tube and the dilated portion 

 abrupt ; limb undivided but with slight indentations between the 

 lobes and very small apical points. Capsule slightly longer than 

 the persistent calyx, cylindrical and very narrow ; apex blunt. 



The anthers burst as the flower expands when they are 

 slightly above the stigma. In the open flower the anthers are 

 above the stigma. 



Type XLII. Resembles type XLI in every respect except 

 as regards the leaves. These are smaller (average length 25 

 cms. ; ratio length/breadth 2 '3) with a smoother surface and 

 fewer undulations, and are slightly darker than in type XLI. 

 These differences, though slight, are quite distinct and are main- 

 tained from year to year. 



