160 STUDIES IN INDIAN TOBACCOS. 



Type XLIII. Plants very early; height 112 cms. This 

 type resembles types XLI and XLII very closely, but the plants 

 are taller and the leaves larger and fewer in number. Leaves 

 sessile, inserted at an angle of 60°, afterwards becoming horizontal, 

 very .slightly auriculate, amplexicaul, decurrent to a varying 

 amount, the decurrent portion of the lamina very broad ; shape 

 elliptical, the lamina being very slightly narrowed towvards 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 somewhat dark yellowish green ; texture 

 medium ; average length of leaf 32 cms. ; ratio length/breadth 

 2 "2. Inflorescence 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 resemble those of 

 type XU in most respects, but the calyx is slightly longer and 

 less oflobular and the indentations betw^een the lobes of the corolla 

 and also the apical points are more marked. Capsule larger than 

 in type XLI and more pointed. 



Pollination takes place in the same manner as in type XLI, 

 but the anthers are raised further above the stigmn. 



