STl'UIKS IN INDIAN' KIBHK PLANTS. 



Epirah/x green. Se]wil,s »roon witli a few red spots. Corolla 

 yellow with a criinson eye. Seedlimfs .somewhat small, stem red ; 

 petiole red : cotyledonarv leaves green. 



Ti/pc 4. Plants late, delicate, setting few .seeds. Stems very tall, 

 slender, pricklv, purple with .spiry thin hraiuhes on the upper two- 

 thirds. Stipules purple. Leaves generally pahnately divided, with 

 3-7 (usually 5) narrow lobes, a few leaves simple and subcordate, 

 the upper ones are occasionally lanceolate, dark green with much 

 purple colour on the veins on the ujiper and lower surface ; margin 

 purple ; texture thin ; petiole jiurple, purple patches often appearing 

 on the leaves. Peduncle purple. Epicali/x, upper surface purple, 

 under surface partly ])urple. Sepals green with many purple 

 patches; apices pur])le : central gland green with a red spot. 

 Corolla yellow with a crimson eye, nuich purple colour diffu-sed 

 over the petals especially on the under .surface. The closed bud 

 appears purple. Seedl 1 lu/s s\ender: stem tall and dark led; coty- 

 ledonary leaves small and dark red. 



Tijpe 5. Plants intermediate in habit between types 1 and 4. 

 setting a moderate amount of seed. Stem stout, prickly, purple. 

 Sfipides purple. Leaves palmately divided with 3-7 lobes (usu- 

 ally o), iM-oader and lighter green than in type 4 ; veins purple, 

 margin purple ; texture thin but thicker than in type 4 ; petiole 

 purple. Tiie leaves of this type are green in comparison with these 

 of type 4. Pedtinele green with some purple spots. EpiralifX 

 green below ])urple above. Sepals green with a few jjurple spots; 

 apices green ; central gland green with a red spot. Corolla yellow with 

 a crimson eye, with purple slightly diffused into the petals. Seedlings 

 stem dark red ; petiole dark red ; cotyledonary leaves dark red. 



Tijpe 6. Plants very early, tall, almost unbranched. Stem 

 smooth, green, occasionally slightly reddi.sh. Stifules green. Leaves 

 green, palmately divided with 3-7 narrow lobes (usually 5), a few 

 .sim|)le and subcordate, uj)per leaves lanceolate ; petiole green. 

 Peduncle green. Epicah/x green. Corolki yellow with a crimson 

 eye. Seedlings somewhat small ; stem red ; petiole red ; cotyledo- 

 nary leaves green. 



