\i4i ICONES PLANTARUM. 



Gaxdis 18-polHcaris, erecfcus, crassitie penna? ansernia^ simplex. 

 Folia radicalia 0?; caulina elongata, ses8iHa,5-/' poll, longa, 1-1^ lata; 

 superiora latiora in tubum breviorem connata, suprema radiantia ovato- 

 oblonga v. -lanceolata. Flares pollicares. Corolla epunctata, medio 

 paullo inflata. Ovarmm sessile, stylo brevi, stigmate 2-lobo. Gapsula 

 sessilis,lincari-oblonga, apicedehiscens,valvis recurvls.— J. D. Hookkk. 



Avery fine species, closely allied to G. rohusta .{Vhiie 1439), but dis- 

 tinguished by the calyx and much broader leaves. On the plate the 

 specific name is erroneously spelled Thihetica. — J. D. Hooker. 



Fig- 1. Calyx. 2. Part of corolla laid open. 3. Ovary. 4, Capsule. 5. Seeds. 

 All enlarged. 



Plate 1442. 



SWERTIA KINGII, HoolcJ. 

 Gentiankj!, Tribe Swertie^. 



S. (Euswertia) Kingii, Hooh.f. (nov. sp.); rhizomate perennante fibris 

 foljorum vetustorum coronato, caule elato robnsto simplici, foliis oppo- 

 sitis radicalibus amplis ellipticis subacutis in petiolum crassum angus- 

 tatis, caulinis oblongo-ovatis sessilibus semiamplexicaulibus, cymis axil- 

 laribus et in tbyrsum terminalem dispositis, floribus 2 poll, diametr, 5- 

 nerviis, sepalis lanceolatis integerrimis, coroUse segmentis oblongis 

 obtusis glandalis basi binis crinitis, filamentis basi squama fimbriata 

 instructis. 



Hab. Sikkim Himalaya ; at Na Tang, (Eerh. Calcutl.) 



GauUs simplex, 2-pedalis, crassitie basi pollicis humani. Folia 



radicalia, et mferiora 4-6 poll, longa, 2-4 poll, lata, multinervla, petiolo 



2-3-pollicari in vaginam semi-amplexicaulem dilatato. Flores albo- 



virescentes, mediocriter pedicellati, pedicellis interdum subumbellatis. 



Sepala^ poll, longa, corollse segmentis ^ breviora. Fossae nedariferai 



^ basm cuJRsvis lobi corolla oblongse, undiquo crinito-fimbriatfe. 



Filamenta filiformi-subulata. Ovarium anguste oblongum, stigmfite 

 sessili, ^ 



This noble species was transmitted by Dr. King from tbe Calcutta 

 Herbarium after tbe publication of the Gentianere in rol. iv. of the ' Flora 

 ot British India.' It is most nearly allied to 8. ^etiolata.—Z . D. Hookee. 



Fig. 1. Portion of corolla with stamens, glanrls, and scales. 2. Base of segment of 

 corolla and nect;iries. 3 and 4. Stamens. 5. Ovary. All enlarged. 



