TABULA 2965. 
IMPATIENS HARRISSII, Hook. i. 
BALSAMINACEAE. 
I. Harrissii, Hook. 7. (sp. nov.) ; caule simplici, foliis ovatis acutis 
crenatis, — is 1—2-floris, sepalis late ovatis subacutis, alarum 
lobo basali acuto. 
Herba a gracilis, glaberrima, 3-4 dm. alta, paucifolia, caule 
simplici inferne longe nudo. Folia 4-5 em. longa, alterna, petiolata, 
membranacea, jpere ea thoreg subgrosse crenata, basi acuta vel rotundata, 
nervis utrinque 5-6, petiolo gracili 1-2 cm _ longo. Pedunculi folia sub- 
aequantes, graciles, erecti, 1—2-flori ; ; pedicelli 1-2 cm . longi, basi brac- 
teati; bracteae ovato-lanceolatae, acuminatae, mm. longae, mem- 
branaceae, diu persistentes. Flores ad 2°5 cm. expansi; raphides 0. 
sepala 2, ovata, obtusa, ‘5 mm. longa, membranacea, nervis reti- 
culatis. Vexillum orbiculare, 1-2 cm. diametro, apice intruso, costa 
infra medium dorso carinata, apiculata. Alae 2-2 cm. longae, basi 
cuneatae ; lobus basalis trigonus, a multo major, recurvus, 
semilunaris, te otundatus; auricula dorsalis parva, protrusa 
abellum cornutum, corniforme ian cm. longum ; limbus oblique 
infundibularis, in calcar lente incurvum sensim attenuatus, ore elongato 
oblongo ascendente fere erecto apice rotundato apicula ilamenta 
brevia, aes antherae superpositae, didvmae, obtusae Ovarium 
lineare, lente faleatum. Capsulae immaturae erectae, 1 . longae, 
subfalcatim fusiformes, inaequilaterae, acutae, oligospermae. " Semina 
immatura oblonga, 4 mm. longa. 
WeEsTERN Himataya: Wes mm Kashmir, Chitral and a 
S. A. Harriss, Chitral Relief Exped, 15990 in Herb. Hort. Petrop 
There are five specimens of this species in the Herbarium of the 
Imperial Bot. Gardens of St. Petersburg, collected by Surgeon 8. A. 
Harriss during the operations “ the Chitral Rel Expedition of 1895. 
here were no examples of it in the Sahar anpur Herbarium len 
me for examination. The wily: plant, ses bes toa the flowers, are 
of a most delicate texture.—J. D. Hooke 
Fig. 1, pedicel, bracts and ovar 2 and 3, sepals; 4, standard; 5, wing ; 
6, lip; 7, stamens; 8, peduncle, aa and capsules ; 9, ee tll enlarged. 
