PuLate 2217. 
POLYGONATUM PRATTII, Baker. 
Liniacez. Tribe Potyconatex. 
P. Prattii, Baker MSS. (sp. nov.); herba 3-5- pollicaris, rhizomate 
gracile longe repente, caule erecto gracile inferne nudo, folii 8 paucis 
(3-4) alternis sessilibus obienge aioe v. -ellipticis apice acutatis 
obtusiusculis, floribus cernuis in cymis oris breviter pedunculatis 
v. solitariis, perianthio tubuloso braviler 6-fido, lobis quam tubo 
4-5-plo brevioribus ovato-oblongis apice carnosulis papillosis alter- 
natim (interioribus) paululo brevioribus, see inclusis tubo 
subequilongis, filamentis fere ad apicem adnatis, antheris lineari- 
lanceolatis brevissime feeaines eibcoon ovario silipacades glabro stylo 
3-sulcato subbrevio 
Has, Ina collection made in West Szechuen and on the Tibetan 
frontier ; ; chiefly near Tachienlu, 9,000-13,500 feet alt., Pratt (No. 28*). 
1}-12 poll. longa, c. 5 lin. lata. Flores 4-5 lin. longi; 
eed flore longiores v. subsequilongi. 
The dried flowers are whitish, probably coloured above. The six 
vascular cords of the perianth are ‘continued from the insertion of the 
anther to the apices of the segments.—). OLIVER. 
Fig. 1, Perianth laid open. 2. Pistil. Enlarged. 
