Tabula 2875. 



IMPATIENS ARGUTA, HJc. f 



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Balsamtnaceae. 



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var. Bulleyana, HL /. ; herba rigida, 2)rocuinl:)ens, foliis serrulatis, in- 

 fiorescentia simpliciter pedicellata, sepalis 4 falcatis, 2 exterioribus 

 late dimidiato-ovatis, 2 interioribus lanceolatis. 



Herha rigida, glaberrima, caule ramisque procumbente. Folia 

 sparsa 2-4 cm. longa, alterna, breviter petiolataj ovata, acuta vel acumi- 

 nata, serrulata, basi in petiolum O'5-l cm. longum gracilem angustata, 

 nervis utrinque 5-7 ; glandulae stipulates 0. Inflorescentia simpliciter 

 pedicellata ; pedicelli solitarii, foliis breviores, rarins bini, ima basi 

 bracteati. Flores 4 cm. longi, rosei. Sepala 4, 7 mm, longa ; 2 ex- 

 teriora dimidiato-ovata, falcatim recurva, infra medium valde dilatata, 

 basi rotundata costa margine superiori proxime ; 2 interiora exteriori- 

 bus fere aequilonga, lanceolata. VexiUum orbiculare, ad 12 mm. 

 diametro, costa gracili apiculata, Alae 2—5 cm. longae, sessiles ; lobus 

 basalis late oblongus, apice retusus ; distalis duplo major, dolabri- 

 formis, apice bilobus; auricula dorsalis mediocris, protrusa. Labellum 

 3 cm. longum, saccatum, infundibularis, paullo incurvum, basi in calcar 

 robustum uncinatum incurvum vix 1 cm. longum angustatum, ore 

 orbiculari asccndcnte acuto vel apiculato. Filamcnta bre\-iuscula, 

 linearia ; antherae didymae, obtusae. Ovarinm fusiforme, Capsulae 

 2-5 cm. longae, angustae, rectae, medio cylindraceae, utrinque attenu- 

 atae, polyspermae. Semina orbicularia, 2'5 mm. diametro, compressa, 

 sublaevia, glabra, castanea. 



China : Yunnan ; in moist woods near Chen-Twong, G. Forrest^ 1(M3. 



Var. Bidleyana diiTers from the typical E, Himalayan and Burmese 

 form of /. arguta in the shorter, branched, more or less procumbent 

 stem, small, shortly petioled leaves and short bracts. 



The name recalls the service rendered to Botany by Mr. Bulley, 

 of Ness Nurseries, Neston, Cheshire, in sending so excellent a collector 

 as Mr. Forrest to China in the interests of his estabhshment. — 



J. D. Hooker. 



Fifj. 1 and 2, sepals ; 3 and 4, ytanduixl ; 5, wing ; 6, lip ; 7, staniLen ; 8, ovary ; 

 9, pedicel, bracts, and capsule ; 10, seed. All more orles-^ enlarged. 



