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t4 Leaves softly hairy, borne on very long petioles, 

 and lobes (often 7) radiating upwards, with base 

 imperfectly cordate ; bracteoles relatively small, 

 accrescent on the fruit, and then large, acute, 

 often entire ; flowers large, pale yellow or white ; 

 bolls very long 



13. G. a. var. assamica. . . . (p. 108). 

 t5 Leaves rough, thick, deeply cleft into 5-7, the 



bottom pair thrown backwards and much shorter 

 than the others ; bracteoles very large, but flowers 

 relatively small, with purple claws, or white or 

 yellow with pink tinge ; bolls relatively short 



14. G. a. var. rosea. . . . (p. 112). 



** Leaves half-cut into 3-5 (mostly 3) lobes, the extra pair appearing 

 as if artificially attached, thus abnormally increasing the breadth ; 

 lobes deltoid-oblong acute or acuminate, base usually only slightly 

 cordate ; very often all three veins bear glands below. 



t Leaves thin, smooth, compact in texture, and pilose ; 

 lobes ovate-oblong, almost obtuse; bracteoles 

 large, purple- coloured, acute, with (usually 3) 

 teeth on the apex ; flowers large, yellow, with 

 faintly-coloured blotches 



15. G. Nanking (type). . . . (p. 114). 

 t2 Leaves with the lobes deltoid-acuminate, and base 



more or less cordate ; flowers large, yellow,with 



purple claws 16. G. N. var. himalayana. . . (p. 124). 



t3 Leaves small when young, densely stellately hairy ; 

 bracteoles large, ovate, sub-entire ; flowers deep 

 purple . . 17. G. N. var. rnbicunda. . . (p. 126) 



t4 Leaves thick, leathery, glabrescent, dots con- 

 spicuous, lobes broad sub-triangular ; bracteoles 

 small, thick, sparsely toothed; flowers bright 

 yellow, with purple spots on the claws 



18. G. N. var. Nadam. . . . (p. 128). 

 t5 Leaves large, thin, softly pilose, lobes undulate in 



outline; bracteoles large, purple, entire, or with 

 a few pointed teeth ; flowers as in nadam 



19. G. N. var. Bani. . . . (p. 131). 



