226 xvin. CARYOPHYLLE-E. (Edgeworth & Hook, f.) [Lychnis. 



13. Zi. pilosa, Edgew. in Trans. Linn. Soc. xx. 34 clothed especially 

 above with long spreading flaccid hairs, stem erect or diffusely branched, 

 leaves ovate or elliptic-lanceolate, panicle lax few-flowered, calyx oblong, 

 nerves green, lobes short, petals with a 2-lobed limb, lobes bihM, carpophore 

 short or long, seeds reniform, granulate on the sides, back with long pro- 

 cesses. Melandryum nutans (a form), liulub. in Linnaa, xxxvi. 229. 



WESTERN TEMPERATE HIMALAYA, from Garwhal to Kashmir, alt. 9-12,000 ft., . 

 fioyle, Edgeworth, &c. 



Very closely allied to L. mitans, if not, as Rohrbach considers, a variety of that 

 plant; it is best distinguished by the long flaccid hairs, and echinate dorsal lace of the 

 seeds; the latter character is not a very good one, as a passage can be established 

 between the seed of L. indica in which the dorsal granulations are but little la: 

 than the lateral, through that of L. nut'inx to that of L. piloxa. There are two forms 

 of this species, the original, with the calyx nearly an inch long and a long woolly carpo- 

 phore; and another with smaller calyx (altogether like that of L. nutans}, and a shoit 

 carpophore. The styles are 5. 



14. Zi. cancellata, Jacquem. mss. ; densely hoary-pubescent, stem erect, 

 simple, leaves elliptic-lanceolate or orbicular, panicle contracted lew- 

 flowered, flowers suberect, calyx 5-lobed to below the middle viscid glan- 

 dular, lobes subacute, petals with an auricled claw and short 4-tid limb, 

 carpophore woolly, seeds granulate. 



KUNAWAR, alt. 11-12,000 ft., Jticijui-mout, Royle, &c. 



Erect, rather slender, covered wit!. i'teii rather long and spreading hairs, 



glandular above. Leaves very variable, l-'J in. long, radical petioletl, caulii. 

 acute or acuminate. Figure rs in rather distant ]>ai:s -h.irtly p. -A\<. died, inclined. 

 Calyx ^-^ in. long, subcampanulate, green, densely tomentose or woolly ; nerves In, 

 meeting in the segments, broad, green ; lobes oblong, erect or somewhat spreading, 

 ciliate, tips often recurved. Petals with the claw woolly, limb about in. long; scales 

 'J-lid. Stamens woolly. Styles 4-5. The deeply cleft caKx is the best mark for this 

 species, but possibly not a good one, as I observe some irregularity in the divisions, 

 suggesting an abnormal condition of that organ. 



The following Indian species of Lychnis contained in the Kew Herbarium are in too 

 imperfect a condition for determination. 



L. PUMILA, lioyle; Btnth. in Royle III. 80; Rohrb. in Linncea, xxxvi. 227 (Melan- 

 dryum). 



L. CUNEIFOLIA, Royle; Rohrb. I.e. ; a densely tomentose short large-rooted species, 

 with spathulate leaves, in a very young state from Kunawar. 



MKLANKKYUM IKTRUSLM, liohrb. in Linncea, xxxvi. 242, is unquestionably 

 colorata, an introduced plant, alluded to at p. 218. 



There is a Lye/mis in the llcibarium differing from any of the above described Indian 

 species, in the upper leaves being linear and rounded at the tip ; it- llower res. mUes 

 that ofjL. indica. I have seen'scraps only from the Shiri l';iss in Tibet, collected by 

 Heyde, and from Dr. Stewart (locality uncertain but probably from Tibet). 



9. HOLOSTEUIV1, Linn. 



Annual glandular herbs. Leaves narrow. Flowers in terminal umbel- 

 like cymes. Sepals 5. Petals 5, toothed or notched. /Stamens 3-5, rarely 

 10. Ovary 1-celled ; styles 3 (-5); ovules many. C'ij>sule subcylimlric, with 

 twice as many short terminal valves as there are styles. Seeds peltate, con- 

 cavo-convex, dorsally compressed, rough ; embryo horse-shoe shaped. 

 DISTEIB. Species 3. Europe and W. Asia. 



This genus is distinguished from Artnaria and Sttllaria more by habit ihan by any 

 easily deliued character. 



