238 xvin. CARYOPHYLLE^E. (Edg'Gworth & Hook, f.) [Arcnaria. 



Tibetan region of the SIKKIM HIMALAYA, alt. 14-17,000 ft., /. I). H. 



Forming hemispherical moss-like tufts of densely packed cylindric stems 1-4 in. long, 

 clothed with old leaves bebw, together with those about | in. diain. L, ar> s 

 bright green, shining. Peduncles lengthening a little in fruit. ( V/ ///.* rounded and 

 much thickened at the base; sepals ^ in., very obtuse, concave, without scarious mar- 

 gins, obscurely 3-nerved. Petals broader and longer than the sepals, obovate. Ft'iinn-nt-t 

 blender, Styles 3. Capsule broadly ovoid, coriaceous, 1-celled, shortly 5-0- \ 

 Metis small, black, rather angular, nearly smoi th. 



9. A. monticola, Edyrw.; glabrous, very densely tufted, branches 



densely leafy, leaves short spreading, and recurved subulate from a broad 

 scarious sheathing base rigid tip acieular margin thickened minutely 

 ciliate, midrib prominent on both surfaces, floral larger lanceolate-subulate 

 scarious, flout- rs large sessile, sepals ovate*l&Dceolate acuminate with :> dose- 

 bet green nerves in the axis much smaller than the broad obovate petals. 



Tibetan region of the S'.KKIM HIMALAYA, alt. l.~> 1 r,.noo ft., ./. J). II. 



Forming large BubsquarTOMJ green patches, 6 12 in. broad; roots long, woody; 

 branches with the leaves about H in. <liaiu. L art-* .', in., ri-id, miilrib very 

 bright green, shining. 7'7o//v/'.s -\ in. diani., bracteate hy the '_' upper pairs of 

 Calijx truncate, not thickened at the 1 - '. in., nerves very strong, approxi- 



mate. Petals in. long, persi-tent, white, shortly clasved. Fi :ider. iStylet 



3, slender. Capsule apparently never fertilised, small, subglobose, G-valved. 



' 10. A. pulvinata, E<l<j< tv. : densely tufted, branches densely leafy, 



leaves short subulate 1'roin a srarious sheathing base semi cylindric mucro- 

 nate margin not thickened strongly ciliate, midrib usually obsolete, flowers 

 sessile, sepals ovate-lanceolate suhacate with 3 close-set nerves in the axis 

 much smaller than the obovate petals. 



Tibetan region of the SIKKIM HIMALAYA, alt. 15-18,000 ft., ./. />. //. 



Forming small subglobose densely compacted SabsotxaiTOfle tufts; branches with the 

 leaves (ii 4-'. iu. diani., pale -ri en. /.tuns spreading and recurved, ^ i in., very 

 btrongly ciliate, almost fiinbriate towards tin- ba.se, Hat above, back convex up to the 

 tip, which is abruptly naicrenate. Flaircr* \ in. diani , not bracteate by the enlarged 

 upper leaves (as in .1. nionticdti). ( ah/.r .rounded and thickened . -it the base; s -pals 

 vitli liard scarious margins, about hall as lir^e as the petals. I )i*l;-,.l<iii<l* distinct. 

 Filaments slender. Sh/lt'8 3, slender. Caji^nle ovoid, about \ in., shorter than the 

 sepals, b'-valved. Seeds obovate renil'orm, nearly smooth, pale. 



11. A. oreophila, Honk. f. ,- nearly glabrous, densely tufted, stems 

 shoit densely leafy, leaves spreading anl recurved rigid narrowly linear- 

 subulate from a broad sheathing base, semi-cylindric acute margins not 

 thickened quite glahrous, midrib obsolete, flowers very shortly pedicelled, 

 sepals nearly orbicular concave nerveless half as long as the narrow 

 obovate-spatlmlate petals. 



Tibetan region of the SIKKIM HIMALAYA, alt. 18,000ft, /. D. H. 



f Forming small subglobose dens.-ly compacted tufts ; branches with the leaves ^ f in 

 diani. Lcures nearly \ in. long, spreading, nearly Hat above, convex to the tip be- 

 neath; uppermost pair short, bract-like, ciliolate. Flowers Jin. diaui., solitary; 

 pedicel shorter than the calyx, stout, puberulous Calyx rounded and somewhat thick- 

 ened at the base ; sepals coriaceous, ciliolate. Petals very narrow, tip rounded. 

 Filaments s'ender. Disk glands prominent. Stylc.s short. Capsule broadly ovoid, 

 obtuse, rather exceeding the sepals, coriaceous, 6-valved to the base. Seeds ear- 

 shaped. 



14. A. globiflora, Wall. Cat. 639; densely tufted, stems short pubescent 

 densely leafy, leaves spreading subulate-lanceolate pungent from a narrow 

 membranous base concave 1 -nerved, margin scaberulous, flowers globose, 



