BALSAMlNEjE. III. IMPATIENS. 



751 



ered, erect, shorter than the leaves ; leaves oval, taper-pointed 

 at both ends, serrated, younger ones on both surfaces, as well 

 as the stem beset with scabrous down, adult ones smooth ; spur 

 very long. . H. Native of Nipaul. Flowers yellow. 

 Rough Touch-me-not. Fl. July, Aug. PI. 1 foot. 



10 I. oiscoLoa (D. C. prod. 1. p. 687.) peduncles 3-flowered 

 or sometimes only 1 -flowered from abortion, shorter than the 

 leaves; leaves smooth, glaucous beneath, and green above, 

 rather pilose, ovate, acute, mucronately-toothed ; lower ones 

 tapering much at the base. O- H. Native of Nipaul. Flowers 

 yellow. 



Tnto-coloured-leaved. Touch-me-not. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 

 1820. PI. 1 foot. 



11 I. CRISTA'TA (Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 456,) peduncles 2-4- 

 flowered, equal in length to the petioles; leaves lanceolate, 

 cuspidately-serrated, acuminated, pubescent ; upper petal with 

 a sharp keel ; spur longer than the pedicel, incurved at the 

 end. O H. Native of Hungtoo in Bissepur, on the con- 

 fines of Chinese Tartary. Stem purplish. Flowers yellow, 

 with minute purple dots. Stem pubescent, slightly angular, 

 hardly jointed. 



CVe*</-petalled Touch-me-not. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1827. 

 PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



12 I. URTICIFOIIA (Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 457.) peduncles 

 very long, filiform, 4-5-flowered ; leaves ovate, acuminated, ta- 

 pering to the base, coarsely and bluntly serrated, with bristly 

 gland-bearing crenatures ; spur equal in length to the pedicel, 

 ample, conical, ending rather abruptly in a cylindrical horn. 

 O- H. Native of Nipaul at Gosainsthan, in the Himalaya moun- 

 tains. Stem jointed, smooth. Peduncles bearing 4-5, alternate, 

 longish, slender, 1 -flowered pedicels, each having a bractea at 

 the base. Flowers large, yellow, nodding. 



Nettle-leaved Touch-me-not. Fl. July, Aug. PI. 1 foot. 



13 I. CALYCI'NA (Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 463.) peduncles 2-flow- 

 ered, equal in length to the petioles ; leaves ovate, acuminated, 

 acutely serrated ; stipulas alternate, glandular ; calyx large, 

 ovate ; spur long, cylindrical, ascending, exceeding the length of 

 the peduncles ; capsule cylindrical. O- H. Native of Nipaul 

 on Chitlong and on Cnundrugiri. Plant erect, branching, 

 jointed, villous. Flowers large, yellow, netted with purple veins. 



Large-calyxed Touch-me-not. PI. 1 foot. 



141. GRA'NDIS (Heyne, mss. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 465.) pe- 

 duncles 3-flowered ; leaves ovate, acuminated, on long petioles, 

 with 2 oblong glands below the base ; spur very long. O- H. 

 Native of the East Indies. The flowers appear to be yellow, 

 and are by far the largest of any of the species. 



Greai-flowered Touch-me-not. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



15 I. FRUTICOSA (Leschen. herb. D. C. prod. 1. p. 687.) pe- 

 duncles 3-4-flowered, equal in length to the leaves ; leaves oval, 

 acuminated at both ends, serrulated ; lower serratures glandular, 

 somewhat scabrous above from scattered down, velvety-pubes- 

 cent beneath ; stem suffruticose. Tj . S. Native of the East 

 Indies on the mountains, where it is commonly called Kave- 

 gueda. Flowers yellow ? 



Shrubby Touch-me-not. Shrub 2 feet. 



\ 2. Peduncles many-flowered, from 6-20, axillary and ter- 

 minal, seldom radical. 



16 I. SULCA'TA (Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 458.) peduncles axillary, 

 many-flowered, shorter than the leaves ; leaves opposite, with 

 cuspidate serratures, somewhat rounded at the base on glandular 

 slender petioles ; stem branched, smooth, and deeply furrowed ; 

 nectary ample, ending abruptly in a slender curved spur. 

 0. H. Native of Nipaul at Gosainsthan. Flowers large 

 yellow. 



Furrowed-stemmed. Touch-me-not. PI. 2 feet. 



17 I. BRACTEA' TA (Colebr. mss. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 459.) 

 racemes terminal, oblong, many-flowered, fringed witli the innu- 

 merable long coloured hairs of the lanceolate bracteas ; leaves 

 lanceolate, serrulated, almost opposite ; lower lip of flower very 

 large. Spur long, ascending. Q.F. Native of Silhet in the 

 East Indies, as well as among rubbish at Narainhetty of Nipaul. 

 Im. insignis, D. C. prod. 1. p. 688. Im. racem6sa, D. Don, 

 prod. fl. nep. p. 203. Im. fimbriata, Hook. exot. fl. 146. This 

 is a charming plant. Stem jointed, purplish. Leaves opposite 

 and alternate. Racemes from 2-6 inches long, before expan- 

 sion globular and capitate, afterwards oblong, beautifully deco- 

 rated with numerous, pink-coloured, large flowers, interspersed 

 with the dense pink hairs of the bracteas. 



jBracteate-flowered Touch-me-not. PI. 2 feet. 



18 I. BICORNU'TA (Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 460.) peduncles long, 

 axillary, corymbose, crowded together towards the top of the 

 stem and branches ; leaves ample, approximate, ovate, acumin- 

 ated, coarsely serrated, a little hairy above ; nectary very large, 

 conical, ending abruptly in a filiform spur ; its mouth furnished 

 with a long horn-like point ; capsule cylindrical. Q. H. Na- 

 tive of Nipaul on Chundrugiri and Sheopore, as well as on the 

 mountains towards Gosainsthan. Plant erect, branching. Stem 

 jointed, angular towards the top, with several thick, cylindrical, 

 purple glands scattered along the angles, otherwise smooth. 

 Flowers large, variegated with purple dots, disposed in axillary 

 corymbose racemes j pedicels filiform, fascicled, or whorled, 

 leaning to one side, supported by 3 spreading, lanceolate, bract- 

 lets, which are at length reflexed. 



Tmo-horned-fiov/ered. Touch-me-not. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



191. LEPTO'CERAS (D. C. prod. 1. p. 688.) racemes axillary, 

 panicled ; flowers on long pedicels ; leaves linear -lanceolate, 

 elongated, tapering to both ends, with bristly serratures ; spur 

 exceedingly long, filiform. H. Native of Nipaul, on the 

 western part ; also of Shreenugur, and among rubbish at Narain- 

 hetty. Im. odor&ta, D. Don, fl. nep. p. 203. Balsamina odo- 

 rata, Hamilt. mss. Im. longicornu, Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 462. 

 A large, erect, branched, smooth, and fleshy species, with scat- 

 tered leaves, crowded towards the top. Peduncles very slender, 

 3-6 inches long, naked ; pedicels approximate, an inch long, 

 supported by ovate-lanceolate, 3-nerved bracteas. Flowers yel- 

 low, fragrant, with the upper petal concave, a little ciliated, 

 lateral petals 2-lobed. Stem with swollen joints. 



Slender-horned Touch-me-not. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



20 I. UMBELLA'TA (Heyne, mss. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 464.) 

 umbels several, terminal, on long peduncles ; leaves crowded 

 towards the apex of the stem, ovate, obtuse, broadly-crenated, 

 acute, tapering to the base, equal in length to the petioles ; spur 

 very long. Q. F. Native of the East Indies. Stem simple. 

 Flowers probably yellow. 



Umbelled-fiov/ered Touch-me-not. PI. 1 foot. 



21 I. RACEMOSA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 688.) peduncles 7-8- 

 flowered, racemose, about the length of the leaves ; leaves 

 smooth, oblong, coarsely-toothed, acuminated at both ends ; spur 

 recurved, slender, rather longer than the flower. O- H. Native 

 of Nipaul. Flowers small, yellow. 



/focemose-flowered Touch-me-not. PI. 1 foot. 



22 I. MICRA'NTHA (D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 203.) racemes 

 corymbose, one-half the length of the leaves ; leaves elliptical, 

 acuminated, stalked, coarsely-crenated, tapering much to the 

 base ; spur equal in length to the pedicel ; lateral petals appen- 

 diculate. Q. H. Native of Nipaul. Flowers rose-coloured, 

 smaller than the rest. 



Small-flowered Touch-me-not. PI. 2 feet. 



23 I. SCAPIFI.6RA (Heyne, mss. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 404.) 

 scape radical, bearing a raceme of long-stalked flowers ; leaves 

 roundish, cordate, many-nerved, entire ; spur longer than the 



